Theaster Gates: How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art

"Theaster Gates: How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art" was filmed in Mach 2015 at TED2015.

Summary
"Theaster Gates, a potter by training and a social activist by calling, wanted to do something about the sorry state of his neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. So he did, transforming abandoned buildings to create community hubs that connect and inspire those who still live there (and draw in those who don't). In this passionate talk, Gates describes his efforts to build a 'miniature Versailles' in Chicago, and he shares his fervent belief that culture can be a catalyst for social transformation in any city, anywhere." – Source: TED

TED Links

 * Theaster Gates

Press

 * This Chicagoan Is Giving a TED Talk on How Art Can Transform Blighted City Spaces (March 18, 2015), ChicagoInno.com
 * THEASTER GATES DID A TED TALK (March 26, 2015), ARTnews
 * Theaster Gates Gives a TED Talk (March 27, 2015), Chicago Magazine
 * Theaster Gates Gave a TED Talk About Reviving Communities with Cultural Development (March 28, 2015), CultureType.com