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Artist:
Nick Cave, born Fulton, MO 1959  Search this
Medium:
fabric, beads, and sequins
Type:
(not assigned)
Crafts
Date:
2010
Exhibition Label:
Trained as a fiber artist and dancer, Nick Cave named his ongoing series of Soundsuits for the rustling he heard as he moved around in his first suit.
In the aftermath of the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers in 1991, Cave imagined these Soundsuits as protective shields capable of masking a person’s identity. Extravagantly ornamented, the suits also explore the tension between “low craft” and “high art.” They are often made from found objects and incorporate a wide range of cultural references, from American craft techniques to African dance rituals.
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022
Topic:
Dress  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur S. Bresler
Copyright:
© Nick Cave. Photo by James Prinz Photography. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
Object number:
2021.48.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Renwick Gallery
On View:
Renwick Gallery, 2nd Floor, Room 203
Renwick Gallery, 2nd Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7f8b06060-ecf6-4f55-88f0-0a50788195fd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2021.48.1