Stalke Galleri
STALKE GALLERI – GALLERY CHRONOLOGY 1987–2025
Exhibitions, Projects, Collaborations, International Activities, Stalke Out Of Space & Stalke Cube
Introduction
Stalke Galleri was established in 1987 as a direct continuation of the independent artistic initiatives developed under Galleri Jedig. From the outset the gallery functioned as an experimental and internationally oriented platform for contemporary art. Between 1987 and 1993 the gallery evolved through exhibitions, international collaborations, structural transitions, travels, publications and—most importantly—the creation of the nomadic curatorial format Stalke Out Of Spacein 1991.
This chronology highlights a curated selection of key moments and milestones from 1987 to 2025.
1987
Stalke Galleri is founded after the sale of Galleri Nørregade. Established by Sam Jedig and Joachim Rothenborg, the gallery opens in October 1987 with a programme focused on artistic quality, professional settlement and international outlook.
Early collaborations begin with Torben Ebbesen, Thorbjørn Lausten, Margrete Sørensen, Osmund Hansen, Henrik Have and Mogens Møller.
International relations strengthen through invitations to Michael Goldberg, William Anastasi and Lawrence Weiner.
Both Galleri Nørregade and Galleri Jedig are renovated and restructured.
Michael Goldberg presents his first solo exhibition at Stalke Galleri.
1988
Preparations begin for the move to Vesterbrogade 15A. The space undergoes major renovation and a new organisational structure is introduced.
Exhibitions include Albert Mertz, Lawrence Weiner, Dorte Dahlin, William Anastasi, Concept Art and several younger artists.
Collaboration with UM Grafik begins, resulting in new lithographic editions by William Anastasi.
Stalke Galleri is accredited for Cologne Art Fair, its first major international art fair.
Contacts expand to Galerie Brigitte March and to institutions in Italy, Portugal and Germany.
Stalke Project in Nørregade closes, concentrating all activity at Vesterbrogade.
A major Concept Artexhibition is realised in collaboration with Galerie Brigitte March in Stuttgart.
1989
Internal challenges lead to a structural reorganisation.
In January, Joachim Rothenborg leaves the daily management.
Sam Jedig takes over the restructuring of the programme, archive and artist relations.
A Concept Art catalogueis produced.
Major exhibitions include Thomas Bang, Klaus Jorn, Michael Goldberg and Osmund Hansen.
A strategy for 1989–1990 reduces the number of affiliated artists and sharpens the gallery’s profile.
1990
The year opens with exhibitions by Thorbjørn Lausten, Thomas Bang and Margrete Sørensen.
International collaborations grow and press coverage is extensive.
Klaus Jorn executes a major commission for DanYard.
The conceptual framework of Stalke Out Of Spaceemerges—an exhibition format independent of a permanent space, based on mobility and international cooperation.
A trip to New York strengthens relations with Lucio Pozzi and other institutions.
The year ends with the retrospective exhibition “Tilbageblik”, featuring 28 artists.
1991
Stalke Galleri restructures; the physical gallery space is replaced with a focus on curated projects and a separate art-dealing activity.
Stalke Out Of Spaceis introduced as an independent curatorial platform.
The large rooms at Vesterbrogade are closed, and the art dealership moves to new premises.
An eight-page introduction to Out Of Space is published and receives significant attention from younger artists.
The art dealership reopens in March with new lithographs by Nina Sten-Knudsen.
Stalke participates in Stockholm Art Fair with Baghuset and begins collaboration with Chuck Collings.
William Anastasi arrives in Denmark to produce the I OWN WAR lithograph series.
1992
Activity in the art dealership is reduced, while Stalke Out Of Space becomes central to the gallery’s artistic profile.
International collaborations strengthen through meetings in Cologne, Lund and Copenhagen.
Stalke Out Of Space becomes an early model for curatorial practices that later become widespread in Scandinavia.
The gallery continues developing a mobile and internationally oriented structure.
1993
Stalke Out Of Space participates in Biz Art Paradise Europewith Lars Bent Petersen, Michael Elmgreen, Henrik Olesen and Olafur Eliasson.
A catalogue is produced in the Out Of Space design.
Planning begins for twenty exhibitions with Danish corporate art associations.
At Art Frankfurt, Stalke Out Of Space presents an international exhibition.
Project No. 12 – 17:00 CET, curated by Olafur Eliasson, includes works by Eliasson, Lars Bent Petersen, Joachim Koester, Christine Melcher and Anne Kristin Lislegaard.
