TOP PICK 2010: Nick Cave's Soundsuit Shop Drive-By Event - September 10, 2010

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Nick Cave’s Soundsuit Shop Drive-By

Last summer I was riding my bike past the 31st Street Beach and south towards Hyde Park when I turn a corner and—BAM! There I am at the edge of a Chicago Tribune photo shoot, complete with SAIC professor, Chicago artist and fashion guru Nick Cave and one of his unmistakable Soundsuits posed just behind him. Embarrassed by the screech of my bike tires, but in too much shock and awe to look away, I stood there frozen. I then found the words to ask if I could stay for the shoot. For nearly an hour I sat there mesmerized by this serendipitous experience. The shoot ended with a personal invitation from Cave to attend his Soundsuit Shop Drive By event, which opened on September 10, 2010.

While everyone was navigating the gallery circuit during the big art season opening night, I found myself checking out the incredible marketing strategy of Nick Cave’s Soundsuit Shop, celebrating his feature in Vogue Magazine and enjoying the projected explosions of color on the façade of the pop-up space on the near south side. Only he could bring together a crowd made up of art school students, art aficionados and couture-clad fashionistas. What can I say? I’m a sucker for color, art, dance, fashion and anything Nick Cave.