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The Royal College of Art in London, where Event One and Event Two were held in 1969 and 2019 respectively Darwin Building, Royal College of Art in London, spring 2013.JPG
The Royal College of Art in London, where Event One and Event Two were held in 1969 and 2019 respectively

Event One was an early digital art exhibition held at the Royal College of Art (RCA), London, England, in 1969. [1] [2] [3]

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Event One was organised over two days during 29–30 March 1969 in the Gulbenkian Hall at the RCA by the Computer Arts Society (CAS), that had been established the year before in 1968. [4] An associated catalogue was produced. [5] The exhibition was reviewed in Page, the Bulletin of the Computer Arts Society. [6] Since Event One, CAS has donated its collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. [7]

Event Two

Event Two was organised at the RCA during 12–17 July 2019 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Event One, including some digitally-produced artworks by artists, who also exhibited at Event One. [8] [9] [10] Event Three is planned for 2069. [9] [11]

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References

  1. Mason, Catherine (6–8 July 2009). "The Fortieth Anniversary of Event One at the Royal College of Art". In Seal, Alan; Keene, Suzanne; Bowen, Jonathan P. (eds.). EVA London 2009: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (PDF). London: BCS. ISBN   978-1-906124-17-5.
  2. Mason, Catherine (2008). A Computer in the Art Room: The Origins of British Computer Arts 1950–80. JJG Publishing. pp. 114–15, 117, 125, 212, 214. ISBN   978-1-899163-89-2.
  3. Brown, Paul; Gere, Charlie; Lambert, Nicholas; Mason, Catherine, eds. (2009). White Heat Cold Logic: British Computer Art 1960–1980 . MIT Press. pp. 76, 166–168, 173, 180–182, 186, 193, 198, 220, 351. ISBN   978-0262026536.
  4. "Event One". CAS Online Archive. Computer Arts Society. 1969. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. "Event One" (PDF). Computer Arts Society. 1969. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  6. "Page" (PDF). Bulletin of the Computer Arts Society. Computer Arts Society. April 1969. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  7. "The V&A's Computer Art Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum . Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  8. "Event Two". News & Events. Royal College of Art. 12–17 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  9. 1 2 "BCS Computer Arts Society celebrates 50 years". ITNOW . BCS. September 2019. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  10. "Event Two". Computer Arts Society. 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  11. "Ultify" . Retrieved 28 November 2020.