I went to see the Nick Cave: Sojourn exhibit at the Denver Art Museum (The DAM) yesterday. Cave is an up and coming artist whose style is most accurately described as pretty damn weird. He is most famous for his Soundsuits, huge outfits made out of recycled materials that insulate it's wearers from the harsh real world. Also on display are his "Rescue" sculptures, made from knickknacks that Cave finds or purchases from secondhand stores. Cave lives on the South Side of Chicago, which of course explains a lot. Southsiders are notoriously eccentric (except for me, of course). I think it has something to do with having to deal with the White Sox on a constant basis. I suspect that his Soundsuits (which cost a minimum of $60,000 and for which there is awaiting list) were originally designed to be worn to the White Sox games, a rather pricey upgrade to the old paper bag over the head.
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