Theaster Gates Exposes a Slice of America's Dark Past in "Amalgam" Exhibition

Tate Liverpool is currently hosting a landmark show on seminal American artist, Theaster Gates. Entitled "Amalgam," the major exhibition features diverse works including film, sculpture, and installation that touch upon the issues of race, territory, and inequality in the United States. The driving force behind the multifaceted exhibit surrounds the overlooked history of Malaga -- a 41-acre island located near Casco Bay, Maine that was populated by an interracial community. "In 1912, on the orde...