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William Tan: links

A verified bibliography situating William Tan’s collection within artist testimony, criticism, circulation, Art Blocks history, and generative-art preservation.

19 sources · last updated 2026-07-11

In the AB[500]: Art Blocks

Art Blocks identifies AB[500] as the complete collection of its first 500 projects published between 2020 and 2025.

AB[500] collection index · 2026

The Art Blocks discovery portal provides access to its historical collection categories, including AB[500] and Curated.

Art Blocks Discover collection index · 2026

Erick Calderon’s announcement defines the scope and preservation purpose of the finite Art Blocks 500.

Introducing Art Blocks 500 institutional history · 2025

Interviews

An early community post links Tan’s pre-release interview with Jeff Davis and announces the project’s August 2021 release.

Scribbled Boundaries #0 interview archive · 2021

Press and criticism

Art Blocks’ seriality essay reproduces a Scribbled Boundaries output and places the project within a serial, algorithmic, and performative art form.

New Aesthetics of Seriality criticism · 2024

CoinStats preserves the project description, its Curated Series 4 classification, and its original Dutch-auction terms.

Project description archive press archive · 2021

Museums and institutions

Art Blocks explains the artist-authored algorithm, bounded randomness, collector-triggered generation, and Curated program.

About Art Blocks institutional guide · 2020

Art Blocks documents its effort to make generative projects reconstructable from blockchain data in a modern browser.

True On-Chain Artwork preservation essay · 2024

Art Blocks’ five-year timeline traces the platform’s roots, early releases, and developing community history.

Five-Year Journey institutional history · 2025

Galleries and exhibitions

Art Blocks’ Curated Series 4 set record identifies the series as comprising nine collections.

Curated Series 4 exhibition archive · 2026

The platform’s account of its final three AB500 projects describes a concluding exhibition grounded in its first five years of color, collecting, and community.

The Final Three exhibition essay · 2025

Art Blocks’ account of its penultimate Curated release discusses the approaching completion of the AB500 archive and the end of the flagship series.

Gas Wars exhibition essay · 2025

Essays, talks and podcasts

Tan’s detailed project essay explains several compositional modes, artistic references, technical development, and charitable fundraising connected with the release.

Generative Scribbling artist essay · 2021

Auctions and catalogues

NFT Price Floor identifies Scribbled Boundaries as a 1,024-item Art Blocks Curated project released on 17 August 2021.

Collection analytics market archive · 2021

OpenSea’s record for Scribbled Boundaries #170 documents a specific output’s contract, token identifier, ownership, and market history.

Scribbled Boundaries #170 auction record · 2021

Profiles and archives

Raster aggregates William Tan's tokenized works across platforms.

Raster profile · ongoing

The official Art Blocks collection record identifies William Tan, the project’s 1,024 artworks, and its 17 August 2021 release.

Official collection record collection archive · 2021

Art Blocks’ general discovery index records the platform’s active and historical collection categories.

Collection categories institutional archive · 2026

Video

Art Blocks’ purchasing guide explains fixed-price, ranked-auction, and gated distribution mechanisms used for generative releases.

Art Blocks 101 educational media · 2020

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