NICK CAVE LECTURE & MORE FABULOUS STUFF @ COOLEY
"Working History: African American Objects" finds curator Stephanie Sydner in top form, bringing the work and/or live presences of Kianga Ford, Nick Cave, Adrian Piper, Faith Ringgold, Kara Walker, and many others to Portland, at Cooley.
W O R K I N G H I S T O R Y
A F R I C A N A M E R I C A N O B J E C T S
January 22 - March 2, 2008
Opening reception, February 15, 8:00 p.m. at the gallery
following an artist talk by Nick Cave at 6:30 p.m.
Nick Cave, Willie Cole, Sam Durant, David Hammons,
Kianga Ford, Glenn Ligon, Dave McKenzie, Io Palmer,
Adrian Piper, Faith Ringgold, Kara Walker,
and historical objects and ephemera.
A R T I S T L E C T U R E S
Nick Cave, February 15, 6:30 p.m., Vollum Lounge
Io Palmer, February 21, 6:30 p.m., Eliot 314
Faith Ringgold, February 24, 3:00 p.m., Kaul Auditorium
Kianga Ford, February 27, 6:30 p.m., Eliot 314
Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery
Reed College
3203 SE Woodstock Blvd.
Portland, OR 97202
503-777-7251 office
http://www.reed.edu/gallery
i thought the same thing at first -- i thought it was *that* nick cave, separate from the other show which is more on an African-American theme than a Caucasian-Australian-goth-junkie one.
this should still be some excellent stuff! i'm going to be out of town and missing it...
Posted by: tiffany lee brown | February 07, 2008 at 11:29 PM
I was wondering the same thing. My heart leapt when I saw the notice, bc I've been listening to grinderman all day, but that desk sounds like another guy....
Posted by: C | February 07, 2008 at 02:51 PM
is there any other nick cave?
there is:
Nick Cave
Sound Suit, 2008
Metal, beads, mixed media
Dimensions variable
Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
Nick Cave created his first Sound Suit in 1991 as a response to the beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles the same year. Cave was both horrified and fascinated by the event, specifically by the LAPD's descriptions of King, which characterized him as an unpredictable, threatening beast. Cave's first Sound Suit consisted of a huge swarm of twigs; it surrounded his body like a talismanic buffer, rustling as he moved. Cave has since made hundreds of performative sculptures—floating worlds exploring cultural politics, identity, masquerade, and spiritual presence. For Cave, the Sound Suits reference the past as much as the present, embodying African American history and his personal experiences as a black male. Cave inserts his artistic investigations into public spaces, creating happenings in which groups of people wearing Sound Suits mysteriously appear and interrupt daily life.
Posted by: tiffany lee brown | February 01, 2008 at 09:10 PM
Is this the Nick Cave from the Bad Seeds?
Posted by: miriam | February 01, 2008 at 03:23 PM