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Nick Cave, the renowned artist best known for his Soundsuits of bright and whimsical wearable fashion sculptures, will give a presentation at CIA on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 7pm in Aitken Auditorium.

Cave’s provocative works “must be seen to be believed” according toThe New York Times. His art, combining dance, sound, and costume design, has been exhibited around the world in galleries and print.

Cave is professor and chair of fashion design at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and trained as a dancer with Alvin Ailey.

This event is generously supported by CIA’s George P. Bickford Fund for visiting artists and the Department of Fiber + Material Studies.

Nick Cave: Strategies of Performa: Scene and Unseen
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 7pm
CIA's Aitken Auditorium, 11141 East Boulevard
Free and open to the public