Link: <a href="http://rwm.macba.cat/en/sonia/ann_demeester/capsula" target="_blank">http://rwm.macba.cat/en/sonia/ann_demeester/capsula</a><br><br>After studying Germanic Literature and Linguistics, Ann Demeester
embarked on a career in the art world as an editor and art critic for
several newspapers. In 2000, she began working as assistant curator to
Jan Hoet, at both Ghent's Museum of Contemporary Art (SMAK) and the
Marta Herford Museum in Germany. From 2003 to 2006, she worked as
director of W139, a platform for contemporary art production and
exhibition in Amsterdam. <br><br>In 2009 she curated the Baltic
Triennial of International Art in Vilnius together with Kestutis
Kuizinas. She is currently director of the De Appel Arts Centre in
Amsterdam, and sits on the editorial boards of the magazines 'A-Prior'
and 'FR David'.<br><br>Rądio Web MACBA took the opportunity of Ann Demeester's
recent participation at the Talking Galleries meeting to talk to her
about her professional career, her personal experience at De Appel Arts
Centre and the impact of the economic recession on cultural
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