May 18 2012 > Jun 02 2012     The British Cut
The Cat Street Gallery and The Fine Art Society Contemporary (London)

     

    In the context of this Diamond Jubilee year in the UK, this collaborative exhibition will bring

    some of London's biggest names and brightest stars to Hong Kong. Set to open the week of

    the International Hong Kong Art Fair, ART HK 12, the exhibition considers notions of money,

    power and art as epitomised by the hardness and brilliance of diamonds.

    The final selection will be announced by the start of May, but confirmed artists include: Sir

    Peter Blake, David Mach (RA), Humphrey Ocean (RA), Emily Young (FRBS), Rob and

    Nick Carter, Steven Pippin, Chris Levine, Polly Morgan, Boo Saville, Dan Baldwin, Hugo

    Dalton, Jeremy Butler, Steve Goddard and Giles Alexander.

     

    2012 marks an extraordinary moment in British cultural history, and The British Cut is a critical

    survey of the contemporary art scene of this unique moment. It is set to be a historical year;

    Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee Anniversary and London will play host to

    the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Plugging into this electric activity, the exhibition here in

    Hong Kong draws together a multifaceted selection of artwork that encourage various

    dialogues such as: the appropriation of art for the purposes of political or corporate power; the

    ever increasing fiscal values of 'blue chip' art that now compete with rare stones for record

    breaking sums at auction; the concept of art as refined, luxurious product and, conversely, the

    rejection of traditional materials.