Nick Cave’s Soundsuits
At the end of my post about Dana Schutz, I mentioned that there was another artist I wished to post about. This is that post. Nick Cave is that artist. The work of his I find most interesting is wearable:
They’re just a little bit terrifying, too.
Joining the faculty of the Art Institute of Chicago immediately after graduation, Cave has built a reputation as an educator and performance artist, especially with his ritualistic “Soundsuits.” These sculpted, full body “Soundsuits” are layered and textured in metal, plastic, fabric, hair, and found objects designed to rattle and resonate in concert with the movement of the wearer, usually Cave himself. The suits ritualize Cave’s feelings about the isolation and insulation attendant to being a black male in America.
You can read more about him here.
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Tyler said,
August 22, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Huh? wha? this requires further investigation on my part…
Nick Cave’s sound suits | The Oddstrument Collection said,
August 22, 2008 at 8:27 pm
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