Nick Cave on his darkly exquisite new work: ‘Is there racism in heaven?’

The US artist’s major installation at Carriageworks in Sydney is otherworldly and deeply political – and his most ambitious piece yet

Peering through the vast glass windows at Nick Cave’s latest installation in Sydney feels festive: like staring at an elaborate Christmas display in a posh London department store. Or perhaps a giant Christmas tree, which has grown and spread like magical weeds across the cavernous floor, bauble-like discs spinning slowly.

There are millions of plastic pony beads; thousands of ceramic birds, fruits, and animals; 13 gilded pigs; more than 15km of crystals; 24 chandeliers; one crocodile; and 17 cast-iron lawn jockeys.

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