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Yannick Val Gesto (Borgerhout, Antwerp, Belgium, 1987) Lives and works in Hemiksem (Antwerp), Belgium
Education
2009 - 2010 Visual Arts (BA) Campus Congres, Karel de Grote-Hogeschool, Antwerp, BE
2008 - 2009 Graphic Design (MA) Sint-Lucas, Karel de Grote-Hogeschool, Antwerp, BE
2005 - 2008 Graphic Design (BA), Sint-Lucas, Karel de Grote-Hogeschool, Antwerp, BE
2001 - 2005 Visual & Architectural arts, H. Pius X-instituut, Antwerp, BE
Solo and Duo Exhibitions
2019 Imperfect Butterflies, CINNNAMON, Rotterdam, NL
2019 CLOSE BOTH EYES TO SEE, Lieu Unique (officiel) with Chambre Charbon, Nantes, FR 2015 Booming, CINNNAMON, Rotterdam, NL
2015 Close Both Eyes To See, Obsolete Studio, Brussels, BE
2015 Sunday Art Fair with Hayal Pozanti, Levy Delval, London, UK
2015 Soul Hackers with Kate Steciw, Levy Delval, Brussels, BE
2015 Residence Evil with Benny VdM-V, Het Bos, Antwerp, BE
2013 Bad Gateway, Elaine Levy Project, Brussels, BE
2012 2 White BoyZ with Bart Van Dijck, Hectoliter Gallery, Brussels, BE
2012 An Extremely Dark Past with Lars TCF Holdhus, Hole Of The Fox, Antwerp, BE
Group Exhibitions
2020 The Monstrous Bouquet, Omstand, Arnhem, NL (curated by Mireille Tap)
2019 L’amour, Berlin, DE (curated by TZVETNIK)
2019 De Biënnale Van België, InDeRuimte, Gent, BE
2018 YES!, CINNNAMON, Rotterdam, NL
2017 Klub Fiesta, Plato Ostrava, Ostrava, CZ
2017 Etalé, Centraal-Station Antwerpen, Antwerp, BE 2017 De Biënnale Van België, InDeRuimte, Gent, BE
2016 5, Hole of The Fox, Antwerp, BE
2016 The Super Narrative, InDeRuimte, Gent, BE
2016 Please Let Me Die Already, Kvit Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
2016 TERRAFORMERS, Bonington Gallery, Nottingham, UK
2016 A City is Not a Road, veilinghuis Bernaerts, Antwerp, BE
2016 ON-SCREEN AND OFF, Bid Project Gallery, Milan, IT
2016 Ten Dans, CC Maasmechelen, Maasmechelen, NL
2015 Stay Fresh, Bebi, www.bebispace.com
2015 Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth, The Stable, Warrande, BE
2015 Views from above, B-I-N, Turnhout, BE
2015 Exo Exo, After Howl, Brussels, BE
2014 V.I.P., Hole of The Fox, Antwerp, BE
2014 Intermarket - Sprachen digitaler Verfügbarkeit, Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel, CH
2014 Soft Intensities, Gloria Knight Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2014 Infinite Scroll, BubiReichel/Spinnerei, Leipzich, DE 2014 The New Beauty of Our Modern Life, Higher Pictures Gallery, New York, US
2014 Venturi Effect, Interstizi0, Martellago, VE
2014 Brussels Cologne Contemporaries, Keulen, DE
2013 Onwards..., Base Alpha Gallery, Antwerp, BE
2013 Missing Link, Flipside, Eindhoven, NL
2013 Time To Pretend, The White House Gallery, Leuven, BE
2013 Decenter, Abrons ARTS center, New York, US
2012 Park06/bHart, Florastraat 147, Borgerhout, BE
2012 FREAK_DOGGIE, SIZZLER,... Hole Of The Fox Gallery, Antwerp, BE
2012 No Scrubs, Le Monte-en-l’air, Paris, FR
2011 Temporary Limits (PARK), districtshuis Ekeren, BE
2011 Nemo Tog Pogleda, Voorwaarts-Nuts, Beograd, RS
2011 Frederic Magazine #4, gallery Jean Marc Thévenet, Paris, FR
2011 aTTENDING, EEG Gallery Leipzich, DE
2011 Beyt Al Tapes, Hectoliter, Brussels, BE
