Overview
For 3 weeks at the Gallery you will hear the sounds of shaking
spray cans, spraying of paint and possibly a bit of music. While
staff install works from all around the world for the
4th Auckland Triennial, The Cut Collective is downstairs
in the Art Lounge, giving it a temporary makeover with their 4th
annual Public Access show from 20 February to 11 March.
The Cut Collective is six like-minded individuals with varied
personal histories in art making. After working on and off together
for a number of years they decided to make the ongoing
collaboration more permanent by forming the Cut Collective. Public
Access was created by the Cut Collective to examine both the
opportunities and limitations that an environment, i.e. public vs
private, gallery vs street can have on site-specific work.
Specifically how the site affects the artists way of working and
brings our new considerations and challenges.
Cut Collective say that in locating Public Access within a
recognised art institution, the collective face a new raft of
challenges as they inherit the traditions of public galleries
around the display and viewing of art. For Public Access 2010, the
Cut Collective have approached it with a clear reference to one of
the traditions of street art, that of the 'establishment of the
artist identity'. While comprised of six central artists, the Cut
Collective has an inclusive philosophy where it recognizes the
value in collaboration. They have worked with artists based in both
Aotearoa, and the rest of the world.
For more information visit the blog www.aucklandartgallery.blogspot.com.