Art Matters with Goedele Bartholomeeusen

Goedele Bartholomeeusen is director of the Dhondt-Dhaenens Museum. She studied art history and economics at the K.U. Leuven. She has worked as an art fair director in New York and as a gallerist in Belgium. The exhibitions she has curated have been mentioned in Artforum, Frieze, The NY Times and others. In 2016, she received the Frank Yang Education Award for her exhibition in Shenzhen.

Kendell Geers is a pivotal figure in contemporary African art, whose powerful works explore themes of identity, resistance, and the complex legacies of history. Born in apartheid-era South Africa, Geers' journey from a working-class family to an artist in exile has profoundly shaped his unique artistic language, defying simple categorization. Geers gained international recognition early in his career, with notable participation in the 1997 Johannesburg Biennale and Documenta 11 in 2002, curated by the esteemed Okwui Enwezor. In 2013, Enwezor further cemented Geers' significance by curating his retrospective at the prestigious Haus der Kunst in Munich. Now based in Brussels, Geers continues to push artistic boundaries, creating works that resonate globally while remaining firmly rooted in his African identity and experiences.