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Nick Cave: Forothermore will be a survey exhibition
WORLD-CLASS ART it will feature sculpture, installation, video, and rarely
covering the entire breadth of the artist’s career, and

seen early works. The title is a neologism, a new
word that reflects the artist’s lifelong commitment
to creating space for those who feel marginalized by
NICK CAVE:
FOROTHERMORE dominant society and culture - especially working-
class communities and queer people of color. The
Exhibition: Nick Cave: Forothermore show will both highlight the development of Cave’s
Venue: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, singular art practice and interrogate the promises,
New York, Tower Levels 2, 4, & 5, and Thannhauser Gallery 4 fulfilled or broken, that the late 20th and early 21st
centuries offered to the “other.”

Installed in the museum’s tower galleries, the survey’s
IN HONOR OF CAVE’S DESIRE TO GIVE ACCESS TO THE thematic sections are titled “What It Was,” “What It
BROADEST AUDIENCE, THE OPENING WEEKEND OF NICK Is,” and “What It Shall Be”, inspired by an old African
CAVE: FOROTHERMORE WILL BE FREE TO THE PUBLIC, American greeting. The exhibition will unfold as a
THANKS IN PART TO SUPPORT BY FORD FOUNDATION. tripartite story, with each chapter looking into the
Nick Cave (b. 1959, Fulton, Missouri) has become past, present, and future of Cave’s practice. “What It
internationally celebrated for his elaborate Was” will explore early works that honor the artist’s
installations and textile works, including his iconic creative and social foundations within his family and
Soundsuits, which blend sculpture, costume design, beyond. Living and working in Chicago, Cave often
and instrument-making.

Installation view, Nick Cave: Forothermore, Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum, November 18, 2022–April 10, 2023. Photo: Midge Wattles. ©
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York

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