Podcast #171: Nick Cave

By NYPL Staff
July 5, 2017

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Detail of Crystal Cloudscape in Nick Cave: Until  at MASS MoCA, 2016, mixed media. Photo, James Prinz.

Detail of Crystal Cloudscape in Nick Cave: Until 

at MASS MoCA, 2016, mixed media. Photo, James Prinz.

This week we’re featuring a conversation with one of contemporary art’s most towering figures: Nick Cave. He came to the Library in April to talk about his incredible show at MASS MoCA called Until, and specifically about the book that was published for it this May. The conversation was led by the show’s curator, Denise Markonish, and Cave was also joined by his partner Bob Faust, who did some work on Until. What follows is a fascinating step-by-step walk through of each section of the show, and a look into Cave’s process from inception to realization. The show is on view at MASS MoCA through August 2017

 

 

 

Kinetic Spinner Forest and Crystal Cloudscape in Nick Cave: Until  at MASS MoCA, 2016, mixed media. Photo, James Prinz.

Kinetic Spinner Forest and Crystal Cloudscape in Nick Cave: Until 

at MASS MoCA, 2016, mixed media. Photo, James Prinz.

 

 

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