Index: Roger D'Hondt
Biography
Aalst, Belgium. Freelance curator. Founder of the avantgarde art centre New Reform, which hosted a number of Mail Art activities (Aalst 1970-1978). Laureate silver medal Robert Schuman (1978), price distributed by the Association of the Amis the Robert Schuman’, Metz, France. From 1973 to 1975 employee to the art centre of the university of Antwerp. Curator of the
Performance Art festival’ Beursschouwburg Brussels (1978). Art Critic daily journal De Morgen. Publicist in Flash Art (Milaan) +-o (Genval), book and other art illustrated magazines. Organised for Proka: ‘Theory/information/practice’ (exhibition, performances and video art) in the urban academy in Ghent (1976). Organised, on invitation of Karl Fritz Heinze, the exhibition ‘Performance Art’ in the Stadsarchiv Kassel (Germany) during Documenta 6 (1977) and for the Kaaitheater Brussels the conference Performance in Flanders 1969 – 1979’. Archivist New Reform files. New project WelKunst (2005) with its wife Marie-Hélène Van Audenhove. Curator of ‘Van Provo to now’, art in a socially political context’ urban museum city of Aalst (2008). Curator of
in situ project `Facades et Interieurs’ Paraza France (2010). Curator of "Tussenwereld", a project of contemporary art in the crematoria of Sint-Niklaas and Lochristi (Belgium) (2014).