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Many communities struggle with abandoned buildings.

There were many questions about fishing, but few about offshore trust and the failed Superior Bank.

Theaster Gates is Chicago. In a city full of artists of a variety of different artistic practices, Gates rises above the rest to create multidisciplinary works that speak to the spirit, anxieties, and troubles of Chicago itself. 

‘Text and Drugs and Rock ’n’ Roll,’ plus new books on the Fugs and Yo La Tengo.