01/10/2011

Art & Music @ The Basement

 TO MAX
I have searched for a phrase to put beside your name
but I have not found it
maybe there is not that phrase
so let us leave it at - 
TO MAX

-Young Men in Love by Michael Arlen

BMD Photo Credit Cleo Barnett
Tanya Jayde Photo Credit Cleo Barnett
Photo credit Cleo Barnett
Spent Wednesday night at The Dirty 13 opening in the Basement Theatre. It was curated by the lovely Cleo Barnett and featured NZ street artists as a collaborative show which brings the outside in and celebrates an art form which rarely gets the praise it deserves. The art was so inspiring I think I'll have to go back and see it again...a few times!

The show was accompanied by spoken word poet Tourettes who blew my mind a wee bit with humour, intensity, thought provoking messages, and an impressive knack for stringing words together. Matthew Crawley opened for Tourettes with a freakishly nice voice and mellowing love songs with a pinch of politics. So good.

And to top things off we got to take hand selected books from the BMD piece (in the first pic). And that's where 'TO MAX' has come from. I urge you to check out some more pictures and a much more informed account of the event here

10 comments:

  1. the pictures look great :D sounds like a great day

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  2. looks like a great location. nice artwork
    thanks for sharing
    x

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  3. gorgeous art work! <3

    xoxo,

    Bonnie

    http://flashesofstyle.blogspot.com

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  4. love the art! so colorful!

    -B

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  5. Wow, it looks so special! It really is beautiful!

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  6. Lovely art! Forgive my ignorance but is this in NZ?
    Tikkitiboo + Ahka Vintage

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  7. @Tikkitiboo + Ahka Vintage: Yes in Auckland, NZ! Glad you like :)

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  8. Wow, great photos, great art and (what looks like) a great atmosphere! Would love to visit one day

    -Laura xoxo
    http://wrinkleintimevintage.blogspot.com

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  9. The photographs are beautiful.
    I love the sea creatures. such vibrant colors

    hugs (^.^) hope to hear from you *
    amyflyingakite.com

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  10. amazing pictures!!

    I really like your blog,
    I follow you :D
    ... maybe if you want, you could visit my blog too, and if you like it, follow me back ;)
    Kisses!
    http://modacapitalblog.com

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