Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Punchcard Art

Watch this:

Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art - Virtual Exhibition

The punch cards in this exhibit were manufactured 35 years ago but were never used. The staff of the Visual Arts Center mailed the cards, or in this case canvases, to a wide selection of artists and cultural figures. Participants were instructed to create artworks using the cards and to return their artistic creations to the VAC. They were free to write, paint, draw, cut, print, and/or do whatever they wished with the punch card in direct contradiction to the traditional dire warning: "Do not fold, bend, spindle or mutilate."

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