0Nick Cave 'Soundsuit' Exhibition: Shainman and Mary Boone GalleriesChicago artist Nick Cave's ebullient "Soundsuits" transform the person inside into something fantastical.Blake GopnikUpdated Jul. 13, 2017 9:17PM EDT / Published Sep. 17, 2011 9:00PM EDT A Nick Cave Soundsuit covered in buttons, radically transforming its wearer’s humanity.James Prinz Photography A Soundsuit covered in found rugs, such as Grandma might have knit.James Prinz Photography Shoddy mass-produced rugs become something handmade and individual.James Prinz Photography This Soundsuit lets its wearers wrap themselves in stuffed animals, in a return to childhood that threatens to suffocate.James Prinz Photography A Soundsuit for the potholder in you.James Prinz Photography Found sweaters become a Soundsuit.James Prinz Photography A recent Soundsuit by Nick Cave.James Prinz Photography Not fur, but real human hair, dyed.James Prinz Photography A Soundsuit that evokes certain tribal costumes from Africa.James Prinz Photography A Nick Cave Soundsuit.James Prinz Photography A Nick Cave Soundsuit that, like all of them, is sized to fit his body.James Prinz Photography Nick Cave Soundsuit: man as steam funnel.James Prinz Photography A Nick Cave Soundsuit.James Prinz Photography Blake GopnikGot a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.
A Nick Cave Soundsuit covered in buttons, radically transforming its wearer’s humanity.James Prinz Photography A Soundsuit covered in found rugs, such as Grandma might have knit.James Prinz Photography Shoddy mass-produced rugs become something handmade and individual.James Prinz Photography This Soundsuit lets its wearers wrap themselves in stuffed animals, in a return to childhood that threatens to suffocate.James Prinz Photography A Soundsuit for the potholder in you.James Prinz Photography Found sweaters become a Soundsuit.James Prinz Photography A recent Soundsuit by Nick Cave.James Prinz Photography Not fur, but real human hair, dyed.James Prinz Photography A Soundsuit that evokes certain tribal costumes from Africa.James Prinz Photography A Nick Cave Soundsuit.James Prinz Photography A Nick Cave Soundsuit that, like all of them, is sized to fit his body.James Prinz Photography Nick Cave Soundsuit: man as steam funnel.James Prinz Photography A Nick Cave Soundsuit.James Prinz Photography