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P.S. 1 was founded in 1971 by Alanna Heiss as The Institute of Art and Urban Resources Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to the transformation of abandoned and underutilized buildings in New York City into exhibition, performance, and studio spaces for artists. The Center now operates two internationally acclaimed spaces for contemporary art: P.S. 1 in Long Island City and The Clocktower Gallery in Tribeca, both of which contain museum-quality galleries and extensive studio facilities for the National and International Studio program. P.S. 1 is the largest and oldest arts organization in the United States solely devoted to contemporary art. Recognized as a defining force of the alternative space movement, P.S. 1 stands out from major arts institutions in its cutting edge approach to exhibitions and direct involvement of artists within a scholarly framework. P.S. 1 acts as an intermediary between the artist and its audience. Functioning as a living and active meeting place for the general public, P.S. 1 is a catalyst for ideas, discourses and new trends in contemporary art. With its educational programs, P.S. 1 assists the public in understanding art and provides the tools to appreciate contemporary art and its practices. The Inside Out: New Chinese Art exhibition and related programs are funded with major grants from The Starr Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, The Rockefeller Foundation, The W.L.S. Spencer Foundation, and Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Taiwan portion of this project is supported in part by the Council for Cultural Affairs, Taiwan. The New York presentation of Inside Out is also supported, in part, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Cultural Challenge Initiative; E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation; and Annie Wong Art Foundation. Support for the Asia Society exhibitions and education programs has been provided by the Friends of Asian Arts, The Starr Foundation, The Armand G. Erpf Fund and the Arthur Ross Foundation.