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Anni Mertens – Sort of, Nearly, Suddenly
> 17 September — 17 October
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ANNI MERTENS
SORT OF, NEARLY, SUDDENLY

> 17 September — 17 October 2026

The exhibition Sort of, Nearly, Suddenly presents recent works by Anni Mertens (*1995, LU) and marks her first solo exhibition at the gallery.

Things are rarely what they seem in Mertens’ work. Her sculptures appear soft, elastic and inflated, yet they are made from fired ceramics. Hard materials take on the appearance of something flexible, playful and slightly unpredictable. Her forms sag, squeeze and lean, seeming almost animated despite their stillness.

Throughout the show, the ceramic cylinder returns again and again, building a visual language that unfolds through space. Each appearance is an echo of the last, reinvented through scale, position and colour. The exaggerated compositions of the sculptures introduce a playful instability, with a nod toward Surrealist objects and soft sculpture. Sort of, Nearly, Suddenly asks us to look twice. What first appears familiar may not behave as expected.

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#soloshow #valeriusgallery #annimertens #ceramics taken in Valerius Gallery by @valeriusgallery

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From the studio to the final sculpture

Stefan Rinck
It Owl, 2021
430 x 140 x 130 cm

We’re excited to be presenting the sculpture in the framework of the 10th Edition of Luxembourg Art Week, included in their Sculpture Trail until 24 November 2024.

Representative of the artist's sculptural work, the figure ‘It Owl’ evokes various creatures, drawing their inspiration from ancient myths, medieval bestiaries and Aztec legends, though also, iconoclastically, from pop culture, emojis or the history of cinema. Funny, strange and chimerical, Stefan Rinck's colourful idols blur our contemporary histories and appear to reconcile seemingly contradictory forms and memories. The artist speaks of a "wild abstraction" to qualify his work, in which history, psychology, rituals, fantasy, magic, aesthetics and manual creation come together to reveal all that we have buried in our subconscious. Technically, his practice is based on the ancient tradition of carving. His works retain a brutalist aura, revealing all the remains of a "fight" against and with the stone as soon as we approach.

The figure ‘It Owl’ has been exhibited during FIAC in 2021 at the Jardin des Tuileries and in Havre ‘Un été au Havre’ in 2023.

We are thanking everyone involved in the project and their hard work to make it possible🫶🏻
@stefanrinck @agne.galinskyte @luxembourgartweek @semiosegalerie @sorrysorry_were_closed @valeriusgallery @louphilipps

1) Photo (c) Sophie Margue
2) Photos (c) Studio Stefan Rinck

#sculpture #stefanrinck #sculpturetrail #luxembourgartweek #fair taken in Luxembourg City Centre by @valeriusgallery

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MARTIN PAASKESEN
ANYWAY

> 22 OCTOBER — 28 NOVEMBER 2026

The exhibition Anyway presents recent works by Martin Paaskesen (*1987, DK), represented by Valerius Gallery since 2018, and marks his sixth exhibition with the gallery.

In this show, Martin Paaskesen explores doubt as both an artistic driving force and an inherent part of being human. Rather than something to overcome, doubt becomes a space for searching: questioning choices, following impulses and allowing a work to develop without knowing where it will lead.

Painting comes before the image. Working directly on raw canvas, Paaskesen builds each surface from hundreds of patches and fragments. Animals, objects and fragments of language emerge intuitively between abstraction and figuration, shaped as much by chance and imperfection as by deliberate choice. Nothing can be undone, only integrated.

Martin Paaskesen is a Danish artist born in Aarhus in 1987, living and working in Copenhagen. Initially trained as an actor at the Danish National School of Performing Arts, he discovered painting during his studies. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at HEART – Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, California Institute of the Arts as well as at numerous international art fairs. He received a Working Grant from Statens Kunstfond – the Danish Arts Foundation – in 2019 and 2026.

@martinpaaskesen @valeriusgallery
#martinpaaskesen #soloshow #exhibition taken in Valerius Gallery by @valeriusgallery

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All at Sea⁠
120 x 160 cm⁠

Soon on view at my solo ´Any way´ at @valeriusgallery - an exhibition about doubt.⁠ ⁠
Opening next Thursday the 22nd at 17.00 by @valeriusgallery

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Last week to discover @annimtns’ solo show at the gallery! ⚙️

A cylinder, a box, a tube. Familiar shapes are stacked, turned, cut apart and pushed into new figurations. A ceramic form can sort of look like rubber, a crate can nearly become a building block. The humour lies in these small shifts, where something familiar is pushed just far enough to become slightly absurd.

