Nick Cave: Until

Hardback

Main Details

Title Nick Cave: Until
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Denise Markonish
Contributions by David Byrne
Contributions by Lori E. Lightfoot
Contributions by Claudia Rankine
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:200
Dimensions(mm): Height 289,Width 230
Category/GenreArt and design styles - from c 1960 to now
Installation art
Individual artists and art monographs
ISBN/Barcode 9783791356051
ClassificationsDewey:709.2
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Prestel
Imprint Prestel
Publication Date 6 February 2017
Publication Country Germany

Description

Nick Cave's "Soundsuits"- exuberant, brightly colored wearable sculptures adorned with buttons, hair, toys and other found objects-have made him one of the best-known contemporary artists. This book documents his most extensive work to date, turning his art inside out. Until fills MASS MoCA's football field-sized gallery, without a single Soundsuit to be found. Instead Cave takes us inside the belly of one of his iconic sculptures with an immersive environment populated by a dazzling array of found objects, echoing some of Cave's and America's most confounding dilemmas: gun violence, racial inequality, injustice within our cities' police departments, and death. An installation diary and numerous images reveal how an idea becomes reality. Until also incorporates special appearances by dancers, singer/ songwriters, and poets, as well as community forums, and opportunities for public debate and engagement. Transcripts of the first of these events accompany the book's illustrations. This book features an essay by exhibition Curator Denise Markonish, commentary by David Byrne and Lori E. Lightfoot that contextualizes Cave's work against today's headlines, and an excerpt from Claudia Rankine's Citizen: An American Lyric. Powerful and transformative, Until promises to take its place among the era's most important artistic statements.Published in association with MASS MoCA. AUTHOR: Denise Markonish is Curator at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts. David Byrne is a singer, songwriter and musician based in New York. Lori E. Lightfoot heads the Police Board and Task Force on Police Accountability in Chicago. Claudia Rankine is a poet, essayist, and playwright teaching at Pomona College in Claremont, California. 200 colour illustrations

Author Biography

DENISE MARKONISH is the Curator at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA.DAVID BYRNE is a singer, songwriter and musician based in New York, NY.LORI E. LIGHTFOOT is the head of the Police Board and Task Force on Police Accountability in Chicago, IL. CLAUDIA RANKINE is a poet, essayist, and playwright teaching at Pomona College in Claremont, CA.