Nick Cave's universe in a limited edition book

September 21, 2020 at 13:04 hrs.
Poster for the exhibition Stranger than kindness. PHOTO: nickcave.com
Poster for the exhibition Stranger than kindness. PHOTO: nickcave.com

 

Australian composer and musician Nick Cave (1957) embraces the letters again with a compilation of the stories and creative processes that gave rise to his successful career, entitled Stranger than kindness.

A work that emerges from the eponymous exhibition inaugurated in mid-March 2020 in Copenhagen.

Through large-scale installations and multi-sensory experiences, the artist presented more than 50 years of his career on and off the stage.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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This exhibition was curated and produced by the Royal Danish Library in collaboration with Australian Music Vault at Arts Center Melbourne, and featured soundscapes by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

For its part, the book stranger than kindness, which will be available in Spanish from September, "paves the way for a completely new and intimate encounter with the artist and explore the many real and imaginary universes of the singer. "

Objective they seek to achieve through full-color reproductions of original works of art, letters handwritten, pictures and personal items.

All of this gathered together with comments and reflections from Nick Cave, Janine Barrand, director of Australian Music Vault at Arts Center Melboourne and the writer Darcey steinke.

The deluxe edition of this publication is made with a hardcover made of heavy uncoated paper and includes a black silk ribbon to remove the book.

It is also signed in ink by the artist and is limited to a print run of 450 copies.

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