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 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 Mechelen (BE), Kunsthal Gent (BE), Vleeshal (NL), celador (BE), The Green Corridor (BE) and Het Paviljoen (BE). In addition, he takes part in advisory and assessment commissions, specifically for the Flemish Community. Alongside his role as curator and writer, he is co-founder of the Brussels-based curatorial collective CASTOR.
Joy Ride
20.06-23.08.2026
- Curator
- at Jester, Genk
Artist: Alessandro Cugola
Joy Ride by Alessandro Cugola is an exhibition developed at Jester in dialogue with the institution’s archive. Through site-specific installations and a durational performance, Cugola reactivates fifty years of artistic production. The exhibition triggers a chain reaction in which the archive is moved, exposed, contaminated, conserved and eventually packed away again. The archive enters a temporary traffic system, a joy ride.
With this exhibition, Jester celebrates its fifth anniversary, alongside the fortieth anniversary of FLACC and fiftieth anniversary of CIAP, the organisations that merged to form Jester.
- Graphic design by Septian Priyatna
Made possible by the Flemish Community and the City of Genk.