Nick Cave’s first career retrospective opens at MCA Chicago

“Forothermore” runs through Oct. 2 and is the artist’s biggest show yet.

By Lynnea Domienik
Nick Cave Soundsuits
Cave never works from sketches, preferring to build Soundsuits as he goes with a long list of materials including fur, beads and flowers. Manuel Martinez / WBEZ
Nick Cave Soundsuits
Cave never works from sketches, preferring to build Soundsuits as he goes with a long list of materials including fur, beads and flowers. Manuel Martinez / WBEZ

Nick Cave’s first career retrospective opens at MCA Chicago

“Forothermore” runs through Oct. 2 and is the artist’s biggest show yet.

By Lynnea Domienik
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Nick Cave’s first career retrospective Forothermore celebrates a way to mourn and to find pleasure, solace and escape. The major show is now open at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and includes an eye-catching kinetic spinner, the Soundsuits collection and never-before-seen work.

Reset learns more about Cave’s art and what’s on display at the MCA.

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