100 Hooks

Opening Reception:
* Saturday, December 16, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Exhibition Dates:
* December 16, 2023–February 11, 2024

Blunk Space is proud to present our most ambitious exhibition yet, 100 Hooks, a group show featuring over 100 esteemed artists and designers from the US, UK, Europe, Mexico, and Japan. The show is a continuation of JB Blunk’s seminal 1981 solo exhibition 100 Plates Plus at David Cole Gallery in Inverness, California.

The exhibition consists of over 100 different responses to the same brief: to create one hook of any size or material. Hooks, like plates, are utilitarian objects. In a nod to his training in Japan, Blunk’s plates denied the distinction between art and craft.

Blunk enacted a particular synthesis of art and the objects of life, creating these functional objects thoughtfully and artfully throughout his career.

For 100 Hooks, each of the artists and designers offers their own approach to materials, form, and process, but also the relationship of aesthetics to function. Each participating artist and designer was invited as a result of an existing connection with Blunk’s work.

From exhibiting at Blunk Space, a residency at his iconic home and studio, or through the inspiration of his oeuvre, each participant has been touched by Blunk’s legacy.

Join us for the opening reception on December 16 from 3–6pm, to enjoy the exhibition with a glass of Una Lou rosé or a taste of La Gritona reposado tequila. LA-based artist Dave Muller will be playing records from his renowned vinyl collection.