Year of the Horse(s)

Udstillingen samler et kurateret udvalg af værker, der spænder over maleri, fotografi, keramik, tekstil, mixed media og collage. Med hesten som omdrejningspunkt udforsker præsentationen temaer som bevægelse, kraft og transformation – og positionerer dyret både som et formelt motiv og en symbolsk ramme.

På tværs af udstillingen fremstår hesten som et sted for dualitet: den legemliggør både rå, utæmmet energi og en tydelig, iboende elegance. Denne spænding afspejles i de deltagende kunstneres tilgange, som spænder fra bogstavelige fortolkninger af form til mere abstrakte overvejelser om momentum og instinkt.

Udstillingen falder sammen med 2026 som Hestens år i den kinesiske kalender, og mere specifikt Ildhestens år—en cyklisk begivenhed, der indtræffer én gang hvert 60. år. Inden for de fem elementers ramme forbindes Ildhesten med øget intensitet, synlighed og transformation og forstås ofte som en periode med accelereret forandring og kreativ uforudsigelighed.

Year of the Horse(s) positionerer denne samklang som både kontekst og katalysator og indrammer genåbningen af Wild Horses som et øjeblik præget af fornyet energi og fremadrettet bevægelse.

Deltagende kunstnere: Amanda Frøslev Koch-Nielsen, Alexandra Shadrina, Amine, Amy Brosnan, Annabel Schipper, Anne Bundgaard, Anne Staszkiewicz, Camille Wenner, Clemens, Claudia Kleber, Daniel van der Noon, Daria Maiier, Dennis Eichmann, Elio Mercer, Holly Telfer, Isabelle Weber, Iselinn O Ekerhult, Jamie Gregson, Jodie Underwood, Josefine Rauch, Judith Hornbogen, Juliet K, Juliette Labrousse, Katherine Breaks, Lena Kozlova, Leonie Lass, Lisa B, Mana, Masha Barks, Mathias Andersen, Mathilde Mogensen, Mona de Souza, Nancy Munford, Nick Walter, Nil De Paz, Nicolai Bruun, Nikolaj Phillipsen, Nina Worren, noseferata, Richard Krantz, Ruth Gilmour, Sabrina Morales, Samuel Honey, Sasha Knudsen, Siri Kuylenstierna, Sonia Reveyaz, Susanne, Velina Klein

Wild horses announces its reopening with Year of the Horse(s), a group exhibition marking the return of its gallery, café, and studio spaces.

The exhibition brings together a curated selection of works spanning painting, photography, ceramics, textiles, mixed media, and collage. Centered on the figure of the horse, the presentation explores themes of movement, power, and transformation - positioning the animal as both a formal subject and a symbolic framework.

Across the exhibition, the horse emerges as a site of duality: embodying both raw, unrestrained energy and a distinct, inherent elegance. This tension is reflected in the participating artists’ approaches, which range from literal interpretations of form to more abstract considerations of momentum and instinct.

The exhibition coincides with the 2026 Year of the Horse in the Chinese Zodiac, and more specifically, the Year of the Fire Horse—a cyclical event occurring once every 60 years. Within the Five Elements framework, the Fire Horse is associated with heightened intensity, visibility, and transformation, often understood as a period of accelerated change and creative unpredictability.

Year of the Horse(s) positions this alignment as both context and catalyst, framing the reopening of Wild horses as a moment of renewed energy and forward movement.

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Wild Horses Gallery