Wilson Saplana Gallery (DK)

It is Wilson Saplana's mission to exhibit visionary artists and present high-quality experimental exhibitions. Working from the method of artistic development the gallery has shown a strong ability to spot younger artistic talents and support their professional artistic careers. The gallery is international both in its way of working and thinking and values a diverse program. The represented artists work with multiple media, are from different nationalities and are not tied to one generation. The gallery was founded in January 2022 by gallerist Christina Wilson, art advisor and former owner of Gallery Christina Wilson (2000-2012), and curator Nanna Saplana.

Curated for
CHART

For CHART 2024, Wilson Saplana Gallery will present a series of works by Danish rising stars alongside established, celebrated Danish and international artists. Exhibiting artists will include: Sophie Calle, Ida Thorhauge, Hannah Heilmann, Maria Wæhrens, Maiken Bent, Inuuteq Storch, Mikkel Ørsted, and Jens Settergren will exhibit in CHART in Tivoli. A significant part of the presentation will focus on care, communities and spirituality, moving through nature's magnificence, human judgment and folly.

Mikkel Ørsted, Untitled, 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Wilson Saplana Gallery

Maria Wæhrens, Spirit Tree, 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Wilson Saplana Gallery

Maiken Bent, Swing 2, 2016. Courtesy of the artist and Wilson Saplana Gallery

Sophie Calle, Maternité / Motherhood, 2018. Courtesy of the artist, Perrotin and Wilson Saplana Gallery. Photo by Claire Dorn

Ida Thorhauge, After Strega, 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Wilson Saplana Gallery

Hannah Heilmann, Thunder Shade I, 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Wilson Saplana Gallery

Inuuteq Storch, Keepers of the Ocean, 2019. Courtesy of the artist and Wilson Saplana Gallery

Ida Sønder Thorhauge (DK)

Ida Sønder Thorhauge is a visual artist working primarily with figurative painting. In her works, monumental female bodies and animals appear situated in vibrant, abstract landscapes. In her world, no one has the sole claim to gender, expression, and behaviour. Thorhauge’s works portray many positions and transformations that humans and other creatures move through in a lived life. Reflecting on the great Fauvist and Modernist masters’ depictions of monumental figures, Thorhauge’s paintings evoke confrontation and the cultural liberation of figures, both human and non-human, throughout art history.

Ida Sønder Thorhauge (b. 1990, Aarhus; DK) lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. Thorhauge holds an MFA from The Jutland Art Academy (2011-2016). She has exhibited at art institutions and museums all over Denmark including: Overgaden (Copenhagen; DK), Kunsthal Aarhus (Aarhus; DK), Kunsthal Nord (Aalborg; DK), Roskilde Festival (Roskilde; DK) and OK Corral (Copenhagen; DK). In 2020 she was awarded a spot in The Danish Arts Foundation's career program: The Young Artistic Elite. Thorhauge’s works are included in the permanent collections of The Danish Arts Foundation, The New Carlsberg Foundation and The Museum of Religious Art (Lemvig; DK). In July 2024 Thorhauge will present her first museum exhibition at The Museum of Religious Art in Lemvig, Denmark.

After Strega

Oil on canvas
2024

Courtesy of the artist and Wilson Saplana Gallery

 

The Mother

Oil on canvas
2023

Courtesy of the artist and Wilson Saplana Gallery. Photo by Brian Kure

 

Relishing

Oil on canvas
2024

Courtesy of the artist and Wilson Saplana Gallery

 

A magic sent

Oil on canvas
2024

Courtesy of the artist and Wilson Saplana Gallery

 

Sophie Calle (FR)

Sophie Calle has exhibited extensively throughout the world since the late 1970s. Variously described as a conceptual artist, a photographer, a movie director, and even a detective, she has developed a practice that is instantly recognizable for its distinct narrative elements and combination of images with text.

Sophie Calle (b. 1953, Paris; FR) lives and works in Malakoff, France. Works by the artist are represented in the permanent collections of museums including The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York; US), Museum of Modern Art (New York; US), The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York; US), Centre Pompidou (Paris; FR), Fondation Louis Vuitton (Paris; FR), Tate Museum (London; UK), Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Humlebæk; DK) and Hasselblad Foundation (Göteborg, SE).

Maternité / Motherhood

Digital photograph, text,wooden frames
2018

Courtesy of the artist, Perrotin and Wilson Saplana Gallery. Photo by Claire Dorn

 

The rival / La Rivale

One framed text, one framed b/w photograph
1992

Courtesy of the artist, Perrotin and Wilson Saplana Gallery. Photo by Claire Dorn

 

Mama (dans le vase) n°3

Digital print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Rag paper, found frame
2012

Courtesy of the artist, Perrotin and Wilson Saplana Gallery. Photo by Claire Dorn

 

Inuuteq Storch (GL)

Inuuteq Storch is a Greenlandic photographer with a deep connection to his homeland. Born, raised, and currently residing in Sisimiut, Greenland, he has expanded his artistic reach through extensive travel for international exhibitions. A graduate of the International Centre of Photography in New York and the Fatamorgana School of Photography in Copenhagen, Storch skilfully explores his Greenlandic identity through a compelling blend of personal and archival photography.

Inuuteq Storch (b. 1989, Sisimut; GL) lives and works in Sisimut, Greenland. Inuuteq Storch has previously shown his work at solo exhibitions at Danish art institutions in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Reykjavik, Nuuk, Tasiilaq, Raasepori and Umeå, and internationally he was shown works in New Zealand, Canada, USA, Polen and Italy. He is currently representing Denmark at the 60th Venice Biennale and is the first Greenlandic artist to ever do so.

Soon Will Summer Be Over

2023

Courtesy of the artist and Wilson Saplana Gallery

 

Soon Will Summer Be Over

2023

Courtesy of the artist and Wilson Saplana Gallery

 

Soon Will Summer Be Over

2023

Courtesy of the artist and Wilson Saplana Gallery

 

Keepers of the Ocean

2019

Courtesy of the artist and Wilson Saplana Gallery

 

Keepers of the Ocean

2019

Courtesy of the artist and Wilson Saplana Gallery

 

Wilson Saplana Gallery facade

Courtesy of Wilson Saplana Gallery. Photo by David Stjernholm