English:Benedicte Goesaert (Q159564)

Benedicte Goesaert (°1988) is an artist liaison for artist estates, curatorial projects and collectors. She co-curates the 40th edition of the Watou Arts Festival, taking place during the summer of 2021 and is active for the Foundation Philippe Vandenberg and Philippe Van Snick. She is also the organizer of Online Art Talks. 

During her eight year engagement as a director of Zeno X Gallery in Antwerp (2011-2019), Benedicte collaborated closely with international artists, galleries, leading collections and major museums.

Driven by a longstanding interest in Art History, Benedicte specialises in 20th and 21st century art with a dedicated focus on contemporary art post-1989. Having travelled extensively, she has discovered contemporary art landscapes from places as diverse as from Cape Town to Minneapolis and from Mexico City to Tokyo. While closer to home, Benedicte contributed to the international critical acclaim of Belgian painting. Establishing strong ties to the contemporary Belgian art scene, she has worked with artists such as Michaël Borremans, Dirk Braeckman, Raoul De Keyser, Mark Manders, Luc Tuymans and Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven.

Benedicte studied Art History at the University of Ghent, where she researched and wrote her thesis on Marthe Wéry, investigating and contextualising the role of time and space in abstract and fundamental painting. This research activated a better understanding about the internal and external context of a work of art. She continues looking into the relationship of art to history and architecture, especially in the perspective of art embedded in its social environment where it is intended to meet architecture.

Benedicte Goesaert is an artist liaison for collectors, curatorial projects and artist estates. During her eight years engagement as a director of Zeno X Gallery in Antwerp, Benedicte collaborated closely with international artists, galleries, leading collections and major museums.