Stalke Galleri relocates to Vesterbrogade 14Aand begins collaboration with Christian Schmidt Rasmussen.
1994
Olafur Eliasson presents Lilja Lever (Petru Vølven)—his first solo show at Stalke Galleri.
Collaboration with Gunnar Örn begins.
1995
Selected Works 1989–1995 is presented.
Lars Bent Petersen presents his first solo exhibition.
A joint exhibition with Dove Bradshaw and William Anastasi is held.
1996
Coming Upfeatures Nikolaj Recke, Tal R, Claus Andersen, Simone Aaberg Kærn, Niels Bonde, Tommy Støckel, Annika Ström, Ulrik Heltoft and others.
Solo exhibition by Nils Erik Gjerdevik.
Collaboration with Gunnar Örn strengthens further.
1997 – Major Projects and Olafur Eliasson Second Solo
Olafur Eliasson presents Tree Photo Works.
Solo exhibition by Gunnar Örn.
Stalke Out Of Space Project 19 shown at Artforum Berlinwith Nils Erik Gjerdevik and Frans Jacobi.
Project 18A presented at Stockholm Art Fair.
A 10-year catalogueis published.
1998
Margrete Sørensen presents ALFABETER.
Make Believeincludes Christoph Draeger, Susann Walder and Per Traasdahl.
Group exhibition with Michaela Eichwald and Ralf Schauff.
1999
Stalke Out Of Space Project 24 at LISTE Basel.
PERFECT– William Anastasi retrospective (with Galleri Specta).
Exhibitions include Anja Franke and Marianne Hesselbjerg.
Per Bak Jensen presented at Art Frankfurt.
Dove Bradshaw shows Guilty Marks.
Joint presentation of Torben Ebbesen and Thorbjørn Lausten.
2000
Project 24A: William Anastasi exhibited at Galleri Kambur, Iceland.
On Paper Exhibition 75 artist
Art Frankfurt: Per Bak jensen and William Anastasi
2001
Project 30: Anniversary exhibition with Olafur Eliasson, Eske Kath, Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen, Nikolaj Recke, Kirstine Roepstorff, Lisa Strömbeck, Tommy Støckel and others.
Project 29: Albert Mertz at Galleri Kambur.
Major Albert Mertz catalogue published.
Elements exhibition by Dove Bradshaw,
William Anastasi Retrospective at Nikolaj Kunsthalle
Anastasi- Bradshaw - Cage at Museum of Contemporary art, Roskilde
2002
Stalke Galleri presents 20 Years in Danish Art.
Solo exhibition by Lone Mertz.
Olafur Eliasson solo, exhibition title The View There Never Think.
Eske Kath, major exhibition
2003
New Galleryspace, Vesterbrogade 187.
Nils Erik Gjerdevik meets Albert Mertz at Vesterbrogade 187.
Nikolaj Recke presents Gathering Flowers for a Delicate Girl.
Stalke Out Of Space presents Maniacal Laughterat Galleri Kambur.
Stalke Project side space is established. Vesterbrogade
Iceland In Denmark, Ragnar Kjartnarsson, Olafur Eliasson, Hunnar Örn ant others
Dame Darcy, Niel Farber, Marcel Dzama and Jacquelyn Tough, Exhibition at Stallke
Thomas Bang, Tales of Frail Conditions Catalogue and exhibition
Jeannette Ehlers first exhibition at Stalke, Side Space
2004
Dove Bradshaw with Ian Schjals.
Gunnar Örn shows The Journey Home.
Michael Coughlan: We Have Had the Technology.
Kids of the Black Holegroup exhibition.
Gudmundur Ingolfsson presents his first solo show at Stalke.
Olafur Eliasson ends the mutual formal collaboration with Stalke Galleri.
Per Bak Jensen & William Anastasi presented at Art Frankfurt.
Telefaxwork Project begins (including Joseph Kosuth).
Development of the 1:1 Project begins.
Art Cologne.
Art Copenhagen.
From Himalaya to Hekla, Lone Mertz, lawrence Weiner+ Catalogue, Kaubur and Stalke Out Of Space, Iceland
2005
Wicked Games Curated by Nasim Weiler.
Einar Thorstein first solo exhibition at Stalke, Space Fang Space.
MERTZ+ 2005 Albert Mertz, curated by peter Holst Henckel.
New works, William Anastasi
2006
Recke presents a solo exhibition.
