# @artbasel on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYM6q7mFklf
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65429643-artbasel-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-11T14:31:43.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Art Basel (@artbasel) — https://gondola.cc/artbasel

## Caption

‘What is the future of art?’ we asked #ArtBaselAwards 2026 medalist theastergates 🌟

Honored in this year’s ‘Established Artist’ category, Gates expands artistic practice through socially engaged work spanning sculpture and urbanism. 

Learn more about this year’s Art Basel Awards – presented in partnership with BOSS – recognizing a global cohort of artists, innovators, and institutions via the link in bio.
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Image credits:
Portrait of Theaster Gates at his Chicago studio, 2024. Photo: Lyndon French, courtesy of Theaster Gates Studio
 
Installation view of Walking Prayer, 2018–20, Theaster Gates. Photo: Robert McKeever, courtesy of Theaster Gates Studio and Gagosian
 
Theaster Gates, Young Lords and Their Traces, 2022.
New Museum, New York. Photo: Chris Strong, courtesy of Theaster Gates Studio.
 
Theaster Gates, 1-800-Roofing, 2024.
Industrial oil-based enamel, rubber torch down, bitumen, and steel, 110 7_8 x 456 3_4 inches (281.5 x 1160 cm) ©️ Theaster Gates, Photo: Thomas Lannes, courtesy Gagosian and Theaster Gates Studio

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