Out of Hand: Materializing the Postdigital

Organized by MAD curator Ron Labaco, this exhibition considers the impact of these new, revolutionary methods of computer-assisted manufacture on fine art, design, and architecture. Through this exhibition, MAD will explore a monumental transition in the way human beings understand creation, from the earliest objects conceived and produced by individual makers through the tools of technological innovation. Today's digital fabrication methods such as 3D printing, CNC (computer-numerically-controlled) machining, and digital knitting unite divergent artistic approaches, offering new opportunities for individual artists, architects, and designers to integrate these skills as vital part of their personal creative processes, representing the fruits of a new movement.… (more)