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Nick Cave (born February 4, 1959) is an American sculptor, dancer, performance artist, and professor. He is best known for his Soundsuit series: wearable assemblage fabric sculptures that are bright, whimsical, and other-worldly, often made with found objects.
Nick Cave creates fabric sculptures and performances that address racial inequality and empower the wearer. Learn about his biography, artworks, events, and news on Artnet.
- American
Oct 15, 2019 · Using materials that range from twigs to crystals to rainbow-colored hair, the artist makes sculptures that, for all their beauty, are visceral and necessary critiques of racial injustice. By ...
May 7, 2024 · Nick Cave (born February 4, 1959, Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.) is an American artist best known for his wearable mixed-media constructions known as Soundsuits, which act simultaneously as fashion, sculpture, and noisemaking performance art.
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Nick Cave creates works that explore his intersecting identities as a gay black man and the wider social context of black and other marginalised peoples. He is best known for his Soundsuits, wearable sculptures made of found objects that hide gender, race, and class and make noise when moved.
- American
- February 4, 1959
- Fulton, Missouri
May 15, 2024 · Learn about Nick Cave, a multidisciplinary artist who creates “Soundsuits” and immersive installations that explore identity, race, and empowerment. Explore his videos, interviews, and teaching materials on Art21.
Soundsuit is a mixed media sculpture by Nick Cave, a fiber artist and dancer who creates extravagant costumes as protective shields. The suit is composed of doilies that he collected from thrift stores and asks how to look at devalued objects differently.
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