Quantel Paintbox Exhibition
How Quantel's Paintbox Changed Our World
May/June 2023, Phoenix Leicester
December 2023 - February 2024, BCS Moorgate, London
Image © Keith Haring Foundation. Courtesy of Andrea De Gioia/ Young B&V
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| May/June 2023 | Phoenix Cinema and Arts Centre, Leicester (Prints) |
| December 2023 - February 2024 | BCS Moorgate, London (Prints) |
The Quantel Paintbox exhibition will be on show at BCS Moorgate from December 2023 until February 2024.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of Quantel, the company that first brought digital art and graphics to the masses, the Computer Arts Society are revealing twenty pieces of digital art created on Quantel's Paintbox in the 1980's by some of the world's most famous artists.
Exhibition - 9th May - 30th June 2023, Phoenix, Leicester
A curated set of 20 printed Quantel Paintbox images will be on show throughout May and June at the Phoenix. This will be the first time that this selection of images by international artists, including Keith Haring and David Hockney, have been shown together. The exhibition is part of Phoenix's on-going Collaboration to show exhibitions from the Computer Arts Society. Free entry.
Talk - Thursday 25th May 2023, Phoenix, Leicester
Join us for a presentation about the Quantel Paintbox from photographer, artist and Paintbox user Adrian Wilson and designer and former Quantel employee Kim Mannes-Abbott. There will be an exhibition walkthrough plus a chance to see video of the Paintbox in use. Free entry, but places are limited.
Exhibition - 6th December 2023 - 23rd February 2024, BCS Moorgate, London
The Quantel Paintbox exhibition comes to London, with a special event to be announced. Please follow the Computer Arts Society social channels for details, once they have been confirmed.
Documentation
- Exhibition Press Release (PDF)
- Exhibition Notes (PDF)
- Photographs from the Leicester Talk (Google Photos)
- Catherine Mason writes about The Paintbox in The Tickle #83 (PDF)
Exhibition Opening 13th December 2023
BCS Moorgate, London
Talk 25h May 2023
Phoenix, Leicester
Exhibition Catalogue and Print
The exhibition catalogue is available as a free downloadable PDF. A limited number of printed copies are also being made available. Copies can be purchased from the Computer Arts Archive Shop, subject to availability. A signed exhibition print is also available.
Exhibition Photographs
