NYHEDSBREV FEBRUAR 2026
 
Det går stærkt på Galleri Galschiøt for tiden: På Fredag åbner vi dørene for et ægte Hekseforedag og workshop.   Dagen efter rejser vores nøgne Trump til anti-Trump demonstration i Århus, og så tager en flok aktivister ham med til Sikkerhedskonference i Munchen. Det, og meget andet, kan du læse om herunder.
 
Kære 
 
Nyhedsbrevet skulle egentligt have været et tilbageblik på 2025. Men der sker simpelthen så meget, at vi i stedet har valgt at lave et overblik over de kommende events. Her er der til gengæld næring til både krop og sjæl, visuelle og kreative inputs – og rig mulighed for at lukke din indre aktivist eller indre heks ud.

🔮 Hekseforedrag & workshop

  • Fredag d. 6. februar kl. 17.00 - på Galleri Galschiøt 

Asta Wellejus fortæller om moderne hekseri og om, hvordan hekse skaber forbindelse til naturen. Hun kommer ind på, hvordan sanserne trænes til at kommunikere med naturen – gennem samtaler med træer, sankning og ved at leve i takt med årstidernes rytme. Er du nysgerrig, så kom og se, om det er noget for dig.
Pris: 50 kr. 👉 Køb billet

✊ Anti-Trump-demo
  • Lørdag d. 7. februar kl. 14.30 - Klostertorvet, Aarhus 
Århus mod Krig og Terror m.fl. har indkaldt til demonstration mod ’USA’s angreb og trusler’ – og dem har vi jo efterhånden fået mere end rigeligt af! Arrangørerne har lånt vores store Trump-skulptur og vil desuden dele små 3D printede figurer ud. Har du tid og lyst så kom forbi og råb højt for fred og frihed!

🌍 Sikkerhedskonference i München - nu med nøgen bronze-Trump

  • 13.–15. februar 

Kan du huske da USA's vicepræsident sidste år svinede Europa og lovpriste de yderste højrefløje og halvnazistiske bevægelser som kontinentets eneste håb?
 
I år har en flok gæve aktivister valgt at tage vores nøgne Trump med til sikkerhedskonferencen som et ydmygt modspil mod Trumps storhedsvanvid! De tager også adskillige tusinde 3D printede figurer med, som de deler ud til statslederne. Vi glæder os sindssygt meget til at se hvordan det går. 
Vil du støtte vores Trump-happenings? Det er jo hundedyrt at lave skulpturer og ikke mindst at dele 3D-printsne gratis ud, og Galleri Galschiøt er 100% selvfinansieret gennem salg. På Galleriet i Odense kan du købe en lille 3D Trump og dermed støtte projektet. Vi kan også sende en figur. Læs hvordan her.

🧘 TRE-workshop (Stress Release Exercises)

  • Torsdag d. 26. februar kl 19.00 på Galleri Galschiøt 

TRE® - stress og traume forløsende øvelser - er en enkel måde at frigøre spænding og føle sig mere afbalanceret. Kom til en fri TRE event og få en smagsprøve på, hvordan du kan genskabe ro og modstandskraft i din krop.
 
Eventen er gratis, men kræver tilmelding, da der er begrænsede pladser. Læs mere og tilmeld dig her.

  • 16.–20. februar - på Galleri Galschiøt

På dette forløb lærer du at omforme dine kunstværker fra voks til bronze. Kurserne foregår ca. hver fjerde uge året rundt og er meget populære – så tilmelding i god tid anbefales. Læs mere... 

Tilmeld dig

🎶 Koncert med New Jungle Orchestra feat. Rasmus Lyberth

  • Onsdag d. 20. maj kl 19.00 - på Galleri Galschiøt

Vi glæder os til igen at lægge hus til et brag af en koncert i vores helt særlige omgivelser. Der er indlagt pause i koncerten og man kan købe drikkevarer i baren. 
 
Læs mere og køb billet

☕ Besøg Galleri Galschiøt i Odense

  • Åbningstider - Mandag–fredag kl. 9–17, Søndag kl. 12–16
Galleri Galschiøt er åbent for besøgende. Vi har supertravlt, men der er kaffe på kanden og godt humør og rigeligt at se på. Hvis du ikke allerede har været på besøg er det klart en fejl i din kulturelle opdragelse, men en fejl der kan rådes bod på. Adressen er Banevænget 22, Odense N.
 
 
Jeg tror vi vælger at slutte nyhedsbrevet helt uden at nævne en kæmpeskulptur til klimafolkemødet i Middelfart, en anden til Odense gågade og en tredje til Kolding, samt udstilling på Langeland og happening til COP31 i Tyrkiet – så du må jo bare huske at læse det næste nyhedsbrev.
 
Utroligt mange gode hilsner,
En hær af Gallerister, kontorets overskribent Lasse og Jens Galschiøt selv.  


 
BACKGROUND 
 
PRESS RELEASE– October 30, 2025
 
The Orange Plague - at COP30
 
A tall Trump sculpture cast in bronze sitting on the back of a fragile man as the King of Injustice, with scales in hand - and a golf-club, is heading for Brazil. Along with 6,000 Mini-Trump-sculptures that are handed out. 
 
     
        Photos right to left:The bronze sculpture 2½meters incl. podium. Original 3D prints, to be handed out at the climate sumit in Brazil. More photos (scroll down)
 
 
When world leaders gather for the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, they will be met by The Orange Plague — a brutal, satirical statement about Trump’s and the United States’ attacks on the green transition and the rules-based world order, and an encouragement to work together to stand against this destructive influence.
 