Kaj Nyborg exhibition Don´t Build This
Christian Falsnaes and Bella Angora, Fake Fuck
Christian Falsnaes and Bella Angora "dePlaced" exhibition at Stalke
Jes Brich Unlearning Reality - disosolving self
2007
Gunnar Örn: Link to a Memory (his last solo exhibition).
William Anthony solo exhibition.
Stalke Up North at the Nordic Art Fair.
The Stalke Out Of Space Cubebegins—planned with Gunnar Örn (first intended artist: Einar Thorstein).
Artstamp.dk is establishedas a Stalke Out Of Space project.
2008
Exhibitions continue at Gothersgade.
Cordy Rymans first solo show at Stalke, titled Bars Blocks Starcks
First Artstamps for William Anthony and Jenny Watson are produced.
Artstamp.dk becomes a long-term project platform.
Iceland in Borup exhibition Artist: Olafur Eliasson., Gunnar Örn, Einar Thorsteinn, Hulda Vilhjamsdottir, Kristleifur Björnsson, Gudmundur Ingolfsson
MultiAnima: Bella Angora, Alexandra Berlinger, Susanne Eybl, Judith Fegerl, Barbara Husar, Deborah Sengel
One More-In memoriam Sol LeWitt curated by Dove Bradshaw, Artist: Lawrence Anastasi, William Anastasi, Carl Andre, Robert Barry, Dove Bradshaw, Marcia Hafif, Jene Highstein, Melissa Kretschmer, Sol LeWitt, Richard Nonas, Janet Passehl, Cordy Ryman, Robert Ryman og Merrill Wagner at Esbjerg Kunstmuseum
2009
ONE curated by Dove Bradshaw and Sam Jedig (Carl Andre, Janet Passehl, William Anastasi, Bradshaw and others.)
No Regrets Congrats Sam—50 artists.
Stalke Up North project concludes.
William Anastasi Retrospective, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum
2010
Thorbjørn Lausten presents Works on Paper and Light Works.
On paper 75 artist
2011
Exhibition featuring Albert Mertz and Lone Mertz.
Artstamp at Viborg Kunsthall
On View 1, Collaboration with Mette Flinck, and Project Space for 2-3 exhibition
Nikolaj Recke Exhibition.
2012
First formal Artstamp exhibition presented at Stalke.
Jes Brinch+ Vu Thi Trang Exhibition at SyTalke Galleri
2013
New William Anastasi editions completed in collaboration with Niels Borch Jensen.
Helgi Fridjónsson firs solo exhibition at Stalke Galleri.
William Anthony Ironic Icons
2014
On View 5 presented with international participants.
Ironic Icons produced for William Anthony.
Participation at Art Colognewith William Anastasi (with Thomas Rehbein Galerie).
2015
Collaboration with Aske Sigurd Kraul begins.
William Anthony shown at Art Cologne with Thomas Rehbein Galerie.
2016
Flash Back and guest exhibition with 50 artist
2017
Pop Up in collaboration with Mia Hartmann
Building Stalke Cube Space
2018
Work on Stalke Out Of Space Cube intensifies.
William Anthony exhibition Selected Works
William Anthony Pop Up, Mette Flinck, Copenhagen
2019
First Cube Space exhibition presents works by Aske Sigurd Kraul.
CO·INCIDENCE presented in Stalke Cube (Bradshaw, Jedig, Kraul).
2020
SESE exhibition with Albert Mertzis held, including a full catalogue.
2021
Video restoration and editing begun for William Anastasi.
Artstamps produced for Dove Bradshaw and William Anastasi.
Deviant Draftsmanshippublished (final book).
Marianne Hesselbjerg exhibition
2022
William Anthony’s website fully taken over by Stalke.
Artstamp exhibition presented at Viborg Kunsthal.
Pop Up, Århus
2023
Lars Schwander presents Martin Kippenbergerin the Cube.
A major registration project begins for William Anastasi Estate, in collaboration with Nasim Weiler and Dove Bradshaw.
Publication of William Anastasi – Complete Prints 1987–2015, with text by Charles Stuckey.
2024
Stalke Out Of Space prepares a series of new Icelandic collaborations.
POP UP, Copenhagen
2025
Stalke Out Of Space presents Corridor Gallery – On Iceland In Dialogue(Bradshaw, Kraul, Jedig).
Stalke Out Of Space presents Kambur POP-UP – On Iceland In Dialogue.
Artstamp exhibited at The Corridor in collaboration with Helgi Fridjónsson.
Stalke Galleri website upgraded.