V1 Gallery

V1 Gallery is pleased to present Grå Stær, Hvid Kat A solo exhibition by Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen May 1 – June 6, 2026 Opening reception: May 1, 16.00 – 21.00 Grå Stær, Hvid Kat (Grey Cataract, White Cat) is an exhibition rooted in the moment the artist’s vision shifted. After cataract surgery on his left eye, colours appeared hyper-vivid. The worlds living in his eyes were no longer equal: the left was flooded with pink and magentas while the right existed with a dim tint. The world was set askew. Now with a left eye equivalent to that of a six-year-old, Samuelsen had gained the ability to oscillate between the sight of the child and the adult. By closing one eye, he could shift through planes of perception and, quite literately, see the world with new eyes. With both eyes open, the worlds collide as one. This asymmetry between ways of seeing became both a physical condition and a conceptual lens through which this exhibition was developed. Please direct all inquiries to [email protected] @kasparoppensamuelsen

Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen’s process is a cycle of assembling, breaking apart and rebuilding. First, he draws an image on a canvas. Then he cuts each shape of the image out, creating an elaborate puzzle. “REMEMBER TO TAKE A PHOTO” — a sign on his studio wall reads; a crucial step for when the image will be reconstructed anew. Separated from the canvas, each piece becomes its own arbitrary, abstract form. Sorted by colour, the forms are the individually painted. The wet paint causes the canvas to curl, and the fluid pigment to collect in the bottom of the fold. What began as an even coating of paint gains texture and shadow through the random bends of the canvas. The curled pieces are then ironed out and reassembled on another canvas. This creates an effect reminiscent to woodblock printing; graphic shapes forming a collective image. Each shape is situated next to something or somebody, and the abstract forms suddenly make sense as a composition. In the reassembled image, the streaks of colour caused by the curling of the canvas now read as intentional highlights or accents. This process imbues Samuelsen’s pieces with a very specific materiality: the layers of canvas and shadows of glue. At first glance, the work might appear to be a traditional painting, but a closer reveals a highly tactile construction, rich in texture and material presence. _ Detail of Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen, Paryk / Wig, 2026 Gouache painted intarsia collage mounted on canvas in floating oak frame, 73 x 103 cm Currently on view as a part of Grå Stær, Hvid Kat, a solo exhibition by Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen. The exhibition is on view at V1 Gallery through June 6, 2026. Please direct all inquiries to [email protected] @kasparoppensamuelsen

Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen Dyrepasser / Zookeeper, 2026 Gouache painted intarsia collage mounted on canvas in floating oak frame 69 x 48 cm Currently on view as a part of Grå Stær, Hvid Kat, a solo exhibition by Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen. The exhibition is on view at V1 Gallery through June 6, 2026. Please direct all inquiries to [email protected] @kasparoppensamuelsen

Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen’s process is a cycle of assembling, breaking apart and rebuilding. First, he draws an image on a canvas. Then he cuts each shape of the image out, creating an elaborate puzzle. “REMEMBER TO TAKE A PHOTO” — a sign on his studio wall reads; a crucial step for when the image will be reconstructed anew. Separated from the canvas, each piece becomes its own arbitrary, abstract form. Sorted by colour, the forms are the individually painted. The wet paint causes the canvas to curl, and the fluid pigment to collect in the bottom of the fold. What began as an even coating of paint gains texture and shadow through the random bends of the canvas. The curled pieces are then ironed out and reassembled on another canvas. This creates an effect reminiscent to woodblock printing; graphic shapes forming a collective image. Each shape is situated next to something or somebody, and the abstract forms suddenly make sense as a composition. In the reassembled image, the streaks of colour caused by the curling of the canvas now read as intentional highlights or accents. This process imbues Samuelsen’s pieces with a very specific materiality: the layers of canvas and shadows of glue. At first glance, the work might appear to be a traditional painting, but a closer reveals a highly tactile construction, rich in texture and material presence. _ Detail of Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen, Som Blomster / Like Flowers, 202 Gouache painted intarsia collage mounted on canvas in floating oak frame, 163 x 234 cm Currently on view as a part of Grå Stær, Hvid Kat, a solo exhibition by Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen. The exhibition is on view at V1 Gallery through June 6, 2026. Please direct all inquiries to [email protected] @kasparoppensamuelsen

Installation view of Grå Stær, Hvid Kat, a solo exhibition by Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen. The exhibition is on view at V1 Gallery through June 6, 2026. Please direct all inquiries to [email protected] @kasparoppensamuelsen

Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen’s process is a cycle of assembling, breaking apart and rebuilding. First, he draws an image on a canvas. Then he cuts each shape of the image out, creating an elaborate puzzle. “REMEMBER TO TAKE A PHOTO” — a sign on his studio wall reads; a crucial step for when the image will be reconstructed anew. Separated from the canvas, each piece becomes its own arbitrary, abstract form. Sorted by colour, the forms are the individually painted. The wet paint causes the canvas to curl, and the fluid pigment to collect in the bottom of the fold. What began as an even coating of paint gains texture and shadow through the random bends of the canvas. The curled pieces are then ironed out and reassembled on another canvas. This creates an effect reminiscent to woodblock printing; graphic shapes forming a collective image. Each shape is situated next to something or somebody, and the abstract forms suddenly make sense as a composition. In the reassembled image, the streaks of colour caused by the curling of the canvas now read as intentional highlights or accents. This process imbues Samuelsen’s pieces with a very specific materiality: the layers of canvas and shadows of glue. At first glance, the work might appear to be a traditional painting, but a closer reveals a highly tactile construction, rich in texture and material presence. __ Grå Stær, Hvid Kat, a solo exhibition by Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen. The exhibition is on view at V1 Gallery through June 6, 2026. Please direct all inquiries to [email protected] @kasparoppensamuelsen

