Edelsztein founded and directed Artifact Gallery in Tel Aviv (1987-1995), and in 1998 founded
The Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv where he has been director and chief curator ever since. In the framework of the CCA, he curated seven Performance Art Biennials and four International Video Art Biennials-Video Zone. He has also curated numerous experimental and video art screenings, retrospectives, and performance events. Since 1995, Edelsztein has curated exhibitions and video programs in Spain, China, the U.K., and other nations, as well as the Israeli exhibition at the 24th
São Paulo Bienal in 1998 and the Israeli Pavilion at the
51st Venice Biennale in 2005. He has also lectured and written for exhibition catalogues, web sites, and various magazines and journals. In 2024, Edelsztein was part of the selection committee that chose
Naomi Beckwith as the artistic director of
Documenta Sixteen. ==Curated exhibitions==