Yesterday I went to Charleston and visited the Halsey Institute. It was amazing. The statement below comes from the Institute's website. (By the way, the photos were outstanding but I only took pictures of the Soundsuits!) ENJOY THE PHOTOS! ALL CAN BE ENLARGED!
The exhibition runs through June 26, 2010.
From the website:
Chicago artist Nick Cave creates costume/sculptures that he calls Soundsuits consisting of brightly colored fabrics, elaborate embroidery, beadwork, raffia and natural materials. Phyllis Galembo's photographic portraits feature masqueraders from the West African countries of Benin, Nigeria and Burkina Faso. Call and Response: Africa to America / The Art of Nick Cave and Phyllis Galembo pairs the work of these two uniquely American artists, each of whom explores the contours of West African masquerade through their art. This exhibition highlights the role of ritual traditions within the formation of cultural identity. While Galembo's intriguing photographs document actual masquerade performers in elaborate "costume," Nick Cave's Soundsuits offer a poetic response incorporating a cornucopia of natural and cultural elements rich in associative possibilities.
6 comments:
Fantastic documentation, of a world-class artist. Thank you, Susan, for your skilled eye and thorough posting. I feel like I was there, and wish I could have been!
Saw this the Saturday after the opening when Nick Cave and Phyllis Galembo were there for artists talks. Galembo's photos are amazing as well. Get down there to see this-these sorts of opportunities (to see an international artist such as Cave in SC) don't come along very often 'round these parts!!!
Excellent documenting....thank-you, thank-you.....were they playing any music in the gallery ?
Wow! Thank you for posting those photos. When an experience to be in the midst of all that creativity, it must have been. I love the beaded Easter baskets and the bird man. Now I have to start collecting more doillies. Thanks again.
Debbie
These are amazing! It would have been great to see them in person. Lucky you!
WOW!
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