Max Kesteloot
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Ostend (BE), November 2020

Fragment #101, Benidorm (ES), Benidorm (ES)
80 x 60 cm
Magistra blueback 120 gr., acryllics, pigmented wall paste on board, 2020

Fragment #98, London (UK), Villajojosa (ES)
60 x 40 cm
Magistra blueback 120 gr., acryllics, pigmented wall paste on board, 2020





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First edition of 300 copies August 2020
Official book launch September 2020 at Centrale, Brussels (BE)
– available online and in selected bookstores throughout Europe.
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design atelier Haegeman Temmerman
text & images Max Kesteloot
prologue text Bart Decroos










October – November 2020, Soloshow at NO Gallery, Ghent (BE)
“Tools are human-made objects for everyday life that exist out of the lack or disability to be able to fulfil a certain necessity. It’s a device to make something easier, or to just make it possible in the first place, although at first sight it would appear not to do so. The look of a tool finds it distinctive appearance most-likely in its functionality. Tools are for ever. What if we would take the aesthetics of found tools along the way. Parts of equipments that were once designed with care – although very neglect-able, I agree – for a very specific situation or place. A once required piece of equipment. Almost as if the witness of an urge. The witness of a result of a reply to an urge. Ah yes, tools are for ever and they come in very handy.”








September – November 2020, Soloshow at Centrale.Brussels, Brussels (BE)



August – September 2020, Groupshow at Barbé Urbain Gallery, Ghent (BE)
Together with – amongst many others – Adriaan Verwée, Benoît Platéus, Jan De Cock, Flexboj & L.A., Jens Kothe, Just Quist, Manor Grunewald, Middernacht & Alexander, Natasja Mabesoone, Panamarenko, Simon Laureyns, Sybren Vanoverberghe, Xavier Mary , …
Exhibition views – Barbé Urbain


July 2020, Groupshow at Goeben, Berlin (DE)
Together with – amongst many others – Maximilian Arnold, Jan Zöller, Jonas Weichsel, Conny Maier, Tobias Donat, Elisaveta Braslavskaja, …
Exhibition views – Stefan Haehnel

Villajojosa (ES), Biarritz (FR) on view Demain Belgium‘s private viewing space, Brussels (BE). July 2020



December – January 2019-2020, Groupshow at Barbé Urbain gallery, Ghent (BE)
Together with Marlies Declerck, Natasja Mabesoone, Marijke Vasey & Erlend Grytbakk Wold.
Exhibition views – Alexander Saenen for Barbé Urbain.


September – October 2019, groupshow at Espace Vanderborght, Brussels (BE)
With Bas Van Den Hout, Léo Luccioni, Lien Van Ranst, Luke James, Maika Garnica, Marlies De Clerck, Max Kesteloot, Mostafa Saifi Rahmouni, Natasja Mabesoone & Yoel Pytowski.
Happy to share I got granted 2nd laureate with both the Prize Collectioneurs et Amateurs d’art as well as the Prize CENTRALE for contemporary art during the 15th ArtContest!♥
Created by ArtContest. – exhibition view

Alicante (ES)
120 x 90 cm, Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, pigmented wall paste on hard board. 2019



27 unique filmstills from the film.
signed and numbered 1/1
unframed, edition of 1 + 1 AP
digital C-print on Fuji Crystal Archive
40 x 30 cm
each 200 € excl. shipping
info@maxkesteloot.be to order!
Click here to get an overview of the 27 different scenes!
Stills 2, 19 & 22 added above as a reference.

London (UK)
30 x 40 cm, Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, pigmented wall paste on hard board. 2019

Benidorm (ES)
30 x 40 cm, Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, pigmented wall paste on hard board. 2019

Benidorm (ES)
30 x 40 cm, Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, pigmented wall paste on hard board. 2019

RE-EXHIBITING 019: MUSEUM OF MOVING PRACTICE
Part of the Tropical night installation found it’s place in 019 ‘s installation at the Biënnale van België. – June 2019, photo by Michiel de Cleene

Benidorm (ES), Benidorm (ES)
200 x 150 cm, Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, pigmented wall paste on hard board. 2019





ASANNAT
June 2019, groupshow in Ostend (BE)
Atelier Pica Pica, Lucas Dupuy, Dieter Durinck, Leo Gabin, Manor Grunewald, Max Kesteloot, Simon laureyns.
– exhibition views




Soloshow at 019, Ghent. BE
May 18th – June 2nd 2019
click here to read the introduction text by Bart Decroos.
Exhibition photos by Michiel Decleene.
TROPICAL NIGHT

London (UK), London (UK)
160 x 60 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, pigmented wall paste on hard board. 2019



February 2019, groupshow at Salon Blanc, Ostend (BE)
Max Kesteloot, Simon Laureyns, Yoann Van Parys.
Curated by Els Wuyts. – exhibition view

February – March 2019, Groupshow at Riot, Ghent (BE)
Curated by Manor Grunewald. – brought together by NEIGHBOURS.
On show: Fragment #5 – Benidorm (ES) – collection Manor Grunewald.
Exhibition view – Photo Riot.


