Nick Cave

Originally presented by the Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen, the exhibition brings together large scale installations and original atmospheric soundscapes with more than 300 objects from Cave’s own collection, the Nick Cave archive at Arts Centre Melbourne, the collections of Royal Danish Library and a number of private lenders. The show is currently touring the US.

Cave’s body of work encompasses a wide range of media and modes of expression, with narrative forms at its heart. The exhibition invites visitors to follow Cave’s development as an artist – and to gain insight into the overarching themes of his work, his working methods and the many sources of inspiration underpinning it all. Behind each work is an equally fascinating artistic process not originally intended for public view; the exhibition opens up the innermost parts of Cave’s creative universe and offers a story of its own.

Working closely with Nick and the Royal Danish Library team, Hingston designed the visual identity, campaign, exhibition graphics and the accompanying publication, including the art direction of Ben Smith’s dual portrait of Cave.