NEW YORK — In the worlds created by Nick Cave, beauty and pain are so intertwined, it becomes impossible to see one without the other; to look away.
Best known for his “Soundsuits,” a direct response to the 1991 beating of Rodney King by police, Cave’s wearable art is part high fashion, part sculpture, all statement. The suits are a commentary on safety and vulnerability. On one hand, they are armor, on another, a disguise that hides gender, race and identity.