74:. The contemporary art scene of the time consisted of grassroots efforts combined with the initiative of foreigners. Shunned by exclusive traditional art establishments, young artists circled through Beijing with slides of their work, searching for interested viewers. They would exhibit in the hotel rooms of foreigners or guide the curious to their tiny homes, where their work took up all the available space. After completing his studies, Wallace founded Red Gate Gallery in the five-centuries-old
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Gallery's ongoing collaboration with Tibetan artists produced the "Return to Lhasa" show in 2008, featuring artists such as Gonkar Gyatso. Also in 2008, Red Gate held a December art exhibit as a fundraiser for Shepherds Field Village children's orphanage. In 2011, Red Gate prepares to
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History. During this period he began to consider founding a
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