Theaster Gates bets on fine china

Theaster Gates poses for a portrait at the Pickard China factory in Antioch, Ill. The 53-year-old, Chicago-based artist recently acquired the business for an undisclosed sum.

The famed Chicago-based artist’s career is taking a new direction with the purchase of Pickard China, the sole remaining maker of fine china in the United States.

(Image credit: Akilah Townsend for NPR)

The famed Chicago-based artist’s career is taking a new direction with the purchase of Pickard China, the sole remaining maker of fine china in the United States.