Weaving Data

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Jan. 24–Apr. 29, 2023
Tuesday through Saturday
Free
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The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU is pleased to present Weaving Data, featuring the work of Faig Ahmed, April Bey, Jovencio de la Paz, Ahree Lee, Kayla Mattes, Shelley Socolofsky, Joan Truckenbrod, Vo Vo, and Sarah Wertzberger. The exhibition is on view from January 24 through April 29, 2023, with an opening reception on Thursday, January 26. All events are free to the public. 

Weaving is inseparable from the development of computing and software. Tracing the origins of contemporary computing to the invention of the Jacquard loom (1801) and its punch-card system situates textiles and the communities responsible for production in global conversations surrounding technology and media. Yet, despite this fundamental relation, computing and weaving continue to be regarded in opposite terrains and prestige. Weaving Data examines the historical relationships between weaving and computing and explores constructs of 'low' vs. 'high' hierarchies pervading technology and art. The nine contemporary artists in this exhibition approach and enrich these complex conversations in various ways.