Nick Cave At Princeton University Art Museum

 Night & day photos. The entry mosaic mural messages are: "Welcome", "Enjoy yourself", "Have courage", "The King sees all", and "Hope to see you again".

This week, Nick Cave, the grandiose Chicago visual artist; sculptor, painter, and performer, spoke at Princeton University about his recent large scale  installation for it's new art museum - demonstrating his recent penchant and color theories further explored in a sublime scale exterior mural on a purely asthetic and natural new srtructure. He explained the layered process, materials, challenges, inspiration and messages he gives visitors greeted by "Let me kindly introduce myself. They call me MC Prince Brighton" upon arrival. 

The bases are wooden; made from large Elm and other compromised trees removed here, ceramic tiles of epic amounts and poured synbolic metal icons. Bravo Nick Cave! Below: "Soundsuit, 2013" owned by PUAM, & Nick Cave's Sound Suits & performances (click here) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpNcmh3rxko.

"Soundsuit, 2013" is mixed media of crochet blanket, doilies, sequins, & mannequin; one of over a hundred made. This "Orientation Gallery" on the second floor is next to glass picture windows revealing the artist's entrance exterior mosaic.

Upon meeting Nick Cave in the museum Grand Hall, he immediately told Bill he liked his jacket (he wore reunion jacket PU Class '75). What an endorsement from the King of costuming!