Karel Op ‘t Eynde is a curator, writer and art worker based in Brussels (BE). His work mainly focuses on practices of gathering, situated knowledges and learning through doing. Often working collaboratively, his projects intersect curating, writing and publishing.
He currently holds the position of assistant curator at Jester (BE) and has initiated several curatorial projects with a focus on artistic development and cross-disciplinary methods. He obtained a master’s degree in Design (2023) from LUCA School of Arts, followed by a postgraduate degree in Curatorial Studies (2024) at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. In the past, he (co-)curated for Kunsthal Gent (BE), Vleeshal (NL) and Het Paviljoen (BE). In addition to his role as curator and writer, he is a board member of Brussels based art collective CASTOR.
- Fugue
- Assistant curator
- at Jester, Genk
Artists: Aaron Amar Bhamra and Céline Mathieu
- Views by vandenbussche - vandenbossche
2024
- Co-curator
- at Het Paviljoen, Ghent
- Artist: Paola Siri Renard
- Views by Isaac Ponseele
- Grains of Sand Like Mountains
- Co-curator
- at Kunsthal, Gent
Artists: Noor Abed, Disarming Design, Alice Diop, Nina Jayasuriya, Seppe-Hazel Laeremans, Seulgi Lee, Renée Lorie, Micheline Nahra, Ben de Raes, Hussein Shikha, Stef Van Looveren
Special thanks to Laura Herman, Valentijn Goethals, Isabel Van Bos, Sonia D’Alto, Marijke Van Eeckhaut, Galerie Jousse Entreprise, argos centre for audiovisual arts, Totem Films, Kunsthal Gent Team, Design Museum Gent, S.M.A.K., Ghent University, KASK & Conservatorium.
- Views by Michiel De Cleene
by David Bernstein
2024
- Co-production coördinator
- at Kunsthal Extra City, Antwerp
- with Zuzanna Rachowska
- Artists: David Bernstein
- Views by We Document Art
2024
- Co-curator
- at Zwarte Zaal
- with Jana Häckel and Curatorial Studies
- Artists: KASK MA Photography