2010 JAJA, VZW Emma, Antwerp, BE
2010 Future Arts, S.A.L.T. Warehouse at Studio H. Teirlinck, Antwerp, BE 2010 EGO, IKONOKLAST at Kissinger, Berchem, BE
2010 POP ART, NICC, Antwerp, BE
2010 Kaoz Lily, Gallery 82, Berchem, BE
2010 Cave Mind, 107 Shaw Sreet, Toronto, CA
2009 BABA, Festival di Arti Eccentriche e Culture Esplose, Rome, IT
2009 Mental Dynamics, Synchronicity gallery, Los Angeles, US
2009 Piece of Cake, Cakehouse & Scheldapen, Antwerp, BE
2009 NUDASHANK, Nudashank gallery, Baltimore, Maryland, US
2009 HALO HALO, URBANSPACE GALLERY, Toronto, CA
2009 GEORGE TOURLAS AND FRIENDS, Kappatos Gallery, Athene, GR
2008 SHOW CAVE XXXMAS SHOW, Show Cave Gallery, Los Angeles, US
2008 CAT FUNDRAISER, 85 Gallery, Antwerp, BE
Screenings
2016 Warrior Pose - Digital Detox, NRW-Forum, Düsseldorf, DE
2012 BYOB Glasgow, TheGlueFactory, Glasgow, UK 2012 Annuale, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
2012 OPEN: Triennale di Milano in Viale Alemagna, Milan, IT
2012 LiveArtsWeek (XING), Palazzo Re Enzo, Bologna, IT
2011 BYOB, www.byobworldwide.com, Minneapolis, US
2008 PINK POSEIDON, Issue Gallery, Paris, FR
Grants
2018 Received recognition and a grant from Kunst en Erfgoed, Flemish Government
2012 Received recognition and a grant from Kunst en Erfgoed, Flemish Government
Press
Pieter Dobbelsteen, “Imperfect Butterflies, exhibition text”, ArtViewer and gallery site, Sept 13th, 2019
John Chiaverina, “Consumer Reports: Yannick Val Gesto”, ARTNews, March 10th, 2016
Quintessa Matranga, “Stay Fresh interview”, O-fluxo, September 28, 2015
Lance Pearce, “Digital Textures”, Eye Contact, July 11, 2014 Nuno Patricio, “Routine System Maintenance”, Fluxograma#18, September 13, 2014
Lyndsy Welgos, “The New Beauty of Our Modern Life”, TopicalCeam, March 3, 2014
Sam Steverlynck, “Bad Gateway”, H ART #113, June 1, 2013
Alexandra Crouwers, “POP ART: THE NEXT LEVEL”, H ART #101, February 13, 2013
Publications
2020 Tummy, web project, published by pointofnoreturn.be, 252cc
2019 Complicated Clown, published by Nieves, CH
2019 CLOSE BOTH EYES TO SEE, published by Chambre Charbon, FR
2018 Mould Map 7, web project, published by Landfill Editions, UK
2018 Little Proposal, published by Landfill Editions, UK
2018 The Drawer, published by Export Press & Les presses du réel, FR
2017 Collection revue 5, published by Collection Revue Paris, FR
2016 Mould Map 5, Black Box, published by Landfill Editions, UK
2016 Warrior Pose, with Leon Sadler, published by NRW-Forum, DE
2015 Mould Map 4, Eurozone Spezial, published by Landfill Editions, UK
2014 Overflowing Emotions, with Leon Sadler, published by Famicon Express, UK 2013 Deviant, with Benny Van den Meulengracht-Vrancx, self-published with support by Scheld’Apen
2012 Euroboys Crysis, with Leon Sadler, Massimiliano Bomba, published by Collection Revue, FR
2011 Anon Ventor, with Tom Volkaert, self-published
2011 Frederic Magazine #4, published by F.M., FR
2011 Spooky Forest, published by F.L.T.M.S.T.P.C., FR
2010 Spaces, with various artists, published by RAWRAW, IT
2010 Nosebleed, published by Kaugummi, FR
2009 Stranger Danger, with Gerard Herman, self-published
2009 Myth+Occult, self-published artist’s book, silkscreened works