

Spread across eight rooms, the exhibition will hold over 300 pieces, including items from Cave’s personal collection, as well as large scale installations and original atmospheric soundscapes composed by Cave and Ellis. Concurrent with the release, a Gucci-backed exhibition, Stranger than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition, will open at the Black Diamond gallery in Copenhagen, running from June 8 to February 13, 2021. More of Cave’s meditations will be revealed in his upcoming autobiography, Stranger than Kindness, released in March 2020. There is a vastness to grief that overwhelms our minuscule selves.” After the death of his son, Arthur, in 2015, Cave engaged with fans through a public newsletter on the chasms of loss, writing to one recently bereaved woman, “Grief is the terrible reminder of the depths of our love and, like love, grief is non-negotiable.

It traces his journey from his childhood in 1960s Wangaratta, Australia, through his life in bands like the Boys Next door and the Birthday Party to his ever-evolving work with the Bad Seeds.įor more information on Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition visit and see a trailer for the exhibition below.The emotional intensity of Cave’s songs, felt through the dark poeticism of the lyrics and powerfully sung vocals, evokes a visceral connection to his audience. Presented by Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, evenko and Workers of Art, and originally created for The Black Diamond in Copenhagen, Denmark, the unorthodox approach to exhibition was co-designed by Cave himself.


The immersive exhibition features more than 300 objects curated by Cave over six decades, gathered and assembled into large-scale exhibitions that provide a deep, intimate look into Cave's creative universe. Published Nick Cave's career has been winding and complex, and a new exhibition titled Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition has been offering visitors an unprecedented peek into the songwriter and artist's rich and shadowy inner world.Īnd now, Canadian fans can finally experience the exhibition for themselves, as Stranger Than Kindness has come from Copenhagen to Montréal, where it's being presented by La Maison de la Galerie du Festival until August 7.
