Art
VS hosts an interdisciplinary programme of art exhibitions and events from May to September each year.
Exhibitions
24 May – 14 September 2025
Jiří Georg Dokoupil
The Palace Entrance Hall, First Floor & Chapel
Czech-German artist Jiří Georg Dokoupil’s iconic Soap-Bubble Paintings and new glass sculptures erupt inside the palace’s first floor and Chapel. Toying with the domestic setting, his sculptural furniture welcomes visitors to the Entrance Hall with an invitation to pose and become part of the spectacle.
Pernille With Madsen
The Riding Hall
Pernille With Madsen leads visitors on a dizzying journey through the Riding Hall’s vast architecture in a three-part installation. Bending our bodies to glimpse and gaze, the Danish artist presents an archeological dig of endless proportions, a film straddling two and three dimensions, and sculptures in such miniature detail as to be lost to the naked eye.
Hanne Lippard
The Old Corn Barn
Hanne Lippard transforms Valdemars Slot’s entrance tunnel into a vast windpipe with a resounding hiccup. In the palace grounds the vaulted barn becomes a soundscape evoking centuries of use. Using speech as her raw material, the Norwegian artist invites visitors to meditate on their experience of architectural spaces and the ways that social discourse shapes our surroundings.
Rong Bao
The Tea Pavilion
An anemone, octopus, blow up nipple or cervix, Rong Bao’s The New Pontiff, 2025 combines childlike exuberance with witty socio-political critique. In conversation with the Tea Pavilion’s formal architecture, Bao invites viewers to consider: “Who or what is the new authority? In a world characterised by fluidity, fragility, and uncertainty, what have we left to believe in?”.
Historical Collection
The Palace
A selection of spectacular paintings from Valdemars Slot’s collection go on display this May alongside the contemporary exhibition programme. Highlights include eighteenth-century portraits by leading artist of the period, Jens Juel (DK, 1745–1802), and masterpieces by celebrated painter to the Danish Royal Court, Carl Gustaf Pilo (SE, 1711–93).
Events
Valdemars Slot opened as a public destination for contemporary art this year. An interdisciplinary programme of events and performances continues throughout the season, through 14 September 2025.
Watch this space for our forthcoming artist announcements.
Artist Residence
VS is developing an Artist Residence programme, beginning in 2026. Artists will have the chance to live and work on the Estate and explore opportunities in the area.