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**CASSTL** is a Belgian artist-run space in [Antwerp](/source/Antwerp). It was founded in 2017 when a series of artists started organizing alternative spaces for emerging art.[1][2] The name "CASSTL" is an acronym that refers to the initials of the founders: Venezuelan-Belgian artist duo [Carla Arocha and Stéphane Schraenen](/source/Carla_Arocha_and_St%C3%A9phane_Schraenen), and Belgian painter [Luc Tuymans](/source/Luc_Tuymans).[3] 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:

CASSTL is a refreshing addition to the Antwerp exhibition circuit. As a curator, artists can give art a different perspective. They can also launch other types of spaces that function more smoothly and freely. The programming of CASSTL can be unpredictable and even remain irresponsible.[4]

In 2019, Los Angeles breakout art star [Gabriela Ruiz](/source/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.[5]

## Exhibitions and Projects

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

- *Filip Collin: Come and Play With Filip*, March 11–April 14, 2017.[6]
- *No Pressure*, May 19–21, 2017. (Hans Belmer, John McCracken, Robert Mapplethorpe, François Morellet, Jack Whitten)[7]
- *Nils Verkaeren: 11937 km*, June 9–11, 2017.[8]
- *David Wauters: Currency*, June 23–25, 2017.
- *Eric Thielemans*, September 10, 2017.
- *Ben van den Berghe & Alexey Shlyk: The Plastic Number*, September 23–24, 2017.
- *Nel Aerts: Lord Nelson FW17*, November 18–19, 2017.[9]
- *Emmanuel Botalatala: L’Homme Moderne Jette Tout*, November 25–26, 2017.
- *[Carla Arocha & Stéphane Schraenen](/source/Carla_Arocha_and_St%C3%A9phane_Schraenen), A Studio Visit*, December 16, 2017 – January 31, 2018.
- *[Gustav Metzger](/source/Gustav_Metzger): Eichmann and the Angel*, January 28–February 16, 2018. Co-organized with WEST, Haag and Gustav Metzger Estate.[10]
- *Koen Roggen: Empty Trash – Sound Archive 1998-2020*, April 1, 2018.
- *[Karl Holmqvist](/source/Karl_Holmqvist)*, March 22, 2018. Co-organized with Pinkie Bowtie.[11]
- *[Zlatko Kopljar](/source/Zlatko_Kopljar): Empty*, August 31–September 2, 2018.[12]
- *Iris Rombouts: The Poetry of the Bee*, October 26–28, 2018. (Book launch)[13]
- [Guillaume Bijl](/source/Guillaume_Bijl): [Adriaen Brouwer](/source/Adriaen_Brouwer) Anno 2018, December 1, 2018.[14]
- Raphaël Vandeputte: BANG THE BOX, December 16–23, 2018.[15]
- Gert Verhoeven: à redouter, January 27, 2019.[16]
- *Margaret Welsh: Was I Not That?*, May 16–26, 2019.[17]
- *ec·dy·sis*, curated by Shirley Morales, September 7–29, 2019. Co-organized with ltd Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, U.S. ([Skip Arnold](/source/Skip_Arnold), [Ron Athey](/source/Ron_Athey), [Rafa Esparza](/source/Rafa_Esparza), Anna Garner, Aimee Goguen, Todd Gray, Spencer Lewis, Gabriela Ruiz, [Ilana Savdie](/source/Ilana_Savdie))[18]

## References

1. ["Six spaces for emerging art in Antwerp"](http://thewordmagazine.com/art/studio-visit/six-spaces-for-emerging-art-in-antwerp/). The Word. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

1. ["Antwerp artists get into the gallery game"](http://www.flanderstoday.eu/arts/antwerp-artists-get-gallery-game). Flanders Today. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

1. ["Luc Tuymans: The painterly pessimist"](https://www.ft.com/content/bb3eba30-3563-11e0-aa6c-00144feabdc0/). Financial Times. 1 February 2020.

1. ["CASSTL"](https://www.pressreader.com/belgium/gazet-van-antwerpen-metropool-stad/20170309/281681139675314). Gazet Van Antwerpen. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

1. ["Breakout art star Gabriela Ruiz plays with body and identity in her first solo show"](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-01-20/artist-gabriela-ruiz-body-image-vincent-price-art-museum). *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

1. ["Carla Arocha - Stéphane Schraenen"](https://allevents.in/antwerpen/c-a-s-s-t-l-presents-filip-collin-come-and-play-with-filip/246881239095345). allevents.in. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

1. ["ANTWERP ART WEEKENDKunstbad in 't stad"](https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20170519_02891325). De standaard. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

1. ["GEZIEN: NILS VERKAREN IN CASSTL"](http://dev.kunsthart.org/nl/gezien-nils-verkaren-in-casstl#.XjLXfBP0mL8). Kunsthart. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

1. ["'De toon is gezet, de toren is gevallen/Gevallen in de komische zwaarte van ons kort bestaan' Gesprek met Nel Aerts (1987)"](https://www.dewitteraaf.be/artikel/detail/nl/4742). Kunsthart. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

1. ["C A S S T L Presents Gustav Metzger: Eichmann and the Angel"](https://allevents.in/antwerp/c-a-s-s-t-l-presents-gustav-metzger-eichmann-and-the-angel/768542903340107). allevents.in. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

1. ["KARL HOLMQVIST IN CASSTL I.C.W. PINKIE BOWTIE"](https://www.deplayer.nl/events/karl-holmqvist-casstl-icw-pinkie-bowtie). deplayer.nl. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

1. ["CASSTL presents Zlatko Kopljar: Empty"](https://antwerpart.be/agenda/c-a-s-s-t-l-presents-zlatko-kopljar-empty). Antwerpart. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

1. ["IRIS ROMBOUTS The Poetry of the Bee"](https://www.exhibitionsinternational.be/documents/catalog/9789082808025.xml). exhibitionsinternational.be. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

1. ["C A S S T L Presents: The Antwerp Premiere of "Adriaen Brouwer anno 2018" a film by Guillaume Bijl"](https://antwerpart.be/agenda/c-a-s-s-t-l-presents-the-antwerp-premiere-of-adriaen-brouwer-anno-2018-a-film-by-guillaume-bijl). antwerpart.be. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

1. ["40 things to do in Belgium this winter"](http://thewordmagazine.com/neighbourhood-life/do-the-right-thing/40-things-to-do-in-belgium-this-winter/). The Word Magazine. 2018-12-13. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

1. ["C A S S T L Antwerp"](https://www.glartent.com/BE/Antwerp/1860094684208997/C-A-S-S-T-L----Antwerp). glartent.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

1. ["C A S S T L Presents Margaret Welsh: Was I Not That?"](https://antwerpart.be/agenda/c-a-s-s-t-l-presents-margaret-welsh-was-i-not-that). Antwerpart. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

1. [""ec·dy·sis" at ltd los angeles"](https://contemporaryartdaily.com/2019/09/ec%C2%B7dy%C2%B7sis-at-ltd-los-angeles/). contemporaryartdaily.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.CASSTL.com/)

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