The Sculpture 
Including podium the copper sculpture stands 2,5 meters tall, portraying a corpulent, nude Trump perched arrogantly on a thin young man in sneakers and shorts — an image of power imbalance and denial. In one hand Trump holds a golf club, in the other a scale of justice. Next to him, a golf ball shaped like Planet Earth lies on the ground.
 
On the pedestal is engraved the haunting inscription:
I am sitting on the back of a man.
He is sinking under my burden.
I will do anything to help him.
Except stepping down from his back.
 
Inspired by “The Emperor’s New Clothes” – with a Golf Club Twist Artist Jens Galschiøt describes the work as a modern version of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Hans Christian Andersen, in which a vain ruler parades naked, believing himself dressed in the finest garments. The illusion — sustained by fear and flattery — endures until a child cries out, “He’s not wearing any clothes” - and the emperor becomes a figure of ridicule.
 
“Trump is the naked emperor, trapped in his own illusion of greatness. Everyone can see the truth — but few dare to say it aloud,” says the Artist Jens Galschiøt.
 
Using grotesque humor and theatrical exaggeration, the sculpture draws from the traditions of political satire and commedia dell’arte, where laughter is used as a weapon against fear and power. “Laughter disarms tyrants. Once the laughter begins, the fear disappears — and power stands naked,” Galschiøt adds.
 
6,000 Mini-Trumps to Invade COP30
To amplify the message, Galschiøt and his team have produced 6,000 miniature 3D-printed copies of the sculpture that will be handed out freely to delegates and activists at the summit. Each tiny Trump bears the engraving King of Injustice and The Orange Plague, along with the text I sit on the back of a man, I will do anything to help him, Except stepping down. See 3D printing in progress
 
The miniatures are part of a street-art-style action. Each small figure acts as a “sculptural outcry”, a visual protest symbol meant to spark debate and viral attention. All 3D print files for the mini-sculpture are released freely under open license. Anyone can download and print their own version of “The Orange Plague”. Get Print Files
 
The purpose of the project and why Donald Trump?
Trump is undermining the climate efforts, rolling back hard-won progress, and even destroying the scientific data that documents it. Worse yet, he is using power and economic pressure to discourage other nations from pursuing green initiatives — thereby weakening the global fight against climate change.
 
Nations as well as NGOs are afraid to openly raise the subject on how to deal with Trump and his policies, fearing tariffs, fund-cuts, deportations or the like. As an independent art workshop we are not restricted by such bonds. This sculpture has been made to address "the elephant in the room" and start a necessary debate of how the US is destroying the world’s only chance to counter the climate catastrophe and a debate on how to stand up against him.
 
For coordination please contact: aidoh@aidoh.dk  - whatsapp +45 61703083
 
Galschiøt Returns to Belém – 25 Years After His “Pillar of Shame”
This is not Galschiøt’s first major intervention in Brazil. Back in 2000, Galschiøt erected a Pillar of Shame-sculpture in Belém in collaboration with Brazil’s current president Lula da Silva and the land rights movement MST, as a commemoration of the Eldorado-massacre in which 19 landless peasants were killed by military Police.
 
The sculpture still stands in Belém today as a powerful symbol of resistance. The Pillar of Shames are erected around the world as a kind of "Nobel Price" for Crimes Against Humanity. Another one is the world-famous Orange Pillar of Shame in Hong Kong. Scroll down to learn more about this. 
Pillar of Shame in general (Wikipedia)
Pillar of Shame in Brazil
 
Art as a Political Weapon at Climate Conferences 
Galschiøt is no stranger to using art as confrontation. His monumental installations have appeared at COP15 (Copenhagen), RIO+20, COP21 (Paris), COP23 (Bonn) and COP29 (Baku) — often becoming media icons and protest symbols at the summits. 
 
 
Contact 
  • Lasse Galschiøt, Co-artist and project manager
    aidoh@aidoh.dk
    Whatsapp +45 61703083
Links:
 
 
A short self-introduction by Jens Galschiøt 
I am a Danish artist who has exhibited climate related art at climate conferences all over the world, including COP15, RIO+20, COP21, COP23 and COP29, often with support from the Danish government. In my experience, art can serve as a powerful complement to the many words exchanged at a climate summit. My sculptures are often used by the media as sort of mascots for the events. They are easy to understand visual expressions of the climate issue and what is at stake at the conferences.
 
COP30 - An Art Work Says More Than a 1,000 Words
 
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Survival of the Fattest / Double Standard
 
The Orange Plague or God of Injustice is a new interpretation of the sculpture Survival of the Fattest that was exhibited at COP15 and COP29. The sculpture is extremely popular in Brazil and the rest of the world. For example more than 500.000 have shared the photo of the sculpture on facebook
 
 
 
 
Take a look for yourself at our interactive map.
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Take a Virtual Tour around Galschiøt's Gallery with Google Street View
 
It is now possible to walk directly into Gallery Galschiøt and look around. So now the whole world can come visit, without having to travel halfway around the world. Of course, we still hope that our many thousands of annual guests will stop by and look at art and drink coffee. Click here and take a virtual tour.
 
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About Jens Galschiøt
 
Danish artist Jens Galschiøt has created many socio-critical sculptures and installations through the years. Most often they are placed in public spaces around the world – as needle-sticks and silent reminders of a world that, in his opinion, is out of balance, and where exploitation of the world’s resources, inequality and migration are a constant part of the picture.
 
 
 
The Pillar of Shame in front of the Brazilian Parliament, year 2000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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