Nicolaus Schafhausen
Nicolaus Schafhausen

Unraveling Rotterdam

2006   WITTE DE WITH, CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART   EVENT

Nicolaus Schafhausen

© WITTE DE WITH, CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART

Jun 27 to Jul 1, 2006

Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art, presented Unraveling Rotterdam, a series of informal discussions with leading figures from the Rotterdam art world.

From 27th June to 1st July 2006 the attempt was to ‘unravel’ the Rotterdam art scene during a daily talk show. These discussions were divided into two 45 minute sessions, each hosted by a member of Witte de With’s staff and featuring one or two guests. 

Together with the public, we explored ideas about the contemporary art scene in Rotterdam, seeking out interesting alternatives. What does it mean for a supposedly ‘intellectual’ art center, for example, to be located in a so-called ‘working-class’ city?

The Rotterdam cultural field is an ever-fluctuating mosaic of artists, institutions and cultural players. They each play their part within this diverse web, yet it often remains unclear how they collaborate or share their activities. With Unraveling Rotterdam, Witte de With seeks to create several moments that stimulate exchange and discussion between these different cultural players. One goal is to think outside of institutional frameworks and to cast a common eye on current problems and tendencies in the arts.

Speakers include (in alphabetical order): Anke Bangma (Piet Zwart Institute), Mariette Dölle (TENT.), Hajo Doorn (Worm), Terry van Druten & Raymond Frenken (Tubelight), Rob Hamelijnck & Nienke Terpsma (Fucking Good Art), Peter Fengler (De Player), Orhan Kaya (city councillor for Participation and Culture), Fianne Konings (Konings Kunst, CBK), Susanne Kriemann (Het Wilde Weten), Erik van Lieshout (artist), Gitta Luiten (Mondriaan Foundation), Dirk Monsma (SKVR), Shervin Nekuee (Eutopia), Ine Poppe (Willem de Kooning Academie), Nina Post (Episode Publishers), Wim Pijbes (Kunsthal Rotterdam), Johanna de Schipper (artist), Peter Taylor (Helbaard/Little Memo), Siebe Thissen (Art in Public Space, CBK), Roemer van Toorn (Berlage Institute), Marcel Witvoet (NAI Booksellers), Rein Wolfs (Boijmans van Beuningen), Jan Zoet (Rotterdamse Schouwburg).

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