Supported by main sponsor Gucci and the Danish foundation Beckett-Fonden.

There is an accompanying book Stranger Than Kindness, which is available to buy now here. The exhibition has been extended until 7 August 2021, with reduced hourly admission to ensure additional space for each visitor. The soundscapes were composed and recorded for the exhibition by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibitionwill re-open at the Black Diamond, Copenhagen on 21 April 2021. Stranger Than Kindness covers the journey from Cave’s childhood in 1960s Wangaratta, Australia, through the chaotic years with his first bands, The Boys Next Door and The Birthday Party, and his relocation to 80s Berlin and London. It was curated and produced by Royal Danish Library in collaboration with the Australian Music Vault at Arts Centre Melbourne. YOU HAVE BECOME A WE, AND WE ARE EACH OTHER: A VAST COMMUNITY OF ASTONISHING POTENTIAL. The exhibition was developed and designed by Christina Back, Royal Danish Library and Janine Barrand, Arts Centre Melbourne in collaboration with Nick Cave for The Black Diamond, Copenhagen.

Pieces including original artwork, handwritten lyrics, literature, photography, videos, set designs, and collected personal artefacts are shown in a shifting, immersive narrative across eight rooms. It presents more than 50 years of Cave’s life, work and inspiration in a spatial, multi-sensory exploration of his many real and imagined universes. 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. Stranger Than Kindness is a journey into the creative world of musician and storyteller Nick Cave. Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibitionwill re-open at the Black Diamond, Copenhagen on 21 April 2021.

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