Past exhibitions

Convent

Past Exhibitions

Benny Nemer | Several Favourable Bodies

25.04 - 30.05 2026

Arnout De Cleene & Michiel De Cleene | Flying a Kite Through an Oblique Plane of Focus

31.01 - 01.03 2026

Matt Antoniak & Phil Frankland | Swimming an Itch

15.11 - 21.12 2025

Chris Hoeben | Loser, beat it!!

24.05 - 22.06 2025

Liesbeth Van Heuverswijn & Eva Vermeiren | 2 x 500

22.02 - 09.03 2025

Cut Down Build Up | Hans Demeulenaere, Thierry Lagrange, Dimitri Vangrunderbeek

15.11 - 24.11 2024

Rein Dufait | Binnen is het gisteren, buiten is het nooit

20.09 - 10.11 2024

maat - vorm - kleur. Vierkante schilderijen van Amédée Cortier en objecten van het Centrum voor Cubische Constructies (CCC)

01.03 - 07.04 2024

Jasper Coremans & Vibe Stalpaert | Tiengemeten

18.08 - 03.09 2023

Jelle Martens & Veva Leye | of, ook, but not quite

14.04 - 21.05 2023

pas a pas | Hanne Geerinckx, Lieselotte Vloeberghs & RETOUR

10.02 - 19.03 2023

nemer_convent_lowres — from *Quelques Corps Favorables*, a book project by Benny Nemer with photographs by Hervé Bossy, 2026

dcdc_faktaopof_comm — Arnout De Cleene & Michiel De Cleene

uitn_where_the_mice_live_mail — image: Leroy Meyer & Pia Jacques

schermafbeelding_2025-06-12_om_14.31.17 — Exhibition view 'Loser, beat it!!'
Photo: Dirk Pauwels

2x500-1 — Exhibition view '2 x 500'
Photo: Stijn Eeckhout

20241115-dsc06931 — Exhibition view 'Cut Down Build Up'
Photo: Pelle De Brabander

rein_dufait_001 — Exhibition view 'Binnen is het gisteren, buiten is het nooit'
Photo: Dirk Pauwels

pdcantosconvent02 — Exhibition view 'Discovering Paulo de Cantos'
Photo: Karel Moortgat

cortier_001 — Exhibition view 'maat - vorm - kleur'
Photo: Dirk Pauwels

schermafbeelding_2024-05-01_om_09.15.03 — Exhibition view 'Les Mouchoirs de Poche'
Photo: Cato Van Rijckeghem

tiengemeten_installatiebeelden_04 — Exhibition view 'Tiengemeten'
Photo: Vibe Stalpaert

of_ook_but_not_quite_-_jelle_martens_veva_leye_-_c_jelle_martens_9 — Exhibition view 'of, ook, but not quite'
Photo: Jelle Martens

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Simon Bultynck | A. Aubry, A. Colin, P. Lippens, A. Oosterlinck, C. Wynants

Opening: 25.09.2026 17:00

A. Aubry, A. Colin, P. Lippens, A. Oosterlinck, C. Wynants Simon Bultynck

Exhibition opening on Friday 25 September, from 5 to 9 p.m.

Opening hours exhibition: Friday and Sunday, from 1 to 5 p.m

Benny Nemer | Several Favourable Bodies

Opening: 25.04.2026 14:00

Several Favourable Bodies Benny Nemer

Exhibition Opening on Saturday 25 April, from 2 to 6 p.m., with a conversation between Benny Nemer and Malmö-based curator Albin Hillervik at 4 p.m. Supported by

A. Grootveld | August

Opening: 21.03.2026 14:00

August Sculptures by A. Grootveld, curated by J. Engels & M. Grootveld

Opening exhibition on Saturday 21 March, from 2 to 6 p.m., with presentation of the publication August at 3 p.m. Two-day

Arnout De Cleene & Michiel De Cleene | Flying a Kite Through an Oblique Plane of Focus

Opening: 31.01.2026 14:00

Flying a Kite Through an Oblique Plane of Focus Arnout De Cleene & Michiel De Cleene

Opening exhibition on Saturday January 31, 2-6 p.m., with a presentation of the eponymous book (Roma Publications)

Matt Antoniak & Phil Frankland | Swimming an Itch

Opening: 15.11.2025 14:00

Swimming an Itch Matt Antoniak & Phil Frankland

Opening exhibition: Saturday 15.11, 2-6 p.m. Exhibition opening hours: every Friday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m., or by appointment.

Swimming an Itch is an

Where The Mice Live

Opening: 20.09.2025 14:00

Where The Mice Live Hans Demeulenaere invites / in collaboration with Bart Dehaene, Nikolaas Demoen, Karin Herwegh, Emi Kodama, Leroy Meyer & Pia Jacques, Samyra Moumouh, Juan Pablo Plazas, Kato Six

Chris Hoeben | Loser, beat it!!

