in 1996, 1301 became 1310pe, standing for projects and editions. for a period 1301pe had no permanent location, and butler curated exhibitions in other galleries, such as an exhibition of the artist angela bulloch at the gallery owned by marc foxx. other projects curated during this time included a collaboration between an iranian carpet weaver and the artist mike kelley, the work "ranch" by jorge pardo and jason rhoades, and diana thater’s presentation of "the best animals are the flat animals" and "the best space is the deep space" at mak center for art and architecture.