St. Louis museum introduces novel sculpture exhibit
Fulton, Missouri native Nick Cave is celebrated for his ‘Soundsuits’; a group of sculptures shaped like costumes that owe much to African art, as well as to the Mardi Gras celebrations for which New Orleans is famous. Now, St. Louis residents are able to see his work for themselves.
Cave makes his Soundsuits from found objects, and has said he might pick up a van in Washington State and drive cross-country, stopping at flea markets along the way to see what he can find. Thus far, materials he has used in his creations include children's toys, buttons, crochet pot holders, plastic baskets covered in beads, and toy bunnies. From these disparate elements, he has crafted hundreds of Soundsuits, using whatever he has that might appeal to him at the time.
Some suits can be worn, and challenge observers to think about the message they carry, since an observer cannot see the gender and race of the wearer. Cave's first Soundsuit was made of twigs and had a political undertone, since it was a response to a 1991 police incident in Los Angeles.
The exhibit is open now at the St. Louis Art Museum, and runs through March 8. Admission is free. The museum could work with a banner printing company to create something to hang over the entrance to the Soundsuit exhibit.
Cave makes his Soundsuits from found objects, and has said he might pick up a van in Washington State and drive cross-country, stopping at flea markets along the way to see what he can find. Thus far, materials he has used in his creations include children's toys, buttons, crochet pot holders, plastic baskets covered in beads, and toy bunnies. From these disparate elements, he has crafted hundreds of Soundsuits, using whatever he has that might appeal to him at the time.
Some suits can be worn, and challenge observers to think about the message they carry, since an observer cannot see the gender and race of the wearer. Cave's first Soundsuit was made of twigs and had a political undertone, since it was a response to a 1991 police incident in Los Angeles.
The exhibit is open now at the St. Louis Art Museum, and runs through March 8. Admission is free. The museum could work with a banner printing company to create something to hang over the entrance to the Soundsuit exhibit.