Cut Collective in Dunedin…

Well so this is it, our southerly sojourn sees us occupying the Dunedin Public Art Gallery (some of it anyway) for just over 3 months with brand new, tripped out, large scale works examining not if the ‘consumer society’ exists, but how we are so comfortable being part of it. And there is no denying that we here at CCHQ enjoy our nice tings much as the next con-sumer..

This is just one of the conundrums that has informed ‘Illegal Tender’.

More info and taster pics to come….

More of the blues

More High Class Blues from TrustMe of the Cut Collective…

Lady Luck

Fresh from Enforce 1 – check out his web page for more …

Krd Wall

Component and TrustMe finally dealt to this doorway that had been waiting for something new for far too long.

It’s our lament to those like us putting in mad hours just to get by, it’s a comment on the perceived ownership of public space by advertising, and it addresses the barriers in place designed to stop people from participating in shaping their environment just because they lack the money to buy their way in.

Splore

Cut Collective and architectural graduate Jasper Middleton have combined forces to create a dramatic installation built and displayed for the Splore Festival at Tapapakanga Regional Park south of Auckland.

Public Access 4

Cut Collective has been working away on a new exhibition. The latest in the series of exhibitions titled ‘Public Access’. The first Public Access was held in Napier in January of 2007. For this, the 4th we are kindly being hosted by the Auckland Art Gallery (who are covering the install on their blog here).

Public Access essentially deals with the artists navigation of displaying art work within public and private spaces, removing boundaries around art viewing and looking at the role the gallery plays in the display of art. Our artistic backgrounds all have a common thread of street art and graffiti and this continues to inform our practice and influence our approach to art-making.

The show is open from the 20th of Feb and runs through to March 11th. CC members will be on-site most days during this time to continue to develop the works and we encourage you all to come down and check it out. The work is both inside and outside the space – hence the opening hours stated below.

Soul Sessions 6th Feb 2010

Should be Fun day live painting from cut collective & seekayem

And beats form Base Dj’s Bobby B , & Peter Mac

Easy !

Buses look good to me now ..

Cut Collective are also proud to announce our favourite radio station and good friends from Tiger Beer have pitched in to create a nice little comp involving the recently painted buses…
“CATCH THE CUT COLLECTIVE BUSES“

Base FM & Tiger Beer present… Catch The Cut Collective Buses!

Tiger Beer and street-artists the Cut Collective are painting the town literally – with 10 artworks sprayed on the back of 7 Link buses and 3 inner city buses.

The Base Breakfast Team challenges you to take part in Catch The Cut Collective Buses. Buses are roaming the City Streets right now. Snap 5 and go into win an awesome prizepack with heaps of stuff including a CC Towel, T-Shirt, a limited edition print and 2 dozen Tiger Beers!

Listen to Base Breakfast 7-10am weekdays for more information and updates.

Send all entries to holly@basefm.co.nz This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it by Friday October 2nd 4pm. Prizes drawn Monday 5th October on the Breakfast show.

brown board

New paste up from ENFORCE 1 & TRUST ME

Paper, Scissors, Stock.

“Paper, Scissors, Stock” is the Cut Collective’s first Auckland show of the year following the major collaborative exhibition ‘Common Ground’ which is still currently running at The New Dowse in Lower Hutt.
It’s back to basics time now, with a print show featuring limited edition silkscreens from the Cut Collective (Component, Enforce1, Flox, Kool & Trustme) and special guests Misery and Brother Charlie.
Join us for the launch of these brand new prints (and some fresh t’s) at CCHQ. 38 Poynton Terrace, behind St Kevin’s arcade.