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Five galleries present five perspectives on what defines photography in contemporary art in 2026. Shown here is a detail from Ditte Knus Tønnesen’s work Farverne står, landskabet skifter (2009–2026), presented by Galleri Image

Photo: Ditte Knus Tønnesen

Photography Now! Contemporary Danish Photography Today

Five Danish galleries zoom in on photography in contemporary art today. Experience our major new exhibition featuring highlights from contemporary Danish photography at The Black Diamond.

Highlights of contemporary Danish photography gathered in one place

In autumn 2026, Photography Now! opens at The Black Diamond, exploring the many forms and voices of photography in contemporary art. Royal Danish Library has invited five Danish galleries to present their perspectives on what characterises photography in contemporary art today. The result is a collectively curated exhibition in which each gallery creates its own exhibition space featuring selected artists and works.

Participating artists include Larissa Sansour, Asger Carlsen, Innuteq Storch, Fryd Frydendahl, Peter Funch, Jane Jin Kaisen and Nicolai Howalt. The exhibition also features a photographic series by Jacob Holdt from the 1970s that has never before been shown publicly, alongside photographs from Royal Danish Library’s own collections.

Discover the many roles of photography in contemporary art

Photography Now! invites visitors to explore the role of photography in contemporary art today – and perhaps offers a glimpse of where it may be heading.

The exhibition presents a wide range of photographic expressions and artistic approaches, from traditional photography to experimental installations and video works, as well as works in which photography merges with sculpture and other media. Emerging and established artists are presented side by side.

Jakob Kolding: Untitled (Life without Buildings) (III), 2024
Inuuteq Storch: Keepers of the ocean, 2019.
Photo of Ebbe Stub Wittrup: Mirror #8 Krøyers Plads Dock, Denmark, 2023
Photographic art by Fryd Frydendahl
Portrait of Matilde Søes Rasmussen
Zanele Muholi. Loba V, Paris, 2019
Jakob Kolding: Untitled (Life without Buildings) (III), 2024. Represented by Galleri Nicolai Wallner. Galleri Nicolai Wallner has since 1993 displayed challenging and innovative contemporary art in Copenhagen. The gallery represents artists working across different techniques, media and practices making an impression on the ever-changing art world.

Photo: Jakob Kolding

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Inuuteq Storch: Keepers of the ocean, 2019. Displayed by Galleri Image. Galleri Image is one of Europes oldest art galleries dedicated to photographic art, and has been a pioneer in photography-based art in Denmark since 1977. Kunsthal Aarhus is a stepping stone for many on the international photographic art scene. With kind permission from the artist and Wilson Saplana Gallery.

Photo: Inuuteq Storch

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Ebbe Stub Wittrup: Mirror #8 Krøyers Plads Dock, Denmark, 2023. Represented by Martin Asbæk Gallery. For more than 20 years, Martin Asbæk Gallery has presented international contemporary art that insists on the physical dimension of photography and its role as a tool for recording and studying reality.

Photo: Ebbe Stub Wittrup

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Fryd Frydendal: 'Comic Sense'. Represented by V1 Gallery. Since 2002, V1 Gallery in Copenhagen has presented a selected group of established and emerging artists, including artists who use photography in their work with an experimental and often conceptual approach to the medium.

Photo: Fryd Frydendal

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Matilde Søes Rasmussen: 'Mirror Selfie 1 (Hong Kong)'. Represented by Oblong. Oblong is an online platform for photographic art and has, since 2002, presented photography as a fluid and multifaceted medium, where documentation, construction, and interpretation exist side by side.

Photo: Matilde Søes Rasmussen

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Zanele Muholi: Loba V, Paris, 2019. Part of Royal Danish Library's photograph collection. Royal Danish Library has Northern Europe's biggest photographic collection with over 18 million photos dating from 1840 to the present day. The exhibition presents selected Danish and international photographic artworks with different techniques and aesthetics.

Photo: Zanele Muholi

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See works by 47 artists

A Kassen (Christian Bretton-Meyer, Morten Steen Hebsgaard, Søren Petersen, Tommy Petersen), Adam Jeppesen, André Viking, Asger Carlsen, Christine Clemmensen, Ditte Haarløv Johnsen, Ditte Johanne Krogh Bertelsen, Ditte Knus Tønnesen, E.B. Itso, 
Ebbe Stub Wittrup, Eva Tind, Fryd Frydendahl, Gitte Broeng, Guston Sondin-Kung, Ida Hee Ran, Inuuteq Storch, Jacob Holdt, Jakob Kolding, 
Jane Jin Kaisen, Jeppe Lange, Jesper Rasmussen, Joakim Koester, Julie Born Schwartz, Kirstine Autzen, Larissa Sansour, Lasse Krog Møller, Mads Alstrup, Mads Holm, Mads Juel, Magnus Lind Nielsen, Maja Ingerslev, Matilde Søes Rasmussen, Mette Juul, Michelle Eistrup, Minh Ngọc Nguyễn, Myne Søe-Pedersen, Nicolai Howalt, Nivikka Andersen, Peter Funch, Rebecca Krasnik, Ritt Bjerregaard, Sarah Schorr, Sophia Ioannou Gjerding, Tove Kurtzweil, Valérie Collart, Ville Vidø, Zanele Muholi.

The exhibition is organised in collaboration between Royal Danish Library and the participating galleries.

The five galleries were selected through a curatorial process focused on diversity in scale, geography and artistic profile.

The exhibition has been made possible with support from

The Obelisk Family Fund and Market gardener Harry Opstrup’s Foundation

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