nick cave stranger than kindness exhibition

This announcement follows the recent release of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ seventeenth studio album, Ghosteen. What more, the soundscapes featured within the gallery spaces have been composed and recorded for the exhibition by Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds right-hand man, Warren Ellis.Īn accompanying book, also titled Stranger Than Kindness, will be released to coincide with the Gucci-sponsored exhibition, combining images with commentary and meditations from Cave and writer Darcey Steinke, the publication will also feature an essay by acclaimed US writer Darcey Steinke. These pieces include original artwork, handwritten lyrics, literature, photography, videos, set designs, and collected personal artefacts. Formed around large scale installations and original atmospheric soundscapes, the exhibition draws together more than 300 objects from Cave’s own collection, the Nick Cave archive at Arts Centre Melbourne, the collections of Royal Danish Library and a number of private lenders. Stranger Than Kindness, a new exhibition dedicated to Nick Cave is set to open next March at Copenhagen gallery, The Black Diamond.įrom The Birthday Party to the Bad Seeds, the exhibition follows more than 50 years of Cave’s life celebrating the Australian’s ability to shape narrative into soul-searching worlds that twist mythical tropes with contemporary pop culture.

Supported by main sponsor Gucci and the Danish foundation Beckett-Fonden.Top image: Still, 20,000 Days on Earth. There is an accompanying book Stranger Than Kindness, which is available to buy now here. The soundscapes were composed and recorded for the exhibition by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. It was curated and produced by Royal Danish Library in collaboration with the Australian Music Vault at Arts Centre Melbourne. Music is central to the life and work of rock icon Nick Cave, and to ensure his sounds were reproduced with appropriate power and subtlety for a new exhibition tracing his creative journey, the exhibit’s creators worked with Danish AV integration firm. The exhibition was developed and designed by Christina Back, Royal Danish Library and Janine Barrand, Arts Centre Melbourne in collaboration with Nick Cave for The Black Diamond, Copenhagen. Meyer Sound Systems Weave Immersive Soundscapes at Nick Cave Exhibition in Copenhagen. Pieces including original artwork, handwritten lyrics, literature, photography, videos, set designs, and collected personal artefacts are shown in a shifting, immersive narrative across eight rooms. It presents more than 50 years of Cave’s life, work and inspiration in a spatial, multi-sensory exploration of his many real and imagined universes. The exhibition brings together large scale installations and original atmospheric soundscapes with more than 300 objects from Cave’s own collection, the Nick Cave archive at Arts Centre Melbourne, the collections of Royal Danish Library and a number of private lenders.

Stranger Than Kindness is a journey into the creative world of musician and storyteller Nick Cave. The exhibition has been extended until 7 August 2021, with reduced hourly admission to ensure additional space for each visitor. Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibitionwill re-open at the Black Diamond, Copenhagen on 21 April 2021.

Nick cave stranger than kindness exhibition