V1 Gallery is a contemporary
art gallery
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located in the
Meatpacking District
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of
Copenhagen
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It was founded in 2002 by
designer
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Jesper Elg and
photographer
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Peter Funch
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V1 Gallery gained international notability by being the first
art gallery
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in
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to exhibit international
street art
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Street art has evolved from the early forms of defiant graff ...
pioneers such as
Banksy
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(UK) and
Eine
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(UK),
the
Faile artist collective
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(US/JAP),
Futura 2000
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(US),
Zevs (FR) and
OBEY /
Shepard Fairey
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(US).
AOK description of V1 Gallery (in Danish)
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, and listed in ArtNet's "Best contemporary galleries in Europe".
The gallery's best known projects include:
*The Boredom Project by Faile in 2002
*Banksy VS EINE by Banksy
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and EINE
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in 2003
*The Hunt For Your Family featuring artists such as Devendra Banhart, Adam Green (musician)
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, and Chris Johanson
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Biography
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curated by Galleri Loyal in 2004
* OBEY by Shepard Fairey
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in 2004
*Futura - Year In Pictures by Futura 2000
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Biography
He started to paint illegally on New York City's subway in the early 1970s, working with other artist ...
in 2005
*Random Happenings with Dash Snow
Dashiell A. Snow (July 27, 1981 – July 13, 2009) was an American artist based in New York City.Roberta Smith"Dash Snow, New York Artist, Dies at 27" ''The New York Times'', July 14, 2009. Snow's photographs included scenes of sex, drugs, viole ...
in 2005
*Coup de Theatre by Jakob Boeskov Jakob S. Boeskov is an artist based in New York.
His work has been shown in museums such as New Museum and Stedelijk Museum. He is best known for infiltrating a Chinese weapons fair with his ID Sniper project but has also worked with music and fi ...
in 2005
*MuhameDansk by HuskMitNavn in 2006
*Highmath curated by Arkitip in 2006
*V-B by Dearraindrop
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in 2006
*Super Fortress by Richard Colman in 2006
*Rehearsal For Death by Neck Face
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Early life and education
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in 2007
*Trouble by Todd REAS James in 2007
*Babel Tales by Peter Funch in 2007
External links
Gallery Website
References
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Vesterbro, Copenhagen
Art museums and galleries in Copenhagen
Art galleries established in 2002
2002 establishments in Denmark