Since 2004, we have been digitizing collections from individuals, including
artists, critics and researchers who do not want to part from their materials
(at the moment). Other rare materials — particularly those in fragile
conditions and requiring immediate action to preserve, or periodicals that
have ceased publication — are also within the scope of our digitization
project.
An ongoing SCAN Project has also been organized by the AAA to reach out to
art communities aboard to collect materials through scanning. For example, 'SCAN
Singapore' was a project comprising of video screenings and an archive
collection drive that took place on the occasion of MAAP (Multimedia Art Asia
Pacific) Singapore 2004. To host the project, AAA set up a temporary office
at The Substation, and a call for donation of documentation and materials related
to contemporary art was made. 'SCAN Taipei' took place as part of 2006 Art
Taipei at the Huashan Cultural Park in Taiwan. A booth was set up from which
artists, critics and curators were invited to donate, photocopy or scan material.
All the scanned materials have been collated and catalogued, and are available
for use in the archive's library.
Selective Digitization Projects
Ray Langenbach's video archive of performance art in Southeast
Asia, c. 1988 to 2007
Supported by the AAA and the International Institute of Social History (Amsterdam,
Netherlands), this project aims to re-master Malaysia-based artist Langenbach's
private collection of video documentation spanning nearly 20 years (originally
on DV and Hi-8 format) of performance art in Southeast Asia.
Completion of project: June 2008.
Mao Xuhui's personal archive (since 2004)
Initiated after a research trip to Kunming in 2004 visiting painter Mao Xuhui,
the AAA has been digitizing Mao's archive. The collection includes Mao's
correspondence with fellow artists, curators and art critics, as well as sketchbooks,
notebooks, manuscripts and exhibition ephemerals and documentation. Mao's
materials are brought to the archive's office batch by batch for digitization.
Completion of project: December 2008.
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Mio Iwakiri, Wang Junjieh, Ms. Sayaka Aoki, Angela Seng and Mr. Tetsuya Ozaki from
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| SCAN Singapore (2004) |
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The AAA counter at SCAN Singapore, 2004. |
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The entrance to SCAN Singapore, 2004. |
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| Mao Xuhui's personal archive (2004) |
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Artist Mao Xuhui at AAA. |
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Sketchbooks of Mao Xuhui. |
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Sketches by Mao Xuhui, 1996. |
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