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Catharine Clark Gallery

January 19 - February 24, 2013

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248 Utah Street
 San Francisco, CA 94103
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Catharine Clark Gallery presents: Punch Card Jan 19 - Feb 23; reception Jan 19, 3-5pm, San Francisco Catharine Clark Gallery announces "Punch Card," a group exhibition of works by Andy Diaz Hope and Laurel Roth, Nina Katchadourian, Ligorano/Reese, Devorah Sperber, and Stephanie Syjuco, January 19-February 23, 2013. The reception will be held on Saturday, January 19 from 3- 5pm, with a gallery walkthrough by Catharine Clark at 3pm. "Punch Card" examines how contemporary artists are merging technology and traditional textiles to redefine and repurpose craft, each uniquely forming their own "digital stitch" as they merge art historical and contemporary references. The exhibition title, "Punch Card," refers to the mechanics of the jacquard loom, suggesting the loom as a precursor for contemporary digital practices. Predating computer pixilation and CNC mechanic precision, the 19th century punch cards guide the design of jacquard weaving: cards of individually punched holes correspond one-to-one to components of the design, combining to form intricate patterns. Whether weaving digitally, pixel by pixel, like Andy Diaz Hope and Laurel Roth, with fiber optic thread in "Fifty Different Minds" by Ligorano/Reese, or directly on commercially produced photographs, as in Nina Katchadourian's "Paranormal Postcards," the artists in this exhibition are openly exploring the possibilities between hand and machinery in the digital era. LOCATION: Catharine Clark Gallery 150 Minna Street, Ground Floor (between 3rd and New Montgomery) San Francisco, CA, 94105 MORE INFO: Email: marketing@cclarkgallery.com Phone: 415-399-1439 Contact: Stephanie Smith About Catharine Clark Gallery: Catharine Clark Gallery presents contemporary artwork of local, national, and international artists with an emphasis on content-driven work that challenges both the traditional use of materials and formal aesthetics. Semi-monthly exhibitions additionally feature Media Room and Project Room installations.