Opening: 24.05.2025 14:00

Loser, beat it!! Chris Hoeben

Opening tentoonstelling: zaterdag 24.05 vanaf 14u, met vegan burgers en optredens van Rachel Daniels en Jannes Snyers gedurende de namiddag.

In de tentoonstelling

Liesbeth Van Heuverswijn & Eva Vermeiren | 2 x 500

Opening: 22.02.2025 14:00

2 x 500 Liesbeth Van Heuverswijn & Eva Vermeiren boekvoorstelling en tentoonstelling

De tentoonstelling ‘2 x 500’ van Liesbeth Van Heuverswijn en Eva Vermeiren wordt georganiseerd naar aanleiding van

Cut Down Build Up | Hans Demeulenaere, Thierry Lagrange, Dimitri Vangrunderbeek

Opening: 15.11.2024 20:00

Cut Down Build Up Hans Demeulenaere, Thierry Lagrange, Dimitri Vangrunderbeek book launch and exhibition

MER. Books invite you to the book launch and exhibition of Cut Down Build Up, a book blending

Rein Dufait | Binnen is het gisteren, buiten is het nooit

Opening: 20.09.2024 20:00

Binnen is het gisteren, buiten is het nooit Rein Dufait

In de tentoonstelling Binnen is het gisteren, buiten is het nooit van Rein Dufait (1990, Oostende) wordt een selectie beeldhouwwerken uit 2017

Discovering Paulo de Cantos

Opening: 19.04.2024 20:00

Discovering Paulo de Cantos

Paulo de Cantos (Portugal, 1892-1979), een uitgever, bibliofiel, docent en amateur typograaf die tussen 1920 en 1960 een veertigtal boeken schreef, ontwierp en publiceerde

maat - vorm - kleur. Vierkante schilderijen van Amédée Cortier en objecten van het Centrum voor Cubische Constructies (CCC)

Opening: 01.03.2024 20:00

maat - vorm - kleur Vierkante schilderijen van Amédée Cortier en objecten van het Centrum voor Cubische Constructies (CCC)

In 1971 maakt de Gentse kunstenaar Amédée Cortier (1921-1976) een reeks van

Les Mouchoirs de Poche

Opening: 01.12.2023 18:00

Les Mouchoirs de Poche

Gustave Demoen brings together 33 artists who are all handkerchief devotees. He invites them to each interpret the handkerchief in their own personal way and presents the

Performances | Tiengemeten — Jasper Coremans & Vibe Stalpaert

Opening:

25.08.2023 18:00 – 25.08.2023 22:00

In het kader van de tentoonstelling Tiengemeten zullen er op vrijdag 25.08 drie performances te zien zijn. Deuren zijn open vanaf 18u, de performances starten vanaf 20u.

Programma:

Berbel brengt in

Jasper Coremans & Vibe Stalpaert | Tiengemeten

Opening: 18.08.2023 19:00

Tiengemeten a silent conversation between Jasper Coremans and Vibe Stalpaert book launch and exhibition

Located at the terminus of Meuse and Rhine, the island of Tiengemeten is the starting point of

Jelle Martens & Veva Leye | of, ook, but not quite

Opening: 14.04.2023 19:00

of, ook, but not quite Jelle Martens & Veva Leye boekvoorstelling en tentoonstelling

Herhaling, verdubbeling, ontvouwing, spiegeling, ontdubbeling, omdraaiing, but not quite. Oneindig onbestemd

pas a pas | Hanne Geerinckx, Lieselotte Vloeberghs & RETOUR

Opening: 10.02.2023 20:00

pas a pas Hanne Geerinckx, Lieselotte Vloeberghs & RETOUR boekvoorstelling en tentoonstelling

pas a pas is een tentoonstelling en boekvoorstelling rond het boek aa, uitgegeven door RETOUR (Clara Borg

De briefwisseling tussen Franklin Engeln en Philippe Vandenberg

Opening: 18.11.2022 20:00

De briefwisseling tussen Franklin Engeln en Philippe Vandenberg

Deze tentoonstelling toont de kortstondige maar bloeiende briefwisseling tussen kunstenaars Philippe Vandenberg (1952-2009) en Franklin

Symposium: «PLUS» & Amédée Cortier & Yves De Smet & Albert Rubens & Emmanuel Van Weerst

Opening:

12.05.2022 20:00

Programma (in Dutch):

-Godart Bakkers: Gent, speelveld van de beeldende kunst (1957-1987)

-Koen Brams: «PLUS» en Yves De Smet

-Laura Bovsòvers-Carette: Emmanuel Van Weerst, componist en beeldend

«PLUS» en Yves De Smet. Ideologie, kameraadschap en rivaliteit op het speelveld van de Gentse kunst tussen 1965 en 1970

Opening: 29.04.2022 20:00

«PLUS» en Yves De Smet. Ideologie, kameraadschap en rivaliteit op het speelveld van de Gentse kunst tussen 1965 en 1970

In deze tentoonstelling wordt stilgestaan bij de activiteiten die de jonge

Egon Van Herreweghe | Discounts

Opening: 10.12.2021 20:00

Discounts Egon Van Herreweghe

Convent is very pleased to present Discounts, a new series of works by artist Egon Van Herreweghe (°1985, Ghent).

