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where contemporary art was unavailable in 1999

Chinese translation: 1999年(某地)当代艺术(领域)仍是一片空白


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English term or phrase:where contemporary art was unavailable in 1999
Chinese translation:1999年(某地)当代艺术(领域)仍是一片空白
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: where contemporary art was unavailable in 1999
Context:
"From the moment xxx (name of a person) arrived in xxx (name of a city), where contemporary art was unavailable in 1999, xxx embarked on..."

Thanks.
FourSeasons
Netherlands
Local time: 12:07
1999年(某地)当代艺术(领域)仍是一片空白
Explanation:
The difficulty here is how to do with "unavailable".

“空白”is the best word occured to my mind here which can work literarily accurate though not literally conformative.

Wish it can introduce you a better idea.
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Ruby Zhou
Australia
Local time: 21:37
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +21999年(某地)当代艺术(领域)仍是一片空白
Ruby Zhou
3於1999年,現代(當代)藝術仍未在此(地)萌芽(出現)
Guei Lin


  

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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
1999年(某地)当代艺术(领域)仍是一片空白


Explanation:
The difficulty here is how to do with "unavailable".

“空白”is the best word occured to my mind here which can work literarily accurate though not literally conformative.

Wish it can introduce you a better idea.

Ruby Zhou
Australia
Local time: 21:37
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lai an: unavailable = 当时这个地方(还)没有、不存在、找不到、没法接触 contemporary art = (西方)当代艺术
6 hrs

agree  Kathy Huang
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2 days2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
於1999年,現代(當代)藝術仍未在此(地)萌芽(出現)


Explanation:
FYI.

Guei Lin
United States
Local time: 03:07
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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