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24/3/2013

Nick Cave

Grand Central Terminal Vanderbilt Hall, New York

From March 25 to 31, a major project by Chicago-based artist Nick Cave will transform New York City's Grand Central Terminal with 30 life-size, multi-colored horses, peacefully "grazing" and periodically breaking into choreographed movement. Titled HEARD-NY, the installation-and-performance piece is presented by Creative Time and MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design on the occasion of the Terminal's Centennial. It is Cave's first public art project in New York City, introducing visitors to his wearable sculptures, or "Soundsuits," and turning the busy railway station into a place of surprise and awe.

For HEARD•NY, students from The Ailey School will don Cave's Soundsuits and perform specially choreographed movements, or "crossings," at 11am and 2pm every day. The horses will perform as a herd in Grand Central Terminal, at times accompanied by live music. When they are not being worn, the Soundsuits will be displayed in Vanderbilt Hall, enabling visitors to look more closely at the meticulously crafted horses and providing a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the "backstage" of the performance.

The colorful horse Soundsuits feature face masks embellished with patterns from India, Tibet, Morocco, and elsewhere, creating a peaceful herd that embraces a variety of racial and cultural identities.

Creative Time Chief Curator Nato Thompson notes, "One of the things that makes HEARD•NY so compelling is that it catches people off guard. Coming across these horses is in itself an unusual experience, but it is all the more so in a place as majestic as Grand Central Terminal."

The artist says, "We used to be dreamers, thinking 'What would l like to be?' But under the stresses of contemporary life, we seem to have lost that capacity. With works like HEARD•NY, I try to create a moment that brings us back to dreaming and fantasy."

Sandra Bloodworth, director, MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design, notes, "We are excited to partner with Creative Time to bring to the Centennial the work of Nick Cave, an artist we have long admired. Along with the Ailey School students, Nick is creating an ephemeral experience that will be remembered by its audience as an enchanting moment in New York City's history."

HEARD-NY is made possible through the generous support of Jack Shainman Gallery, Cristina Enriquez-Bocobo, Assael, Melva Bucksbaum and Raymond Learsy, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia, Suzanne and Bob Cochran, Marilyn and Larry Fields, Emily Glasser and Billy Susman, Marti and Tony Oppenheimer, David Teiger, and Helyn Goldenberg. In-kind support is provided by The Ailey School, Cadogan Tate, and POKE. Major programming support for Creative Time is provided by Ford Foundation and Lambent Foundation, as well as our generous trustees and individual donors. We also gratefully acknowledge public funding from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

About the Artist
Drawing on his training as both a visual artist and dancer, Nick Cave works in a wide range of mediums, including sculpture, installation, performance, and video. Cave’s Soundsuits—highlights of the artist’s oeuvre—are meticulously handcrafted from found objects, recycled remnants, and discarded materials. Existing as both sculptures in themselves and, when occupied by the body, activated forms, they reference dress and ritual attire from around the world, responding to the globalization of cultural identity. “My ability to make objects sing lies within the multiple readings of each work,” says the artist.
Cave’s exhibition Meet Me at the Center of the Earth (2009–2012), was presented at arts institutions throughout the country, and met with wide acclaim. His most recent solo exhibition, Triple-Ripple, FANTASTIC Lille3000 (2012), Lille, France, will travel to the Trapholt Museum of Modern Art, in Kolding, Denmark, where it opens on March 13, 2013. A new exhibition opens at the Denver Art Museum on June 9, 2013.

Press contact:
Jessica Shaefer Creative Time
59 East 4th Street 6th Floor New York, NY 10003 T 212 2066674 x222 F 212 2558467 jessicas@creativetime.org

Grand Central Terminal Vanderbilt Hall
Entrance is on 42nd Street between Vanderbilt and Lexington Avenues New York
Daily Crossings / 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM
Daily Tours 3:30 PM
Open to the public free of charge

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