Discounts are by definition performative, stylized

Vedran Kopljar | Center (Plural)

Opening:

Convent presents Center (Plural), a solo project of artist Vedran Kopljar (°1991). Central to the exhibition is the operation of the Plank Communication Center, an artistic center founded by Kopljar

Martin Boyce | Just Beyond the Undertow

Opening: 01.11.2019 20:00

We are very honoured to present ‘Just Beyond the Undertow’, the first solo exhibition by the renowned Scottish artist Martin Boyce in Belgium. Inspired by the specific architecture of the space, the

José Montealegre | Colibrí

Opening: 03.05.2019 20:00

Convent presents ‘Colibrí’, the first solo exhibition by José Montealegre in Belgium. In his small-scale sculptural work Montealegre creates fictional worlds inspired by his interest in subjects such

Convent Talks: Always Bite the Hand That Feeds You

Opening:

07.03.2019 20:00 – 07.03.2019 21:30

On the occasion of her exhibition at Convent, Eli Cortiñas will give a lecture performance on March 7, 2019 at 8pm, in collaboration with KASK-lectures. The lecture is free to attend and starts at 8

Groeten

Opening: 05.04.2019 20:00

Groeten discusses the social glue in our digital society, wherein interaction and dialogue should prevail instead of individual recognition, which ultimately has become our daily search. Through

Eli Cortiñas | Always bite the hand that feeds you

Opening: 08.02.2019 20:00

Convent presents Always Bite the Hand That Feeds You, a solo exhibition by Spanish artist Eli Cortiñas (°1979, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), who lives and works in Berlin. Central in the exhibition is

Kasper Andreasen | Isola, Isola!

Opening: 11.01.2019 20:00

Isola, Isola! Kasper Andreasen book launch and exhibition

For the first exhibition of the new year, Convent is very pleased to present Isola, Isola!, a project by the Danish artist Kasper Andreasen (

Eva Koťátková

Opening: 05.10.2018 20:00

For the opening exhibition of the third year, Convent presents a solo project by the Czech artist Eva Koťátková (°1982, Prague). In her work Koťátková examines how the individual relates to social

CONVENT Talks: Replay - the poster as artwork

Opening:

17.05.2018 20:00 – 17.05.2018 22:00

In het kader van de tentoonstelling 'REPLAY' organiseert Convent in samenwerking met KASKlezingen een panelgesprek met als thema ‘de affiche als kunstwerk’ op donderdag 17 mei, vanaf 20u. Deelnemers

Nikolaas Demoen | REPLAY

Opening: 04.05.2018 20:00

For the exhibition REPLAY, artist Nikolaas Demoen (°1965, Ghent) invites 14 graphic designers to design a “post-facto” poster with images from his exhibitions, book presentations and residencies of

Norbert Schwontkowski | Im Gebiss der Zeit

Opening: 16.02.2018 20:00

We are pleased to invite you to the opening of Im Gebiss der Zeit, a posthumous overview of works by German artist Norbert Schwontkowski (1949-2013, Bremen). For this occasion a selection of paintings

CONVENT Talks: Yuki Okumura

Opening:

07.01.2018 15:00 – 07.01.2018 18:00

In het kader van de tentoonstelling 'Na(me/am)' zal kunstenaar Yuki Okumura een lezing geven in Convent op zondag 7 januari, vanaf 15u. De lezing zal doorgaan in het Engels. Dit evenement is gratis

Yuki Okumura | NA(ME/AM)

Opening: 16.12.2017 09:00

For the first exhibition of 2018 Convent is pleased to present Na(me/am), a solo project by Japanese artist Yuki Okumura (°1978, Aomori). Okumura’s artistic practice predominantly departs from a

CONVENT Talks: Bart Stolle in conversation with Martin Germann

Opening:

05.11.2017 15:30 – 05.11.2017 18:00

In het kader van onze huidige tentoonstelling 'low fixed media show' zal er een gesprek tussen kunstenaar Bart Stolle en Martin Germann, senior curator van S.M.A.K., Gent, plaatsvinden in Convent op

Gent Matinees October '17

Opening:

01.10.2017 11:00 – 01.10.2017 18:00

Convent neemt opnieuw deel aan de Gent Matinees. Op zondag 1 oktober openen alle off-spaces en galeries in Gent hun deuren van 11u tot 18u. Tot dan!

