Exhibition catalog printed to coincide with 100 Hooks at Blunk Space, December 16, 2023 through February 11, 2024.

100 Hooks included over 100 esteemed artists and designers from the US, UK, Europe, Mexico, and Japan as a continuation of JB Blunk’s seminal 1981 solo exhibition 100 Plates Plus held at David Cole Gallery in Inverness, California. In a nod to his training in Japan, Blunk's plates denied the distinction between art and craft. He enacted a particular synthesis of art and the objects of life, creating functional objects thoughtfully and artfully throughout his career.

This exhibition consists of 100 different responses to the same brief: to create one hook of any size or material. Hooks, like plates, are utilitarian objects. Each participating artist and designer was invited as a result of an existing connection to Blunk's work, whether by exhibiting at Blunk Space, from a residency at his iconic home and studio, or through the inspiration of his oeuvre. Each of the artists and designers offers their own approach to materials, form, and process, but also the relationship of aesthetics to function.

The catalog features images of the exhibited hooks, artists’ statements about their work and its connection to JB, and an essay about the history and significance of hooks by JB Blunk Estate and Blunk Space Director Mariah Nielson.

Designed by Kajsa Ståhl of Åbäke and printed on non-archival newsprint byNewspaper Club in London, UK.