William Tan: links
A verified bibliography situating William Tan’s collection within artist testimony, criticism, circulation, Art Blocks history, and generative-art preservation.
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]The Art Blocks discovery portal provides access to its historical collection categories, including AB[500] and Curated.
Art Blocks DiscoverErick Calderon’s announcement defines the scope and preservation purpose of the finite Art Blocks 500.
Introducing Art Blocks 500Interviews
An early community post links Tan’s pre-release interview with Jeff Davis and announces the project’s August 2021 release.
Scribbled Boundaries #0Press 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 SerialityCoinStats preserves the project description, its Curated Series 4 classification, and its original Dutch-auction terms.
Project description archiveMuseums and institutions
Art Blocks explains the artist-authored algorithm, bounded randomness, collector-triggered generation, and Curated program.
About Art BlocksArt Blocks documents its effort to make generative projects reconstructable from blockchain data in a modern browser.
True On-Chain ArtworkArt Blocks’ five-year timeline traces the platform’s roots, early releases, and developing community history.
Five-Year JourneyGalleries and exhibitions
Art Blocks’ Curated Series 4 set record identifies the series as comprising nine collections.
Curated Series 4The 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 ThreeArt Blocks’ account of its penultimate Curated release discusses the approaching completion of the AB500 archive and the end of the flagship series.
Gas WarsEssays, talks and podcasts
Tan’s detailed project essay explains several compositional modes, artistic references, technical development, and charitable fundraising connected with the release.
Generative ScribblingAuctions and catalogues
NFT Price Floor identifies Scribbled Boundaries as a 1,024-item Art Blocks Curated project released on 17 August 2021.
Collection analyticsOpenSea’s record for Scribbled Boundaries #170 documents a specific output’s contract, token identifier, ownership, and market history.
Scribbled Boundaries #170Profiles and archives
Raster aggregates William Tan's tokenized works across platforms.
RasterThe official Art Blocks collection record identifies William Tan, the project’s 1,024 artworks, and its 17 August 2021 release.
Official collection recordArt Blocks’ general discovery index records the platform’s active and historical collection categories.
Collection categoriesVideo
Art Blocks’ purchasing guide explains fixed-price, ranked-auction, and gated distribution mechanisms used for generative releases.
Art Blocks 101Use this research
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