V1 Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in the Meatpacking District of Copenhagen, Denmark. [1] It was founded in 2002 by designer Jesper Elg and photographer Peter Funch. [2] V1 Gallery gained international notability by being the first art gallery in Scandinavia to exhibit international street art pioneers such as Banksy (UK) and Eine (UK), [1] the Faile artist collective (US/JAP), Futura 2000 (US), Zevs (FR) and OBEY / Shepard Fairey (US). [3] The gallery has been listed as "Copenhagen's coolest art gallery" [4] by The New York Times, and listed in ArtNet's "Best contemporary galleries in Europe". [2]
The gallery's best known projects include:
- The Boredom Project by Faile in 2002
- Banksy VS EINE by Banksy and EINE in 2003 [1]
- The Hunt For Your Family featuring artists such as Devendra Banhart, Adam Green (musician), and Chris Johanson curated by Galleri Loyal in 2004
- OBEY by Shepard Fairey in 2004 [4]
- Futura - Year In Pictures by Futura 2000 in 2005
- Random Happenings with Dash Snow in 2005
- Coup de Theatre by Jakob Boeskov in 2005
- MuhameDansk by HuskMitNavn in 2006
- Highmath curated by Arkitip in 2006
- V-B by Dearraindrop in 2006
- Super Fortress by Richard Colman in 2006
- Rehearsal For Death by Neck Face in 2007
- Trouble by Todd REAS James in 2007
- Babel Tales by Peter Funch in 2007
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References
- ^ a b c Hoggard, Liz (1 Jun 2017). "VESTERBRO: 10 THINGS TO DO IN COPENHAGEN'S FASHIONABLE MEAT PACKING DISTRICT". The Independent. Copenhagen, DK. Retrieved 23 Feb 2019.
- ^ a b "Vecchio Continente scrigno dell'arte contemporanea. Le migliori gallerie in Europa" [Old Continent casket of contemporary art. The best galleries in Europe]. Arts Life. 13 Aug 2015. Retrieved 23 Feb 2019.
- ^ AOK description of V1 Gallery (in Danish)
- ^ a b Sherwood, Seth (9 Oct 2009). "Danes' Meatpacking District". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 Feb 2019.