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RAUSCHENBERG: OVERSEAS CULTURE INTERCHANGE

381 LAFAYETTE STREET
NEW YORK CITY 10003
TEL. 212-228-5283

AT SONNABEND'S (WEST BROADWAY), AMERICAN PREMIER OF JAPAN CERAMICS AT CASTELLI'S (WEST BROADWAY), AND NYC SHOWING OF 100-FOOT CHINA PHOTO ENSEMBLE AT CASTELLI'S (GREEN ST.).

SPECIAL GUEST, FEBRUARY, 1983, AT INTERNATIONAL PAPERWORKS CONFERENCE, HOPEFULLY ENCOURAGING CHINA'S PARTICIPATION BY THEIR SENDING REPRESENTATIVES IN CONNECTION WITH MY PRESENTATION OF COLLABORATION IN WORLD'S OLDEST PAPER MILL.

A NEW THEATRIC COLLABORATION, RR WITH TRISHA BROWN AND LAURIE ANDERSON; SILKSCREEN WIND SURFING SAILS FOR SPECIAL EVENT FOR OLYMPICS; TAKE TRIP THROUGH THE EVERGLADES ON A COMMISSIONED COLLABORATION WITH MARJORIE STONEMAN-DOUGLAS (92-YEAR-OLD POET LAUREATE OF FLORIDA) SPONSORED BY THE CENTER FOR FINE ARTS, MIAMI.

A QUICKENING OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE QUARTER OF A MILE OR TWO FURLONGS PIECE POSSIBLY IN CONNECTION WITH AN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION SHOW FOR AN IMPORTANT NATIONAL MUSEUM; PLUS VARIOUS UPCOMING PERSONAL CHARITABLE EVENTS AND OF COURSE, NEW WORK.

IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF THE PERFECT INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE SECRETARY APPEARED BY ANY VEHICLE. WE HAVE AN EXCITING JOB, A BEAUTIFUL OFFICE AND SO FAR ALL FUNDINGS HAVE COME FROM MY POCKET. BUT WE ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG. I REALIZE THAT THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST DEMANDING AND EXPANSIVE ART PROJECT IN HISTORY, BUT I AM CERTAIN IT CAN MAKE A CONCRETE CHANGE IN OUR ONE-TO-ONE EXISTENCE.

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