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Nick Cave has quite a background. He has worked
professionally as a high-fashion clothing designer, danced with the
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, and most recently developed an
international following as an artist. Since joining the
faculty of the Art Institute of Chicago, Cave has built a reputation
as an educator as well as a performance artist.
As an artist, he is best known for his
life-sized costumes he calls "soundsuits." These pieces are
both beautiful and conceptual. Cave's experience in clothing
design allows him to work with non-traditional materials such as
twigs, mirrors, plastic, hair, and metal as well as
fabrics to create his soundsuits.
 The construction
of each piece is a direct response to being a black male in America,
referencing Cave's feelings about the isolation he has felt due to
race discrimination. Most of the costumes shield the entire body,
creating a disguise. Several of the pieces are designed to
rattle and resonate when worn in a performance, a clear reference to
African tribal costumes.
 He also
utilizies his knowledge of textiles and sewing to create
large-scale wall pieces made of fabric, encrusted with colorful
beads and sequins.
Some of Nick Cave's solo shows
include the Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville, FL; the
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA; and the
Studio Museum in Harlem, NYC.
International shows include the Museum of
Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto; the Zacheta National Gallery of
Art, Warsaw, Poland; and the Netherlands Textile Museum.
Institutions that own Cave's work include the Portland Art Museum,
Oregon; the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia;
The Nerman Museum, Kansas; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA;
and the Seattle Art Museum.
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| availability of work
Nick Cave's work is in great demand. The
number of museums interested in showing and owning his Soundsuits is
well into double digits. Wall pieces and
Soundsuits are available but his next New York show is not
until late
2008. |
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pricing
Although interest in Cave's work has
been growing rapidly we think his prices are fair and likely to go
higher. We don't know of another artist doing anything quite
like his Soundsuits. Currently the Soundsuits
are $35,000-$40,000 and his wall pieces are approximately the
same price. We believe he has the potential to make an even
more significant impact on the art scene than what he has already
accomplished.
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