Nick Cave prepares to take Detroit by storm with an electrifying exhibition and performance series

After discovering these Sound Suits sculptures courtesy of the magazines in my doctor’s office yesterday, I concluded that everyone named “Nick Cave” is inherently talented and am…

American fashion designer, textile, and performance artist Nick Cave has an uncanny ability to weave ordinary detritus, from sticks to stuffed-sock monkey dolls, crocheted doilies, repurposed sweaters, and dyed hair into the most fantastical, transformative costumes. The artist is best-known for his intricate, elaborate ‘Soundsuits’, which are designed to be both seen and heard, giving...

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Artist Nick Cave will debut never-before-seen soundsuits, dance presentations, and sculptures at the Denver Art Museum this June

Nick Cave, who considers himself a humanitarian before an artist, created his first Soundsuit in 1992, after the appalling discharge of police officers involved with the Rodney King beating. Originally created as a sculptural costume, Cave discovered it rustled to movement when put on- each creating their own distinguishable noise. Reminiscent of African and Caribbean ceremonial garb as well as haute couture, Soundsuits examine themes of identity, transformation, ritual, and spiritual…

In his latest work at UCLA, Chicago-based artist Nick Cave combines everything from vintage toys to sequins to create suits that make extraordinary sounds