Nick Cave has unveiled details about his new illustrated autobiography, Strange Than Kindness. The book is set to be released on March 23rd, in conjunction with a new exhibition dedicated to the eccentric musician.
Stranger Than Kindness will feature images intertwined with “commentary and meditations from Cave”, as well as unseen material that “explores his many real and imagined universes.”
“Stranger Than Kindness is a journey in images and words into the creative world of musician, storyteller and cultural icon Nick Cave,” shared publisher Canongate in a press release.
“This highly collectible book contains images selected by Cave from ‘Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition’, presented by the Royal Danish Library in partnership with Arts Centre Melbourne. Featuring full-colour reproductions of original artwork, handwritten lyrics, photographs and collected personal artefacts, it presents Cave’s life, work and inspiration and explores his many real and imagined universes.”
The Stranger Than Kindness exhibition will find its home at the Royal Danish Library’s Black Diamond venue in Copenhagen. It will show between March 23rd and October 3rd. There’s been no word yet as to whether we can expect the exhibition to migrate to Australian shores — but we’re crossing our fingers that AMCI have something up there sleeves.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds released their seventeenth studio album, the poignant and perfect Ghosteen, earlier this year.
Listen: Ghosteen – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
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In other news, Nick Cave’s former flame PJ Harvey recently released a haunting cover of The Bad Seeds’ classic ‘Red Right Hands’. The song featured on the first-ever soundtrack for cult Birmingham crime drama, Peaky Blinders. The soundtrack features contributions from Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, Anna Calvi, Black Sabbath, Idles and more.
