Nick Cave: Until
Nick Cave: Until is the largest and most ambitious project yet from the renowned artist. This immersive exhibition is a visual feast for the eyes, spanning over 24,000 square feet of gallery space at the Momentary and bursting with colorful wind spinners, wallpapers, found objects, beads, and a crystal cloud beckoning visitors to climb its ladders and discover a private garden.
But below its surface, Until is a response to the question: Is there racism in heaven? Through visual art and mixed media, Nick Cave addresses gender, race, and gun violence in America, and asks viewers to think about where we are today and what the future may look like.
Admission is free for all.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT climbing the Ladders to the Crystal Cloudscape
Visitors ages 12 and over may climb the Crystal Cloudscape ladders to view the private garden. It may also be viewed from the Momentary’s lower mezzanine level.
A few pro tips when climbing:
- Only one person is allowed on the ladders at a time.
- Please do not climb the ladders if you are wearing heels, and be mindful if wearing a dress or skirt.
- Please use handrails and always maintain three points of contact.
- Please face the sculpture as you walk up and down the stairs.
- Sanitary stations are set up underneath the installation to wipe your hands before and after.
NICK CAVE: UNTIL ARTIST RESPONSES 2020
Throughout the duration of Nick Cave: Until, the galleries at the Momentary will serve as a studio and stage for a select group of 11 local and regional artists. Working across multiple forms of expression including dance, theater, writing, and fashion, the artists have created their own responses to the questions asked by Cave in the exhibition.
See what’s happening in the gallery on the day of your visit!
#littlesweaterhug: reckoning and reconciliation | Adrienne Callander
THURSDAYS, OCT 29—DEC 31, 10 AM—5 PM
Beginning October 29, drop in each Thursday to discover Adrienne Callander’s #littlesweaterhugs project on the Upper Mezzanine of the Momentary.
Grab a drink from Onyx Coffee Lab, explore the galleries, and head up to witness the artist at work. With a stool and knitting basket by her side, Callander will talk with guests about reckoning and reconciliation. The conversations will be recorded in her work by switching out yarn colors based on the tenor of the discussion.
The #littlesweaterhugs project is part of the Artist Responses to Nick Cave: Until.
FREE, no registration required.
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JLIN
AVAILABLE ONLINE FROM NOV 30 UNTIL JAN 3
Jlin is one of the most prominent female producers of the current generation. In response to Nick Cave: Until, Jlin has created three new tracks for the Momentary, available for listening online until the exhibition closes on January 3, 2021. Visitors to the Momentary are encouraged to stream these tracks on their personal devices and headphones while walking through the exhibition.
FREE, no registration required.
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On the Row | Prison Story Project
DEC 5, 2—2:30 PM | DEC 19, 2—2:30 PM | JAN 2, 2—2:30 PM
Prison Story Project is a storytelling project that benefits incarcerated women and men. Their participants explore their truths through poetry, creative writing, literature, songwriting, and visual art. On the Row is curated into a staged reading performed by actors with the goal of enabling those who have been locked away to tell their stories. In response to Nick Cave: Until, the Prison Story Project will perform staged readings of letters from participants on death row, allowing communities to witness the humanity of people in prison through their own words.
On the Row is part of the Artist Responses to Nick Cave: Until.
FREE, no registration required.
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Poets Respond | Brody Parrish Craig, Lynette Thrower
JAN 2, 7—8 PM
How can we come together as a community to have a conversation about police brutality and truly listen to one another?
Poets Brody Parrish Craig and Lynette Thrower will perform a poem reading at the Momentary on the night of January 2, weaving together community responses to the exhibition Nick Cave: Until with their voices to mirror the need for collective action and change.
To create this community poem, visitors of the Momentary will be invited to voluntarily share their experience with the exhibition on December 5 and 12 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on the Lower Mezzanine of the Momentary. Parrish Craig and Thrower will also be collecting responses virtually through a Google Form located here through December 19.
By creating space for community members to respond directly to their experience in Nick Cave: Until, Parrish Craig and Thrower will spark an honest discussion about discrimination, race, and our lived experiences as community members in Northwest Arkansas.
FREE, no registration required.
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Nick Cave: Until was curated by Denise Markonish, MASS MoCA and organized for the Momentary by Lauren Haynes. The exhibition was organized by MASS MoCA and co-produced with Carriageworks, Sydney, Australia and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Principal exhibition support was provided by an anonymous gift. Major exhibition support was provided by the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the Barr Foundation, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, Jack Shainman Gallery, Marilyn and Larry Fields, BeadKraft, and the Robert Lehman Foundation.
Nick Cave: Until
Walkthrough with the artist
Sponsored by
Sarah Simmons, Anna and Carl George, Esther Silver-Parker, Visit Bentonville
Greenwood Gearhart, J&D Pallets, Atreides Management, LP,
Caryl Stern and Donald LaRosa, Demara Titzer, Tony Waller, Sue and Charles Redfield