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Rotterdam art center Witte de With renounces name

Witte Corneliszoon de With worked for the Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie. The Heroes of Never art collective, according to its own words, carried out the daubing campaign on the night of 12 June to put false heroes in the right context.

In a statement, the art institution says the thirty-year-old name Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art has been withdrawn. “We also remove the name from our social media channels and stationery.”


The new name, which the art institution has been discussing for three years, will be announced later this year and should officially start on January 27, 2021.

The organization allows residents to discuss this. “In the coming months, a series of public forums and an online survey will involve the residents of Rotterdam, as well as people from elsewhere in the Netherlands and abroad,” said the art institution. “These are among the activities that influence the final choice of the name.”


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