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| Galleri Bo Bjerggaard | |
|---|---|
| Name | Galleri Bo Bjerggaard |
| Established | 1986 |
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark; Berlin, Germany |
| Director | Bo Bjerggaard |
Galleri Bo Bjerggaard is a contemporary art gallery founded in 1986 by Bo Bjerggaard, operating in Copenhagen and Berlin and engaged with international artists, curators, museums, and collectors. The gallery has presented exhibitions, publications, and projects that intersect with institutions such as the National Gallery of Denmark, Moderna Museet, and Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, collaborating with curators and critics across Europe and North America. Over decades it has shown work by painters, sculptors, photographers, and conceptual artists connected to Venice Biennale, Documenta, Tate Modern, MoMA, and Serpentine Galleries.
The gallery was established in 1986 by Bo Bjerggaard during a period when the Danish art scene included figures associated with Statens Museum for Kunst, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, and ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum. Early programming referenced dialogues with artists linked to Fluxus, Arte Povera, and Conceptual Art networks such as Joseph Beuys, Yoko Ono, and Sol LeWitt while engaging collectors connected to the Nationalmuseum, Kunsthalle Bern, and Hamburger Bahnhof. In the 1990s the gallery expanded contacts with curators from Centre Pompidou, Guggenheim Bilbao, and Stedelijk Museum, mounting exhibitions that intersected with biennials including Biennale di Venezia, São Paulo Art Biennial, and Whitney Biennial. In the 2000s the gallery opened a presence in Berlin, aligning with galleries on Kurfürstendamm and sites that interface with the Berliner Festspiele, Hamburger Kunsthalle, and KW Institute for Contemporary Art. Collaborations involved museums such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The British Museum, and The National Gallery, as well as foundations like the Getty Foundation, Fondazione Prada, and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
The Copenhagen space has been situated near cultural nodes that include Kongens Nytorv, Nyhavn, and Christianshavn, in proximity to institutions like Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and The Royal Library. Architectural interventions have referenced modernist precedents from Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, and Alvar Aalto while commissioning architects conversant with OMA, Snøhetta, and Bjarke Ingels Group approaches. The Berlin space was established within a network of galleries adjacent to Hamburger Bahnhof, Neue Nationalgalerie, and Deutsches Historisches Museum, creating programming resonance with Haus der Kunst and Akademie der Künste. Exhibition design frequently intersects with fabricators and designers linked to Vitra, Flos, and Artek and engages conservation practices parallel to those of Victoria and Albert Museum, Rijksmuseum, and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.
Exhibitions have included solo presentations and thematic group shows that referenced movements and figures such as Minimalism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and artists like Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Gerhard Richter, and Agnes Martin. The gallery has hosted projects by artists who later participated in Documenta, Venice Biennale, and Kassel initiatives, and it has organized curated projects with guest curators from Tate Britain, SFMOMA, and Moderna Museet. Programming also extends to talks and panels featuring critics and writers associated with Artforum, Frieze, The Burlington Magazine, and Tate Papers, and to partnerships with universities including Columbia University, Goldsmiths, University of Copenhagen, and Copenhagen Business School for residencies resembling those at Skowhegan, Delfina Foundation, and Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten. Educational efforts have connected with curatorial programs at Courtauld Institute, CCA Bard, and IUAV Venice.
The gallery represents and has shown artists whose practices relate to painting, sculpture, photography, and installation, placing them in dialogue with peers such as Anselm Kiefer, Marina Abramović, Olafur Eliasson, Thomas Struth, and Tacita Dean. Its roster and exhibition history include engagements with both established figures and emerging talents who have exhibited at institutions like The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), Hammer Museum, Walker Art Center, and Hirshhorn Museum. Collaborations have led to museum acquisitions in collections including MoMA, Guggenheim, Centre Pompidou, Kunstmuseum Basel, and K20 Düsseldorf. Artists associated through exhibitions have also participated in awards and programs such as the Turner Prize, Hugo Boss Prize, Princesa de Asturias Awards, and Praemium Imperiale.
Works shown at the gallery have entered public and private collections including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, National Gallery of Art, and National Gallery of Canada. The gallery has produced catalogues, artist books, and limited editions in collaboration with publishers and institutions such as Hatje Cantz, Phaidon, Thames & Hudson, Steidl, and Yale University Press, and with contributions from writers and scholars linked to the Getty Research Institute, CCA, and Harvard University Press. Artist monographs and exhibition catalogues have included essays by critics and historians associated with The New York Times, The Guardian, Die Zeit, Le Monde, El País, and Kunstforum International.
Critical reception of the gallery’s program has been noted in periodicals and platforms such as Artforum, Frieze, ArtReview, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Die Welt, and Kunstkritikk, situating its influence within Nordic and international circuits alongside galleries like David Zwirner, Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, and König Galerie. The gallery’s exhibitions have contributed to scholarship engaging with names and topics found in monographs on Lucian Freud, Willem de Kooning, Cy Twombly, Mark Rothko, and Bridget Riley, and informed acquisition strategies at institutions including the Tate, SFMOMA, and Kunsthalle Zürich. Its role in promoting artists has intersected with auction houses and market actors such as Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Phillips, and Bonhams, while scholarly impact is visible through citations in catalogues raisonnés, museum interpretive materials, and doctoral research at institutions such as University College London, Yale School of Art, and Royal College of Art.
Category:Art galleries in Denmark Category:Contemporary art galleries