OPENING TODAY I A Place I Know A Solo exhibition by Jeffrey Cheung V1 SALON I May 13 - June 06, 2026 Opening reception today: Wednesday May 13, 16:00 20:00 Intertwined bodies. Bent, fluid, queer. Existing in refusal of the rigid, they stretch and fold, adapting to the space they share, slipping and sliding around and into each other. Perhaps this is the only space they fit. Maybe they aren’t fluid at all, but simply made for this place, perhaps they’ve always been shaped like this, unable to change even if they wanted to. These bodies, always bending, shimmering, constantly ambiguous – but only here, in the forest and the fields, do they truly belong. Only here, everything is made for them. ___________ Jeffrey Cheung  (b. 1989 San Francisco Bay Area), lives and works in Oakland, California. His bright figurative work explores human connections through joyous figures and vividly colored nudes that twist, embrace, and playfully interact. His work combines exaggerated forms, layered textures, and dynamic bodies, creating a sense of movement and vitality that draws the viewer into intimate, imaginative scenes. By blending humor, sensuality, and a tactile approach to materials, Cheung transforms everyday gestures and social encounters into visual narratives that examine freedom, identity, and community. Cheung has shown in a variety of venues throughout the Bay Area including SFMOMA and Yerba Buena Center of the Arts; as well as Jack Hanley Gallery (New York); Jeffrey Deitch Projects (Los Angeles); and V1 Gallery (Copenhagen); and has work included in collections at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. He is also the founder of Unity Press & Skateboarding and There Skateboards. Please direct any inquiries to [email protected]. V1 SALON Flæsketorvet 69

Happy Birthday Loji! Loji Höskuldsson’s practice unfolds through a slow and deliberate engagement with embroidery, where images gradually emerge stitch by stitch on burlap over days and months. This meditative process allows time for sustained reflection, embedding contemplation directly into the finished works and inviting an intuitive, tactile response from the viewer. He lives and works in Reykjavík and his practice is rooted in craft tradition while addressing contemporary themes through narrative-driven compositions. His works weave together references to local landscapes, flora and fauna, everyday products, and cultural icons from Denmark, Sweden, and Iceland. Balancing intimacy and scale, Höskuldsson’s embroideries offer quietly empathetic observations of shared human experience, suggesting a restrained sense of hope in times of uncertainty. @loji.its.official

Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen Sandsiger / Fortune Teller, 2025 Gouache painted intarsia collage mounted on canvas in floating oak frame 43 x 33 cm Currently on view as a part of Grå Stær, Hvid Kat, a solo exhibition by Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen. The exhibition is on view at V1 Gallery through June 6, 2026. Please direct all inquiries to [email protected] @kasparoppensamuelsen

A short snippet of Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen's Grå Stær, Hvid Kat / Grey Cataract, White Cat, (2010-2018) 2026 HDformat (MPEG-4) Artist composed music 7:05 min Edition of 3 Currently on view as a part of Grå Stær, Hvid Kat, a solo exhibition by Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen. The exhibition is on view at V1 Gallery through June 6, 2026. Please direct all inquiries to [email protected] @kasparoppensamuelsen

Søren Behncke's exhibition "Know Your Lines and Don't Bump Into the Furniture" is closing soon at House of Finn Juhl (Gothersgade 9, Copenhagen, Denmark). In the exhibition, Behncke sets out to explore the network of artists, craftspeople, and creatives who inspired and collaborated with the Danish architect and designer Finn Juhl. Through a series of intimate portraits installed in the House of Finn Juhl we are introduced to a wonderfully eclectic group that includes Sigurjón Ólafsson, Anna and Erik Thommesen, Vilhelm Lundstrøm, Niels Vodder, and Hanne Wilhelm Hansen. For many years, Behncke has circled the pioneering organic modernist Finn Juhl's oeuvre, painting several tableaus that incorporate details from Juhl's house in Ordrup, now part of the Ordrupgaard Museum just north of Copenhagen. The new paintings combine Behncke's signature new realism with the visual deconstruction and image distillation he has explored over the past decade. Juhl, who was self-taught, brought a more expressive and humanistic approach to modernism, drawing on organic shapes inspired by art, sculpture, and the human body. For the exhibition, Behncke has created a suite of sculptures installed in dialogue with Juhl's furniture, playfully engaging the two artists' shared love for the language of sculpture. _ Know Your Lines and Don't Bump Into the Furniture A solo exhibition by Søren Behncke House of Finn Juhl Gothersgade 9, Copenhagen, Denmark April 8 – May 15, 2026 Please direct all inquiries to [email protected]

Grå Stær, Hvid Kat (Grey Cataract, White Cat) is an exhibition rooted in the moment the artist’s vision shifted. After cataract surgery on his left eye, colours appeared hyper-vivid. The worlds living in his eyes were no longer equal: the left was flooded with pink and magentas while the right existed with a dim tint. The world was set askew. Now with a left eye equivalent to that of a six-year-old, Samuelsen had gained the ability to oscillate between the sight of the child and the adult. By closing one eye, he could shift through planes of perception and, quite literately, see the world with new eyes. With both eyes open, the worlds collide as one. This asymmetry between ways of seeing became both a physical condition and a conceptual lens through which this exhibition was developed. __ Installation view of Grå Stær, Hvid Kat, a solo exhibition by Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen. The exhibition is on view at V1 Gallery through June 6, 2026. Please direct all inquiries to [email protected] @kasparoppensamuelsen