Xander Karskens
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Xander Karskens (1973) is an art historian with a broad interest in contemporary culture. He is curator of contemporary art at Frans Hals Museum | De Hallen Haarlem. Focusing on recent developments in international contemporary art, De Hallen Haarlem presents a program of exhibitions, publications, and public events in two historical buildings on the city’s main square. Karskens is also active as a curator of international exhibition projects: in 2012 he curated FOCUS: the Netherlands for ARCOmadrid and in 2013 ‘Ghost in the System - Scenarios for Resistance’ at NCCA, a satellite project of the Moscow Biennale.