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Opening Night Party
Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth
Fri, Mar 27, 8–11 pm
Grand Lobby & Galleries
$12 in advance, $15 at the door
FREE for YBCA Members and a guest
• New York Times slideshow with Nick Cave
• Nick Cave at Jack Shainman Gallery
Celebrate the opening of Nick Cave: Meet Me At The Center Of The Earth with a party featuring entertainment by international global electronica artist Jef Stott and the Embarka Soundsystem—a powerful musical fusion of Middle Eastern tradition with cutting-edge electronica—plus Campari cocktails and the fabulous YBCA crowd!
Donor Circle members ($500 and above), we welcome you to a VIP preview tour led by curator, Kate Eilertsen at 6 pm. Following the tour, please join us for our Member Preview Reception from 7–8 pm in the YBCA Grand Lobby. RSVP to 415.321.1367 or nsoriano@YBCA.org by Fri, Mar 20. To join or upgrade call 415.321.1320.
Groundbreaker Members ($300+) and above, we are pleased to invite you to our Member Preview Reception from 7–8 pm in the Grand Lobby. Groundbreakers are also invited to join us in our Donor Lounge from 7–9 pm for complimentary hors d'oeuvres and wine. RSVP to 415.321.1367 or nsoriano@YBCA.org by Fri, Mar 20. To join or upgrade call 415.321.1320.
Discoverer Members ($165+) and above are invited to our Member Preview Reception from 7–8 pm in the Grand Lobby. RSVP to 415.321.1367 or nsoriano@YBCA.org by Fri, Mar 20. To join or upgrade call 415.321.1320.
Nick Cave: Meet Me At The Center Of The Earth—on view Mar 28–Jul 5, 2009— is the largest scale presentation of work by Chicago-based artist and dancer, Nick Cave, featuring forty of his "Soundsuits"—multi-layered mixed-media, wearable sculptures created from scavenged ordinary materials that Cave re-contextualizes into visionary masterpieces.
Watch Nick Cave discuss his Soundsuits'
creation and performance:
RELATED EVENTS:
Artists InSight: Nick Cave in Conversation
Sat, Mar 28, 2 pm • Screening Room
FREE w/ Gallery AdmissionJoin visual artist Nick Cave and guest curator Kate Eilertsen in a conversation that explores the creative process and inspiration behind his seductive and fascinating shimmering Soundsuits.
Ronald K. Brown / Nick Cave Soundsuits Collaboration
Thu, May 28, 7 pm; Sat, May 30–Sun, May 31, 3 pm
FREE with Gallery Admission; however space is limitedThe highlight of this thrilling exhibition will be three live performance events in the YBCA gallery, a truly remarkable confluence of performance and visual art, fusing the movement of celebrated choreographer Ronald K. Brown and Cave's shimmering Soundsuits.
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VIDEO: Nick Cave and his Soundsuits
Nick Cave's Soundsuits
Photos by James Prinz
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