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Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art is a center for contemporary art in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, founded in 1990. Its current director is Defne Ayas.OverviewThe center explores developments in contemporary art worldwide and presents them through curated exhibitions, symposia, live events, educational programs, and a publishing arm. It is housed in a former school building on the Witte de Withstraat, a street in Rotterdam.HistoryWitte 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.ExhibitionsThe 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, Ken Lum, Frederick Kiesler, David Lamelas, Manfred Pernice, Meschac Gaba, Yto Barrada, Tris Vonna- Michell, Saâdane Afif, Geoffrey Farmer, Cosima von Bonin, Qiu Zhijie, and AA Bronson .PublicationsWitte 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.