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RAUSCHENBERG: OVERSEAS CULTURE INTERCHANGE
381 LAFAYETTE STREET
NEW YORK CITY 10003
TEL. 212 - 228-5283 

PROJECT THROUGH THE CHINESE EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. OR WITH THE DEPUTY MINISTER. THE ARTISTS ASSOCIATION HAS WELCOMED OUR RETURN. ACCORDING TO THE DEPUTY, THEIR APPROVAL IS CLOSELY LINKED WITH THE MASSIVE POPULARITY OF THE EXHIBITION.

IN THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER TERRY VAN BRUNT AND RR PLAN TO MEET IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WITH DON SAFF (WHO RETURNS PRIVATELY TO CHINA IN OCTOBER) AND CHUN-WUEI SU CHIEN, OUR OFFICIAL LIAISON, TO BEGIN THE PAPER WORK FOR THE EXHIBIT.

I PHOTOGRAPHED CHINA EXTENSIVELY. VAN BRUNT VIDEOED AND WE HAVE BEGUN THE EDITING. I AM WORKING ON A 100-FOOT SINGLE SHEET COLOR PHOTO COLLAGE ON CHINA WITH INDIVIDUAL STUDIES. THIS PROJECT IS BEING EXECUTED BY THE UNIVERISTY OF SOUTH FLORIDA GRAPHICS STUDIO. THIS WORK AND A SELECTION OF THE CHINA PAPER MILL WORKS WILL BE IN THE EXHIBITION WITH RR'S OTHER WORKS IN THE CHINESE NATIONAL GALLERY IN BEIJING. IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WE WILL PROPOSE THAT THEY HOST A GRAND PREMIER OF THE CHINA PAPER WORKS AND POSSIBLY AT THAT TIME ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF THE R.O.C.I. IN CHINA ON MAY 2.

JAPAN. JULY 14--AUGUST 9, 1982: RR AND VAN BRUNT BEGIN THE CERAMIC PROJECT (TWO OF THE PIECES ARE APPROXIMATELY 16-FEET-BY-9-FEET; ALL ARE GUARANTEED NOT TO CHANGE ORGANICALLY FOR THREE THOUSAND YEARS) WITH OTSUKA-ONMI, A COMPANY BELONGING TO THE OTSUKA GROUP, A 2.5 BILLION-DOLLAR-A-YEAR PRIVATELY OWNED

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