Rutger Wolfson (born in 1970) studied Art and Culture at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. From 1996 to 1999 he was curator of Witte de With, centre for contemporary art in Rotterdam and compiled exhibitions and (co-)produced music, theatre, dance projects. Since 2000, Wolfson has been director of the Stichting Beeldende Kunst Middelburg (De Vleeshal). He has compiled several renowned exhibitions about the boundaries of the visual arts and other art forms. Further he has been a member of advisory commissions for the Mondrian Foundation, the Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture and for the Dutch Film Fund. Wolfson compiled and introduced the anthologies 'Kunst in crisis' (Art in Crisis, 2003) and 'Nieuwe symbolen voor Nederland' (New Symbols for the Netherlands, 2005). In August of this year, Wolfson published the essay 'Het museum als plek voor ideeën' (The Museum as Space for Ideas). From 2004 until his appointment as director, he was a member of the board of the International Film Festival Rotterdam.