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July 22, 2005
Arts Library - Phase One
The arts library is now in phase one, established at the Saigon Biennale Co. space. The seed collection contains approximately 100 books from my personal collection spanning art history, video art, performance art, catalogs, architecture, design and theory. It is our hope that as the use of the space increases, we can create relationships that will bring more arts books to the library. But for now, it's nothing short of a dream finally realized. After nearly a year we finally have a space where the public can browse, research, and talk about contemporary art.
Posted by rst at July 22, 2005 04:41 PM
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that's awesome. maybe we could start a program here to donate books...
Posted by: t at July 22, 2005 11:44 PM
That would be fantastic. building the library is the first priority. As the facility becomes more used, ideally artists, designers and other creatives will be able conduct research using electronic media (dvds, videos, etc) as well. At present, we are only at the first steps, but it looks promising. We can talk about strategies for development.
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at July 23, 2005 12:17 PM
this is awesome! ! !
Posted by: minhthy at July 25, 2005 01:37 PM
Very nice, Rich. I had a similar idea a short while ago but felt like it would take me ages to make enough money to materialize this... I look forward to seeing it in person! Please keep posting news.
Posted by: loveaubul at July 27, 2005 03:43 PM