42BELOW & SIDEROOM.COM BRINGS WORLD'S LEADING STENCIL ARTISTS TO AUCKLAND
 Street art is a hot topic in the international art scene and stencil art in particular has seen a rise in esteem. 42BELOW™ and Sideroom.com have decided someone should celebrate this growing art form with an event unique to Auckland.
In association with Sideroom.com and Connect The Dots, 42BELOW™ are proud to present Month of Street Art, a collaborative exhibition that will showcase the works of renowned local and international stencil artists. Kicking off on August 28th (Opening 6pm) at the 42BELOW™Space at 20 Customs Street East, Month of Street Art will feature two exhibitions that run back to back.
"42BELOW™ is proud to bring this unique art form off the streets and into the collective consciousness of Auckland's art community," says 42BELOW™ Marketing Manager Rowan Dean.
The first exhibition FUTURESHOCK (Opening 6pm, August 28th) is the final show on the Australasian tour of internationally acclaimed artists Logan Hicks, Ha-Ha, and Vexta. It will be the first New Zealand exhibition for all three artists, a fact that only heightens the anticipation amongst local artists and collectors who have been inspired and influenced by these prolific stencilers.
New York based Logan Hicks is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the stencil art movement. As part of FUTURESHOCK Logan will be painting a live mural on the windows of the 42BELOW™ Space. Joining him in will be one of the most recognised names in the Melbourne street art scene Ha-Ha (Regan Tamanui, originally from Hamilton), and Vexta (Melbourne) - a world renowned female stencil artist with a lengthy exhibition history.
Month of Street Art continues from September 12th with Public Access (Opening 6pm), the follow up exhibition to the hugely successful 2007 show of the same name.
Public Access will feature works by the prominent local street art crew Cut Collective. Comprised of four central artists Component, Flox, Trust Me and Enforce 1, Cut Collective have established a firm reputation in the Auckland street art scene. Their work ranges from commissioned artworks to gallery exhibitions, curation, public murals and workshops. Local artists Peepshow, Kool and Gasp join the Cut Collective crew to round out the stellar Public Access lineup.
42BELOW™ will also be giving away a Logan Hicks painting valued at $3500. Visit the gallery during the month (August 28th - September 28th) to enter the draw.
Month of Street Art offers an unprecedented insight into stencil art - a technique that has revolutionised the quality of artwork seen on the streets around the world. So come on down to the 42BELOW™ Space and see what all the fuss is about, you've got a whole month after all.
Month of Street Art
42BELOW™ Space
20 Customs Street East. Auckland.
Part 1 - FUTURESHOCK, opening 6pm, August 28 - 11 September 2008
Part 2 - Public Access, opening 6pm, September 12 - 27 September 2008
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