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Charles Gaines (b. 1944, Charleston, South Carolina) is an American artist, recognized for his work in the field of conceptual art. He received a BA from Jersey City State College in 1966 and earned his MFA from the School of Art and Design at the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1967. Since 1989, he has been full-time faculty in the School of Art at the California Institute of the Arts.

Gaines’ groundbreaking work over the period of 40 years serves as a critical bridge between the first generation conceptualists of the 1960s and 1970s and those artists of later generations exploring the limits of subjectivity and language. Charles Gaines’ art has explored the relationship between aesthetics, politics, language, and systems. Charles Gaines is currently based in Los Angeles, where he teaches at the California Institute of the Arts.

Logan Moises is the Accessibility Assistant at ICA Miami. As an integral part of both the Education and Operations departments, Logan ensures that visitors of all abilities feel welcome and meaningfully engage with the art and programs.