Institute of Contemporary Arts

Skank Out with The Cut

Date: 6 November 2008

Tempa T and Skitz Beatz at the launch of The Cut

Team Cut

Tempa T and Skitz Beatz taught to crowd how to 'skank' at the launch of The Cut poster zine. A good time was had by all, and the crowd seemed to love the illustration by The Cut's favourite illustrator Will Kay, who is best known for his 'Grime Poster' on the flip-side of the poster zine. On the night The Cut team was out in full force to celebrate.

For the past few months we have been talking directly to the artists involved and keeping you up to date about the events and exhibitions that have taken place in Nought to Sixty. In our zine we also celebrate other creative stuff going on in LDN which we think you should know about! Look out for the poster in Don't Panic Packs or pick up a copy at the ICA. A swell as interviews with the Nought to Sixty Artists, the zine included features on the cocknbullkid, T Magic and style tips from the fashion team.

The launch of The Cut poster zine coincided with work from two other artists, whose work we saw on the night. Fiona Jardine exhibited painstakingly done collages made from what looked like literally hundreds of cut out eyes, legs and lips from glossy magazines, arranged into a spiral. The results were pretty spectacular but grotesque at the same time, the once-perfect forms becoming freaky abstract lifeforms. Duncan Campbell's films were also forms of collage, using archive footage drawn from all over to create visually haunting effects.

Throughout Nought To Sixty we have seen a range of types of artistic practice but what generally interests us most at The Cut is a collaborative projects. This is the reason we chose Will Kay to do an illustration of everyone in The Cut team. Rather than an idea springing from one person's mind alone, the process of The Cut requires a team of 25 strong people to make the whole happen. With changes in the way people interact and communicate we have noticed a definite trend in artists working in this way, which is why we chose to speak to collectives to try and understand how this process worked. We hope you can get hold of a copy of our ICA Nought to Sixty zine so you can read more!

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