Nick Cave (artist)
American visual artist, sculptor, dancer, and performance artist (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nick Cave (born February 4, 1959) is an American sculptor, dancer, performance artist, and professor.[1] He is best known for his Soundsuit series: wearable assemblage fabric sculptures that are bright, whimsical, and other-worldly, often made with found objects. He also trained as a dancer with Alvin Ailey and often incorporates dance and performance into his works.[2] His later sculptures have focused on color theory and included mixed media and large-scale installations. He lives in Chicago, Illinois, and directs the graduate fashion program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[3] He continues to work on Soundsuits as well as works completed as a sculptor, dancer, and performance artist.[4]
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Born | (1959-02-04) February 4, 1959 (age 65) Fulton, Missouri, US |
Education | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater |
Alma mater | Kansas City Art Institute (BFA) Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Cranbrook Academy of Art (MFA) University of North Texas |
Known for | Performance art, sculpture |
Notable work | Soundsuit series |
Website | nickcaveart |
His first career retrospective museum exhibition opened in May 2022 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and is currently on view at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, through April 2023.[5] He received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in June 2022.[6]