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What is hidden, forgotten, cast away, or over􀀀looked in the day-to-day operations
of a cul􀀀tural institution? How does one make tangible the container
of knowledge that envelops the factual succession of exhibitions and publications?
Can artists become active and responsible co-creators of institutions, their
politics, and representations?
Artist duo Bik Van der Pol is invited by Witte de With Director Defne Ayas to
highlight what might otherwise become lost in both the history of the institution as
well as art’s history in the city of Rotterdam. Paying close attention to the socioeconomic
and …