# Print commissioned by Nasa uncovered for exhibition

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/print-commissioned-by-nasa-uncovered-for-exhibition/
- Published: 2026-11-09T06:18:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T07:36:48+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Science (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw98zm084dr3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Art, Culture, Science, Space, Technology, UK, World

## Key points

- Nasa commissioned Fossick among 38 artists in 1962.
- His *Komtek I* print won a prize in Bradford in 1968.
- The exhibition runs at Cartwright Hall until March 2027.

## Summary

A print by Yorkshire artist Michael Fossick, commissioned by Nasa in 1962 to document the space agency’s achievements, will feature in a pop art exhibition at Cartwright Hall in Bradford. The rediscovered work links the early space programme with the city’s British International Print Biennale, which showcased international artists and helped establish Bradford as a centre for experimental printmaking.

Fossick’s screen print, *Komtek I*, was based on an early computerised image and depicted a microcomputer made by Hong Kong company Komtek Technologies. Nasa administrator James Webb commissioned 38 artists that year; Fossick later entered the print in the first Bradford biennale in 1968, where it won a prize. The exhibition, which also includes works by Andy Warhol and David Hockney, runs until March 2027.

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