Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art

Witte de With
Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam.
Established 1990[1]
Location 50 Witte de Withstraat, 3012 BR
Rotterdam the Netherlands
Type Contemporary Art
Director Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy
Curator Samuel Saelemakers
Natasha Hoare
Website www.wdw.nl

Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art is a center for contemporary art in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, founded in 1990.[2] Its current director is Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy.

Overview

The center explores developments in contemporary art worldwide and presents them through curated exhibitions, symposia, live events, educational programs, and a publishing arm.[3] It is housed in a former school building on the Witte de Withstraat, a street in Rotterdam.[4]

History

Witte de With was established on January 27, 1990 as a center for contemporary art with the mission of introducing international contemporary art and theory in the context of the City of Rotterdam as well as the Netherlands. The institution initially sought to present an alternative to both the classic museum for modern art and existing artists’ initiatives. Witte de With celebrated its 25th year anniversary in 2015.[5]

Exhibitions

The institution typically stages six to eight exhibitions per year across its three floors, ranging from thematic group exhibitions to solo presentations by emergent and established artists from around the globe such as Hélio Oiticica (1992), Ken Lum (1990), Frederick Kiesler (1997), David Lamelas (1997), Manfred Pernice (2000), Meschac Gaba (2001), Yto Barrada (2004), Tris Vonna- Michell (2007), Saâdane Afif (2008), Geoffrey Farmer (2008), Cosima von Bonin (2011), Qiu Zhijie (2012), and AA Bronson (2013).

Publications

Witte de With has developed a curatorial position devoted to publications, with each Director putting a mark on their program. Publications of Witte de With Publishers range from exhibition catalogues to artists’ books and editions, readers and symposia proceedings to essays.

References

  1. ↑ Lorente, J. Pedro (2011). The Museums of Contemporary Art: Notion and Development. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 7. ISBN 9781409405863.
  2. ↑ "Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art". E-flux.
  4. ↑ "Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art". Netherlands: Rotterdam Info. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.wdw.nl/en/our_program/long_term/in_light_of_25_years

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