Meer informatie over dit evenement vindt u terug

Drawing Days September '17

Opening:

29.09.2017 18:00 – 01.10.2017 18:00

In het laatste weekend van september strijkt het grootschalige tekenfestival Drawing Days opnieuw neer in Gent. Ook Convent neemt hier drie dagen lang aan deel. Op vrijdag 29 september zijn we daarom

Bart Stolle | low fixed media show

Opening: 22.09.2017 20:00

For the opening exhibition of the second year Convent is pleased to present the solo project low fixed media show by Belgian artist Bart Stolle (°1974, Eeklo). The starting point for this exhibition

Gent Soiree June '17

Opening:

09.06.2017 00:00

In navolging van de jarenlange Gent Matinees vindt op vrijdag 9 juni de eerste Gent Soiree plaats. Samen met tal van andere Gentse galeries en off-spaces, opent Convent zijn deuren uitzonderlijk van

Niklaus Rüegg | Nude Drawing

Opening: 20.05.2017 18:00

For the fourth exhibition at Convent, Swiss artist Niklaus Rüegg (°1977) was invited to create a site-specific installation. His project, titled ‘Nude Drawing’, was both inspired by ‘Die Köln-Sache’

One to Many

Opening: 21.04.2017 17:00

One to Many is a project by the MFA students of KASK in collaboration with Kasper Andreasen. During the project, the artists developed works in print and in other media reflecting upon and exploring

#1.3 extended until 9 April '17

Opening:

21.01.2017 00:00 – 09.04.2017 00:00

We are very happy to announce that the soloshow 'Ways to Tie Your Shoes' of Ciprian Mureşan at Convent will be extended by two weeks. You can visit the exhibition until the 9th of April on Thursday

Gent Matinees March '17

Opening:

05.03.2017 11:00 – 05.03.2017 18:00

Once again, Convent is happy to announce its participation in Gent Matinees. On Sunday the 5th of march, 33 galleries, off-spaces and ateliers are opening their doors from 11am to 6pm. See you then!

Interview Tumult.fm

Opening:

18.01.2017 00:00

A week before the opening of #1.3 Ways to Tie Your Shoes: Ciprian Muresan, Jeroen Staes was invited at Tumult.fm, the cultural platform of Ghent radio station Urgent.fm. Listen to the interview

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Ciprian Mureşan | Ways to Tie Your Shoes

Opening: 21.01.2017 18:00

For the opening exhibition, Convent presents a project consisting of three consecutive parts, where several artworks will be confronted with the permanent installation 'Bucharest City Model (fragment)

Gent Matinees December '17

Opening:

04.12.2016 11:00 – 04.12.2016 18:00

On the 4th of December 23 galleries and off-spaces - that offer a place to contemporary artists - open their doors to the public from 11am till 6pm under the name of ‘GENT M4TINEES’. Convent is glad

Homeless Movies / In de stad

Opening:

26.06.2016 00:00 – 15.01.2017 00:00

Until the 15th of January 2017 on 6 different locations in Ghent. With films by Mekhitar Garabedian, Eva Giolo, Katrin Kamrau, Jasper Rigole, Meggy Rustamova, Lisa Spilliaert. More information: www

Etcetera IV

Opening:

26.11.2016 19:00 – 26.11.2016 22:00

On Saturday 26 november, from 7pm in the entrance hall of S.M.A.K. Next to videos and performances by amongst others Dara Birnbaum, Christian Jankowski, Oliver Laric & Laure Prouvost, there will also

Game Play: Artists playing Video Games

Opening:

14.11.2016 20:00 – 14.11.2016 23:00

On Monday 14 november, from 8pm in Cinema OFFoff. Next to films by Harun Farocki, Peggy Ahwesh, Angela Washko and Brent Watanabe there will also be two films (Kool-Aid in Second Life, 2010 & A Man

Remains or Reproductions | Kader Attia, Mekhitar Garabedian, Ciprian Mureşan, Jon Rafman

Opening: 10.11.2016 20:00

For the opening exhibition, the newly founded Ghent-based art space Convent presents a project consisting of three consecutive parts, where several artworks will be confronted with the permanent

Palimpsest | Joachim Bandau, Pavel Büchler, Oscar Hugal, Ciprian Mureşan

Opening: 23.09.2016 19:00

For the opening exhibition, the newly founded Ghent-based art space Convent presents a project consisting of three consecutive parts, where several artworks will be confronted with the installation Bucharest City Model (fragment) by the Romanian artist Ciprian Muresan (°1977, Dej).