Nick Cave Prevails in Legal Battle Over Artwork in Upstate New York

A months-long legal controversy surrounding a 160-foot-long Nick Cave work has reached a conclusion, with a victory for the artist and his gallerist Jack Shainman. On February 2, the zoning board of Kinderhook, New York, voted unanimously in favor of the monumental text piece, acknowledging for the first time that it is indeed an artwork and so protected under the First Amendment. In explaining their decision, the board stated that Cave’s words “were displayed as a political message