Nick Cave – In Conversation

Overview

American artist Nick Cave is most well known for his androgynous, anonymous, nationless Soundsuits — wearable sculptures that are the stuff of brightly coloured, whimsical, otherworldly dreams. Cave — who is not to be confused with our Nick Cave, and proof that the name must just breed weirdness and creativity — sources these sculptures from African ceremonial costumes, Tibetan textiles and popular culture. Cave uses dyed human hair, plastic buttons, sequins and feathers to create sometimes static, sometimes stomping, twisting and dancing living artworks, in a confluence of fashion, performance and sculpture that is also very, very fun and pretty to look at.

Cave, who has never recorded a song with Kylie Minogue nor released a movie named 20,000 Days on Earth, is in Australia at the moment and will be appearing in conversation in a free event at Carriageworks on November 13. If you like Cave's pretty fluffy dancing things, and want to hear the artist in his first Australian discussion about them, book your place now — between the people who are genuinely into Cave's work, and the ones who are just a bit confused and overexcited, we don't think they'll last long.

And, just to be well and truly clear, here's proof that Nick Cave the artist and Nick Cave the musician are two very different, equally cool people.