On view in ‘Sort of, Nearly, Suddenly’, until 18 October.

Photos : @jan.hanrion
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#AnniMertens #ValeriusGallery #Ceramics #ArtInLuxembourg #soloexhibition taken in Valerius Gallery by @valeriusgallery

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@natachamankowski’s compositions exist at the intersection of geology, landscape and painting. Interested in how raw materials shape and transform territories, she draws from sites such as quarries to create compositions reminiscent of ground maps and satellite views.

Her paintings can be seen as memories of a place — landscapes that are as tangible as the materials they are made of.

Works shown in ‘Hallelujah! God is a Woman Vol. 2’, 16 July — 12 September 2026

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#NatachaMankowski #ValeriusGallery #Landscapes #Geology #ArtinLuxembourg taken in Valerius Gallery by @valeriusgallery

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„In Antwerpen lief ein Mann mit einer spannenden Tasche über die Messe“

2026
78 x 96 cm (shaped canvas)

acryl and oil on shaped canvas

This painting was part of my solo exhibition „PEEKABOO“ @valeriusgallery by @valeriusgallery

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18 days ago

[EVENT] 🌙

This Friday, join us for the first edition of Nuit des Galeries, organised by @lafa_luxembourg !

The gallery will stay open late, inviting you to discover our current exhibition, Anni Mertens’ solo show ‘Sort Of, Nearly, Suddenly’.

> Friday 25 September, from 18:00

#artinluxembourg #artevent #annimertens #contemporaryartluxembourg taken in Valerius Gallery by @valeriusgallery

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Open now! 💛

ANNI MERTENS – SORT OF, NEARLY, SUDDENLY

> 17 September – 17 October

The exhibition ‘Sort of, Nearly, Suddenly’ presents recent works by Anni Mertens (*1995, LU) and marks her first solo exhibition at the gallery.

Things are rarely what they seem in Mertens’ work. Her sculptures appear soft, elastic and inflated, yet they are made from fired ceramics. Hard materials take on the appearance of something flexible, playful and slightly unpredictable. Her forms sag, squeeze and lean, seeming almost animated despite their stillness.

Photos : @jan.hanrion

@annimtns @valeriusgallery

#AnniMertens #ValeriusGallery #Ceramics #artinluxembourg by @valeriusgallery

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Opening tomorrow! ⚙️

Anni Mertens - Sort Of, Nearly, Suddenly

Join us tomorrow from 17:00 for the opening of Anni Mertens’ first solo exhibition at the gallery.

17.09.2026
17:00–20:00

See you there! 🥂

@annimtns
#valeriusgallery #annimertens #soloexhibition #ceramics taken in Valerius Gallery by @valeriusgallery

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Happy Birthday, dear Anni Mertens (@annimtns)! 🎈 We wish you all the very best!

It’s a pleasure to be part of your journey as an artist, and we are grateful for all the wonderful projects we have already undertaken together.
There is so much more to come, and we’re very much looking forward to it. First, we’re excited to celebrate your solo show „sort of, nearly, suddenly“, opening this Thursday, 17 September.

Here’s to another year of creativity, inspiring projects, and exciting adventures together! Cheers to you!🩷

#happybirthday #ceramics #artist #annimertens #gallery by @valeriusgallery

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These works are still on view in ‘Hallelujah! God is a Woman Vol. 2’ ✨ You have until tomorrow to see them!
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Ethel Coppieters
The garden 1 & 2, 2026
40 x 50 cm each
Acrylic on cotton

Saar Scheerlings
Sherman, 2026
90 x 54 x 15,5 cm
Foam, linen and cotton dyed with tea and iron, stained oak

Natacha Mankowski
Grey, so vivid, 2026
Oil pastels on wood, Gyali series
32 x 42 cm

Donglai Meng
Giant catfish, 2025
85 x 100 cm
oil on canvas

Sali Muller
Andromeda
Orion, 2024
140 x 100 x 5 cm
Layered optical film, aluminium frame, lights, glass
1-6P 
Samira Hodaei
Untitled, 2018
50 x 50 cm
glass paint on canvas
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Photos: @jan.hanrion
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#HallelujahGodisaWoman #ValeriusGallery #ContemporaryWomenArtists #artinluxembourg taken in Valerius Gallery by @valeriusgallery

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