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- …came in the summer of 2003, when Professor Timothy Murray was
introduced to Wen Pulin by the curator Yang Shin-yi in Beijing. Tim
visited Wen’s Dongtai Institute where the archive – then in its analog
form – was housed, and took quick stock of the materials. After his
return from China, Tim started to discuss the possibility to digitize
the materials – consisting of over 400 tapes in various formats on
events related to Chinese modern art and culture. These tapes
recorded
- art happenings all over China;
- exhibitions, those both officially sanctioned _and underground;
- the very first Chinese rock concerts;
- - modern Tibetan cultural expressions;
- interviews with artists;
- explorations of the new urban landscapes of _major Chinese
cities;
- the discourse surrounding many of the _(sometimes highly
controversial) exhibitions, _and their social context.
All this over a period between 1985 to ca. 2005, a period of time
many say are the most important 20 years ever in Chinese history.
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- Formulation and definition of Wason’s interests in such a project.
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- A Contract was signed among the parties of Cornell University and Wen
Pulin as the director of the Dongtai Institute, stipulating
timelines,
the distribution of tasks, expenses,
and Cornell’s rights regarding the use, the distribution, and the
potential sale of the digital version of the avant-garde art archive.
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