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13th Ballad, an installation by Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates, is an extension of the artist’s 12 Ballads for Huguenot House, which was coproduced by the MCA and exhibited at dOCUMENTA (13), the 2012 iteration of the international art exhibition that takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany.

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Installation view, 13th Ballad, MCA Chicago, 2013. Photo: Sara Pooley.

Installation view, 13th Ballad, MCA Chicago, 2013. Photo: Sara Pooley.

Installation view, 13th Ballad, MCA Chicago, 2013. Photo: Sara Pooley.

Installation view, 13th Ballad, MCA Chicago, 2013. Photo: Sara Pooley.

Installation view, 13th Ballad, MCA Chicago, 2013. Photo: Sara Pooley.

Installation view, 13th Ballad, MCA Chicago, 2013. Photo: Sara Pooley.

Installation view, 13th Ballad, MCA Chicago, 2013. Photo: Sara Pooley.

Installation view, 13th Ballad, MCA Chicago, 2013. Photo: Sara Pooley.

Installation view, 13th Ballad, MCA Chicago, 2013. Photo: Sara Pooley.

Installation view, 13th Ballad, MCA Chicago, 2013. Photo: Sara Pooley.

Installation view, 13th Ballad, MCA Chicago, 2013. Photo: Sara Pooley.

Installation view, 13th Ballad, MCA Chicago, 2013. Photo: Sara Pooley.

Installation view, 13th Ballad, MCA Chicago, 2013. Photo: Sara Pooley.

Installation view, 13th Ballad, MCA Chicago, 2013. Photo: Sara Pooley.

Installation view, 13th Ballad, MCA Chicago, 2013. Photo: Sara Pooley.

Installation view, 13th Ballad, MCA Chicago, 2013. Photo: Sara Pooley.