Nick Cave

The work of Nick Cave explores the boundaries between art and fashion, and how clothing can become a means of transformation. He is acclaimed for his Soundsuits, which he first created in 1992 as a reaction to the beating of the African American Rodney King. His wearable sculptures fully camouflage the body with everyday materials. This second skin conceals race, gender, age, and class, forcing the viewer to look without judgment. Balancing between armor, ceremonial dress and couture fashion, the Soundsuits function as symbols of human endurance and empowerment. Cave regularly performs in the sculptures himself, activating their full potential as living icons.

Nick Cave (1959, USA) is a sculptor, dancer, and performance artist. His work has been exhibited at the Jack Shainman Gallery in New York, Studio La Città in Verona and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. He teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.