Sergio Edelsztein was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1956.

He studied at the Tel Aviv University (1976-85). Founded and directed Artifact Gallery in Tel Aviv (1987-1995). In 1995 founded The Center for Contemporary Art in Tel Aviv in thisframework he curated three Performance Art Biennials (BLURRR 1-3, 1997, 1999, 2001) and Video Zone, The first International Video Art Biennial (2002). Since 1995 curated numerous video art screenings, retrospectives, performances events and biennials – also lectured , presented video programs and published writings in many countries around the world.