Charles Esche

Charles Esche was the director of Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (2004–24). He is an advisor at Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, and Professor of Contemporary Art and Curating at Central Saint Martins, London. He was part of the Finding Committee for the artistic direction of documenta 15. He received the Princess Margriet Award in 2012 and the CCS Bard Award for Curatorial Excellence in 2014.

He has (co-)curated numerous exhibitions, including: ‘To those who have no time to play’ (2022–23), Framer Framed, Amsterdam; ‘The Meeting that Never Was’ (2022), MO Museum, Vilnius; ‘Hurting and Healing’ (2022), Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm; ‘Power and Other Things’ (2017), Europalia, BOZAR, Brussels; ‘Art Turns, World Turns’ (2017), Museum MACAN, Jakarta; 16th Jakarta Biennale (2015); 31st São Paulo Bienal (2014); U3 Triennial of Contemporary Art, Ljubljana (2011); RIWAQ Biennale (2007 and 2009), Palestine; Istanbul Biennial (2005); Gwangju Biennale (2002); and many Van Abbemuseum exhibitions. Since 2023, he has been a member of the editorial board of L’Internationale Online