HEARD·SYD

Installed from 10 November 2016 to 12 November 2016
Performers in an outdoor parade wear colourful, furry costumes with large heads. There are glass buildings in the background and people watching.
People interact with large, colourful horse-shaped costumes in a busy street setting.
A group of people in colourful, shaggy costumes resembling haystacks perform in an outdoor urban area amidst a crowd.
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An intricate and spectacular series of public performances from one of the most important artists of his generation.

Artist: Nick Cave
This artwork was temporary and is no longer at this location.

Artwork description

Set to live music and percussion, HEARD·SYD is an exuberant, surreal and explosive performance featuring 60 local dancers embodying American artist, Nick Cave’s mesmerising ‘soundsuits’ – intricate horse-like sculptures that traverse art, fashion and dance.

Previously performed in New York, Dallas and Detroit, this is the first time the internationally renowned Cave has brought a major work to Australia.

A colourful, vibrant display of world-class public art, Nick Cave: HEARD·SYD is presented by Art and About Sydney and Carriageworks.

Escape the bustle of the city and come fall into a dream-like state.

“I was really thinking of getting us back into a dream state, this place where we imagine and think about now and how we exist in the world.”

– Nick Cave (2013)

Artist

Nick Cave is an artist, educator and foremost a messenger, working between the visual and performing arts through a wide range of mediums including sculpture, installation, video, sound and performance.

About Carriageworks

Carriageworks is the largest and most significant contemporary multi-arts centre of its kind in Australia. The Carriageworks program is ambitious, risk-taking and provides significant support to leading Australian and international artists through commissioning and presenting contemporary work.

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