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Rotterdam, 6 June 2013
Program The World Turned Inside Out 25 May-18 August 2013 (and onwards) June Events: Thursday 13 June, 7-9 PM Thursday 20 June, 7-9 PM Thursday 27 June, 7-9 PM
Thursday 13 June (7-9 PM): Landings (curators Natasha Ginwala and Vivian Ziherl, Berlin/Amsterdam) on ‘Sensing Grounds: Mangroves, unauthentic belonging and extra-territoriality’, with Rana Hamadeh (artist, Rotterdam). Read more Thursday 20 June (7-9 PM): Tzu Nyen Ho (Singapore) on Mythical Tigers and Southeast Asia’s Communist Legacy, with Max-Philip Aschenbrenner (dramaturge, Vienna) and Robert Wessing (scholar and anthropologist, Amsterdam). Read more Thursday 27 June (7-9 PM): Julieta Aranda’s (New York/Berlin) Another A new exercise of desire, with Hans-Jörg Rheinberger (Director Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin) and Miguel Alcubierre (Director Nuclear Sciences Institute, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City). Read more Location: Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art (Rotterdam). Limited seating available, please sign-up at the reception desk or by e-mail via reservations@wdw.nl
Education Kunst NU 18 September - 4 December 2013 A six-part crash course in contemporary art.
Would you like to know more about contemporary art, but are you uncertain of where to begin? Would you like to find out what ‘performance art’ is exactly, whether the concept of beauty is still relevant in today’s art or why Chinese artists are so popular right now? Then sign up for this six-part thematic crash course that is offered during Fall 2013 at Witte de With via reservations@wdw.nl. All sessions are held in Dutch (except lesson 2). Kunst Nu is jointly organized by Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art and de Appel arts centre. Read more
ANNOUNCEMENTS A Fictional Residency 17 - 30 June 2013 As part of the ongoing Moderation(s), acclaimed Dutch novelist Oscar van den Boogaard will be writing short stories in Hong Kong this June, together with invited guests Nadim Abbas (visual artist), Enoch Cheng (director and writer), Doretta Lau (journalist), and architectural duo MAP Office (Laurent Gutierrez and Valérie Portefaix). Moderation(s) is a multi-faceted long-term program unfolding between Witte de With and Spring in Hong Kong and led by Singaporean artist and writer Heman Chong.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Speculative Art Histories Now available online: selected recordings from the international symposium Speculative Art Histories (2-4 May 2013), with lectures by Bertrand Prévost (University of Bordeaux), Elisabeth von Samsonow (Akademie Bildende Künste Wien), Lars Spuybroek (NOX, Georgia Tech), Kerstin Thomas (University of Mainz), and others. Speculative Art Histories was organized by Witte de With and the Centre for Art and Philosophy (Erasmus University Rotterdam). www.wdw.nl/speculative-art-histories-recordings
PUBLICATION Institutional Attitudes. Instituting Art in a Flat World Edited by Pascal Gielen Valiz, Amsterdam, 2013 In Institutional Attitudes various authors explore the future identity of institutions in general and art institutions in particular. Available at Witte de With, at our online shop, and via the distributors listed here.
education Guided Tours Open Guided Tours: In conjunction with The World Turned Inside Out we offer free 'inquiry' guided tours every Wednesday and Sunday at 3 PM. No pre-booking required for individuals and groups up to 4 persons. For schools:  We offer a special school program including an interactive guided tour in conjunction with this exhibition. Are you still looking for an activity to complete your school year? There are still some places available for groups.  More information and contact via +31 (0)10 4110144 or by e-mail: reservations@wdw.nl
Address Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art Witte de Withstraat 50 3012 BR Rotterdam The Netherlands    Contact us T: +31 (0)10 411 01 44 F: +31 (0)10 411 79 24 E: info@wdw.nl    Follow us Follow us on:   Mail-a-Friend
Witte de With is supported by the city of Rotterdam and the Dutch Ministry of Culture.
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