CASSTL


C A S S T L is a Belgian artist-run space in Antwerp. It was founded in 2017 when a series of artists started organizing alternative spaces for emerging art. The name "CASSTL" is an acronym that refers to the initials of the founders: Venezuelan-Belgian artist duo Carla Arocha & Stéphane Schraenen, and Belgian painter Luc Tuymans. CASSTL organizes project-based exhibitions, performances, readings, and screenings, publishes editions, and organizes other events by local and international artists. The opening exhibition with its title No Pressure expressed the leitmotif of the initiators: no pressure, no coercion.

In a 2017 interview, Luc Tuymans said the following about CASSTL:
In 2019, Los Angeles breakout art star Gabriela Ruiz performed at CASSTL with a work that played with body and identity where she was seen on a bed of Zote laundry soap, touching on issues of domesticity and labor.

Exhibitions and Projects

The following is a chronological list of exhibitions held at CASSTL in Antwerp, Belgium.