The exhibition Nether Land is conceived by Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art within the year-long project of exhibitions, events and discursive programmes linked by the leitmotif of 'Morality'. A reflection of our institution’s dialogue with diverse international artists, Nether Land invites reflection on the paradox of cultural and national identity. Each exhibited work projects a different relationship with a far away land, be this China, Africa, Europe or the Middle East, making it impossible for a cumulative portrait of a country and culture to emerge. Nevertheless, the impact of such remote viewing on the diverse aesthetic and political values underpinning contemporary artistic practice in a global arena does come into sharper relief.

Participating artists: Allan Sekula (US), Erik van Lieshout (NL/DE), Jacques de Koning (NL), Jennifer Tee (NL), Ken Lum (CAN), Lidwien van de Ven (NL/DE), MadeIn (PRC), Meschac Gaba (BEN/NL), Sarah Morris (US), Zheng Guogu (PRC). 

Curators: Nicolaus Schafhausen and Monika Szewczyk, assisted by Amira Gad.

Detailed programme and further information is also available on www.wdw.nl

Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art is funded by the City of Rotterdam and the Dutch Ministry of Culture.
This exhibition is generously supported by the City of Rotterdam and the Dutch Culture Centre / Netherlands China Arts Foundation. With thanks to the Fonds BKVB. 

Dance performance
by the choreographer nunu kong 
Every Saturday and Sunday at 15.00 hrs. a dance performance, by the choreographer nunu kong of brand nu Dance and the dancers Liu Yanan, Zhou Yun, Yang Jing, Liu Ran, will take place. This performance is a part of the new installation Star-Crossed by Jennifer Tee's.

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