Nick Cave
American, b. 1959
BiographyNick Cave is an interdisciplinary artist who works between the visual and performing arts through a wide range of mediums including sculpture, installation, video, sound and performance. Cave is well known for his Soundsuits, sculptural forms based on the scale of his body, initially created in direct response to the police beating of Rodney King in 1991. Throughout his practice, Cave has created spaces of memorial through combining found historical objects with contemporary dialogues on gun violence and death, underscoring the anxiety of severe trauma brought on by catastrophic loss. Cave also reminds us that while there may be despair, there remains space for hope and renewal. From the black and white body stems delicate flowers, affirming the potential of new growth. Cave encourages a profound and compassionate analysis of violence and its effects as the path towards an ultimate metamorphosis.
Person TypeIndividual
Japanese, 1797 - 1858
