Children are more present than ever – in families, in public debates, and in the discussion between generations. However, the view of children and their position in society has changed significantly in recent decades, and there is a long distance from the "free flower children" of the hippie era and the 1980s’ Christiane F. to Greta Thunberg's "School Strike for Climate."

Titled Just Kids, Gammel Strand opens the exhibition-year with an experimental, generational perspective on children in visual art. With the child as both subject and theme, Just Kids explores how our perception of children has evolved over time and shows how childhood, creativity, and innovation have been tied to the very myth of the artist.

Among the exhibiting artists are Danish and international names: Ursula Reuter Christiansen (1943, DE/DK), Pernille Clausen (1945, DK), Jeanne Dunning (1960, US), Signe Frederiksen (1987, DK), Sidsel Meineche Hansen (1981, DK), Institut Funder Bakke (DK), Atiéna R. Kilfa (1990, FR), Esben Weile Kjær (1992, DK), Pope.L (1955-2023, US), Diego Marcon (1985, IT), Paul McCarthy (1945, US), Asta Olivia Nordenhof (1988, DK), Lene Adler Petersen (1944, DK), Stella Sieber (1992, DE), Gianna Surangkanjanajai (1991, DE), Mathias Toubro (1986, DK) + HULFE (DE).

The exhibition's title and ethos are taken from Patti Smith's autobiographical novel Just Kids, which maps out artist myths and creativity in 1960s New York.

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The Berlin-based artist collective HULFE has taken over the ground floor of Gammel Strand with the showroom Baby Buco Nero — a total installation and boutique featuring queer-inspired nursing and children's clothing, unique accessories, and a dream lounge.

HULFE x Gammel Strand 30.01.25–01.03.25