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Nick Cave : meet me at the center of the Earth

by Pamela McClusky, Nick Cave, Dan Cameron, Kate Eilertsen, Kenneth Foster

This survey documents the Soundsuits, a series of vibrant costume-sculptures designed for performance and constructed from found materials. It features photographs, performance stills, and essays exploring the development of these multidisciplinary works.

Accession 5730 ISBN 9780615245935 Publisher Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
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