Arts correspondent Angel Idowu introduces us to a local artist turning discarded materials into art honoring Black history on BlackVoicesWTTW
“This is my biggest survey and sort of looking into my practice,” Nick Cave says. “For me, this is expanding back to 2000, and so it really sort of allows me to present this breath of work and it’s great for me to revisit.”
It’s in repurposing objects of all types, that Cave works to acknowledge and celebrate the new life he’s found in the once discarded objects. This comes after decades of traveling as an emerging artist, creating art with nothing more than the objects around him. “Materials also provide a way in for a lot of the audience. There is something you’ll be able to relate to that’s familiar,” Cave says. “Looking at the found, just the sort of the discarded and reclaiming these things and finding a new meaning, a new purpose for them. That was really the beginning of my work that led into sound suits.”“For decades, I have been trying to bring light to the subject of racism, inequality, and injustice and at the same time, I have to resolve that within myself.
No matter the medium, Cave says he hopes his work serves as a vehicle for change as he continues what he describes as his civic responsibility to speak for the voices that are not heard. “We’re in the spinner forest installation right now. from a distance it’s sparkly and light but up close it’s made of guns bullets targets teardrops so it just … all of what you see and think is beautiful all of a sudden hits you in the gut,” Cave said. “That’s the thing — don’t think what you’re looking at is pretty. The more you invest in spending time with it, you’ll find it’s very dark underneath. I want to take you on this journey.
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