![]() Even at surface level the exhibition is so full of surprises and quirky items that I would’ve been thoroughly entertained with or without the deep dive. But the digging is leisurely, not necessary. Like a detective scouring Cave’s surrendered items for clues to his artistry, there is an exhilarating sense that – with the help of plaques, booklets, sound and touch – one is peeling back layers to uncover something big. But here the worlds of the Cave multiverse exist in harmony: the letters, the figures, the paintings, the instruments. With a man of such manic productivity, the objects to choose from are endless. Here, in a sleek Scandi waterfront building – in itself, another plot-twist in the globe-trotting path of an ever-shifting artist – across 800 square metres and more than 300 items, is Cave’s life, work and art.įeaturing handwritten lyrics, photography, videos, set design and artwork, the show is a multi-sensory pathway through eight rooms, each dealing neatly with different themes within the 62-year-old’s multi-faceted creativity. It’s a collaboration with Arts Centre Melbourne in his native Australia, home of the Nick Cave archive. ![]() ![]() Stranger Than Kindness is a huge, memorial-style exhibition showcasing Cave’s four-decade career as a musician, author, performer, soundtrack composer and man of letters. ![]() But as he puts it in the 2014 auto-documentary 20,000 Days On Earth, he’s “always been an ostentatious bastard”. Not many people would admit that out loud. Nick Cave has long wanted a memorandum of his own life and work. ![]()
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