January 2019, Curated by museum Dhondt Dhaenens – Deurle (BE)

London (UK), London (UK)
80 x 60 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, pigmented wall paste on hard board. 2019

Milano (IT), Alicante (ES)
120 x 90 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, wall paste on hard board. 2018

Wissant (FR), Benidorm (ES)
80 x 60 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, wall paste on hard board. 2018

IT MIGHT BE TOO SOON
YES BUT NO
Alicante (ES), Ghent (BE)
80 x 120 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, pigmented wall paste on hard board. 2018

Ghent (BE), Milano (IT)
80 x 60 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, wall paste on hard board. 2018

Memphis wheels
Milano (IT), Benidorm (ES)
120 x 90 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, wall paste on hard board. 2018



Filmstill at 8′24″ / 10′41″ / 18′22″
signed and numbered
unframed, edition of 10 + 1 AP
digital C-print on Fuji Crystal Archive
40 x 30 cm
each 100 € excl. shipping
info@maxkesteloot.be to order!
From the film:
SPOT SPOTS – Prologue due to circumstances
HDR, 4:3, colour, stereo, text, Belgium
Duration 24′19″
2018

Milano (IT), Lugano (CH)
80 x 60 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, wall paste on hard board. 2018

Benidorm (ES), Calpé (ES)
80 x 60 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, wall paste on hard board. 2018

September 2018, Groupshow at Subsidiary Projects, London (UK)
Curated by Nelle Gevers & Billy Fraser.
On show: Fragment #16 – Alicante (ES), Benidorm (ES)
Exhibition view – Juan Manuel, Max Kesteloot, Alexander Glass, Amanda Kyritsopoulou, Goncalo Lamas, Tristan Williams, Rhiannon R Salisbury, Alia Hamaoui & Fenella Brereton. Photo Nat Faulkner.

Alicante (ES), Benidorm (ES)
50 x 35 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, wall paste on hard board. 2018





Palmtrees and lightbulbs
Calpé (ES), Benidorm (ES)
120 x 90 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, wall paste on hard board. 2018

Ghent (BE), Ghent (BE)
150 x 100 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, wall paste on hard board. 2018

Benidorm (ES), Zelzate (BE)
80 x 60 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, wall paste on hard board. 2018

June 2017, MACAO – Milano (IT)

2016

2015

Benidorm (ES)
80 x 60 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, wall paste on hard board. 2018

Benidorm (ES), Marseille (FR)
80 x 60 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, wall paste on hard board. 2018

2014

Plastic bottle, plastic bin
Lugano (CH), Benidorm (ES), Wissant (FR)
150 x 100 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, wall paste on hard board. 2018

2018

2014

Videostill from SPOT SPOTS – Prologue due to circumstances.

Videostill from SPOT SPOTS – Prologue due to circumstances.

Videostill from SPOT SPOTS – Prologue due to circumstances.

Milano (IT), Marseille (FR)
80 x 60 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, wall paste on hard board. 2018

2015, NUCLEO – Ghent (BE)
Group exhibition entry with GAFPA.
Alongside Thierry Mortier, Olivier Goethals, Luanda Casella & Giovanni Barcella, Bert Heytens, Kristof Lemmens & Paul C. Luttik, Thomas De ridder & Bert Joostens.

2015, NUCLEO – Ghent (BE)
Group exhibition entry with GAFPA.
Alongside Thierry Mortier, Olivier Goethals, Luanda Casella & Giovanni Barcella, Bert Heytens, Kristof Lemmens & Paul C. Luttik, Thomas De ridder & Bert Joostens.

2015

October 2014, Soloshow in KERK, Ghent (BE)

October 2014, Soloshow in KERK, Ghent (BE)

Benidorm (ES), Ghent (BE)
80 x 60 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, wall paste on hard board. 2018

May 2018, 019 – Ghent (BE)

Ghent (BE), Wissant (FR)
80 x 60 cm Magistra blueback 120 gr., acrylics, wall paste on hard board. 2018