Galerie Asbæk was founded in 1975 in Copenhagen by Jacob and Patricia Asbæk.
Since the opening in 1975 the gallery has represented several generations of Danish and international artists.
Exhibition view from Torben Christensen: O Pilgrim in Galerie Asbæk.
From the beginning well-known artists such as Wilhelm Freddie, Carl-Henning Pedersen and Robert Jacobsen established the reputation of the gallery.
Today the gallery also has a strong representation of artists from the 80s and 90s working with painting, sculpture, video, installation, as well as photography.
In the basement Martin Asbæk the son of Jacob and Patricia Asbæk now runs his own gallery Martin Asbæk Projects. Read more http://www.maprojects.dk.
Galerie Asbæk co-operates with Danish and international artmuseums and take part in art fairs in Denmark and abroad.
In 2001 Jacob and Patricia Asbæk opened a large exhibition space in Mallorca – Centro Cultural Andratx. Many of Galerie Asbæks artists have lived and exhibited here along with international artists such as Markus Oehlen, Les Rogers, Martin Parr, Cosima von Bonin etc.