Mammoth Performance
Saturday, October 24, 2026
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- Free | Registration required
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Save the date for a site-specific performance as part of the programming around Nick Cave: Mammoth. In this performance, the ancient creatures that inspired the exhibition will be animated and move throughout the museum's galleries.
Space is limited for this free program, so registration is required. Sign up to receive our SAAM emails and be among the first to know program details.
Nick Cave: Mammoth is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Major support is provided by Cindy and Mark Aron, Leslie Berriman and Nion McEvoy, the Elizabeth Broun Endowment, Carolyn and Maurice Cunniffe, the James Dicke Family Endowment, Robert and Arlene Kogod, Nion McEvoy Publications Endowment, Cindy Miscikowski, Jack and Marjorie Rachlin Curatorial Endowment, VIA Art Fund and anonymous donors.
Generous support is provided by Michael Abrams and Sandra Stewart, Reuben and Kimberly Charles, Cristina Enriquez-Bocobo, Ferring Family Foundation, Flō Networks, Carl and Nancy Gewirz, Daniel W. Hamilton, Maureen and Gene Kim and the Norma Lee and Morton Funger Endowment in memory of William Scott Funger. This exhibition received support from the Fisher Arts Impact Fund.
Image credit: Nick Cave, Roam, 2025, video, sound;11:27 min. Art director: Nick Cave. Creative director: Bob Faust. Media production and projection design: Liviu Pasare. Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery. Installation photography of Nick Cave: Mammoth, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2026, ©Nick Cave; Photo by Ron Blunt
Space is limited for this free program, so registration is required. Sign up to receive our SAAM emails and be among the first to know program details.
Nick Cave: Mammoth is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Major support is provided by Cindy and Mark Aron, Leslie Berriman and Nion McEvoy, the Elizabeth Broun Endowment, Carolyn and Maurice Cunniffe, the James Dicke Family Endowment, Robert and Arlene Kogod, Nion McEvoy Publications Endowment, Cindy Miscikowski, Jack and Marjorie Rachlin Curatorial Endowment, VIA Art Fund and anonymous donors.
Generous support is provided by Michael Abrams and Sandra Stewart, Reuben and Kimberly Charles, Cristina Enriquez-Bocobo, Ferring Family Foundation, Flō Networks, Carl and Nancy Gewirz, Daniel W. Hamilton, Maureen and Gene Kim and the Norma Lee and Morton Funger Endowment in memory of William Scott Funger. This exhibition received support from the Fisher Arts Impact Fund.
Image credit: Nick Cave, Roam, 2025, video, sound;11:27 min. Art director: Nick Cave. Creative director: Bob Faust. Media production and projection design: Liviu Pasare. Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery. Installation photography of Nick Cave: Mammoth, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2026, ©Nick Cave; Photo by Ron Blunt
Exhibitions
February 13, 2026–January 3, 2027
Artist Nick Cave invites visitors to walk among the fantastical remains of these ancient creatures.