It takes on a life of its own, revealing his often compulsive way of working, as well as his abiding interests and obsessions: desire, faith, sin, despair, redemption, grief, love, and the transformative thrust of language itself * * Observer * * Stranger Than Kindness asks what shapes our lives and makes us who we are, and celebrates the curiosity and power of the creative spirit.Ī scrapbook of rarely seen photos and sketches traces Nick Cave's transformation from Aussie teenager into an international artist. Images are paired with commentary and meditations from Cave and celebrated writer Darcey Steinke on themes that are central to Cave's work.
This highly collectible book contains images selected by Cave from 'Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition', presented by the Royal Danish Library in partnership with Arts Centre Melbourne.įeaturing full-colour reproductions of original artwork, handwritten lyrics, photographs and collected personal artefacts, it presents Cave's life, work and inspiration and explores his many real and imagined universes. Find more info here.Stranger Than Kindness is a journey in images and words into the creative world of musician, storyteller and cultural icon Nick Cave.
Artifacts include handwritten lyrics, original artwork, diaries, found objects, and more. Stranger Than Kindness gives insight into Cave’s early creative life, formative years in The Boys Next Door and The Birthday Party, and recent work with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
In the end, we were able to put together an exhibition of extraordinary detail that commented on the fragile and vulnerable nature of identity.” But the team at the library were clearly serious people with a wonderful, infectious energy, and they drew me in! We created an exhibition that feels unprecedented in its audacious reach, its feet rooted in the past while extending into the uncertain future. “I am not nostalgic by nature, and I had no time for a trip down Memory Lane. “I was reluctant to get involved,” Cave says. The Montreal showing is currently the only planned showing in North America. Through more than 300 artifacts, the exhibition explores Cave’s creative life from childhood to the present.Ĭave has worked as a co-curator on the exhibition, titled Stranger Than Kindness, for The Black Diamond of The Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen. A Danish exhibition centered on Nick Cave will make its North American premiere April 8 through August 7 at the Galerie de la Maison du Festival in Montreal.
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