Defne Ayas

Since Defne Ayas became director in 2012, the Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art has commissioned exhibitions, plays, and archive projects including Dai Hanzhi: 5000 Artists (with UCCA, Beijing, 2014), Moderation(s) by Heman Chong (with Spring Workshop, Hong Kong, 2012–14), The Humans by Alexandre Singh, Tulkus 1880 to 2018 by Paola Pivi (with Castello di Rivoli and Arthub Asia, 2013–18), and The Temptation of AA Bronson (2013). Ayas organized Blueprints by Qiu Zhijie (2012), Line no. 2 (Holy Bible) by Meric Algun Ringborg, and co-curated Surplus Authors with Phillippe Pirotte (2012). She also launched Witte de With’s new online platform WdW Review, is a co-founding director of Arthub Asia and a curator-at-large for Performa.