Thaddaeus Ropac (galleries)
Thaddaeus Ropac are a group of galleries founded in 1981[1] by the Austrian gallerist Thaddaeus Ropac and has since specialized in International Contemporary Art.
The group has galleries in Paris Marais, Paris Pantin, Salzburg and London.
History[]
Lienz and Salzburg[]
The gallery was founded 1981 as "Galerie Thaddäus J. Ropač/ Edition Rotha" in Lienz, Austria. It opened a gallery in Salzburg in 1983, first located at the Kaigasse 40, and then moved to Villa Kast in 1989,[2] a 19th-century townhouse in Mirabell Garden.
In March 2010, the gallery opened its "Salzburg Halle", an additional exhibition space within an industrial building close to the city centre of Salzburg.
Paris[]
In 1990, Thaddaeus Ropac opened his primary Paris space in the Le Marais quarter.
The Pantin location opened in October 2012.[3]
London[]
Thaddaeus Ropac opened a gallery branch in the Ely House in Mayfair, London, in Spring 2017.
Work and current exhibitions[]
Since 2005, in partnership with the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, Ropac asked Hedi Slimane, Robert Wilson, Sofia Coppola and Isabelle Huppert to act as guest curators and to select a series of the foundation's images for several gallery shows.[4]
A selection of current gallery artists[]
- Cory Arcangel
- Jules de Balincourt
- Georg Baselitz
- Lee Bul
- Tony Cragg
- Richard Deacon
- Valie Export (since 2017)
- Sylvie Fleury
- Gilbert & George
- Adrian Ghenie (since 2015)[5]
- Antony Gormley
- Alex Katz
- Anselm Kiefer
- Imi Knoebel
- Wolfgang Laib
- Jonathan Lasker
- Jason Martin
- Jonathan Meese
- Ron Mueck (since 2020)[6]
- Jack Pierson
- Arnulf Rainer
- Tom Sachs
- David Salle
- Banks Violette
- Lawrence Weiner
- Erwin Wurm
In addition to living artists, Thaddaeus Ropac also handles the estates of the following:
- Joseph Beuys (since 2018)[7]
- Rosemarie Castoro (since 2019)[8]
- Donald Judd (since 2018)[9]
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Robert Rauschenberg (since 2015)
- James Rosenquist (since 2017)
- Sturtevant
- Andy Warhol
External links[]
- Official website
- Thaddaeus Ropac, Dealer for Baselitz, Kiefer, Gilbert & George and Cragg (The Wall Street Journal, January 15, 2011)
- Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac - Paris - EVENE
- GALERIE THADDAEUS ROPAC | Fondation d'Entreprise Ricard
- Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac Paris 3e Art culture paris,art culture
- Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac - Gallery homepage at artnet.com
- Erwin Wurm "Yes Biological" — Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac — Exposition — Slash Paris
- Georg BASELITZ « Monumental sculptures, paintings and aquarelles », galerie Thaddaeus Ropac (exposition du 24 avril au 29 mai 2010)
- Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac : Fine Arts Gallery Salzburg
- Salzburg's Tourist Information Centre on Thaddaeus Ropac
- Le Figaro - Guide Arts / Expositions - Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
- artalog.net- L'actualité des galeries d'Art - Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
References[]
- ^ J.S. Marcus (January 15, 2011), In the Art-World Universe, a Place for the City of Lights Wall Street Journal.
- ^ see infos on the building "Villa Kast"
- ^ Nicolai Hartvig (October 5, 2012), On the Edges of Paris, a Burgeoning Art Scene The New York Times.
- ^ Grégory Picard (December 2, 2011), Sofia Coppola Curates a Show of Rare Photos by Robert Mapplethorpe in Paris ARTINFO.
- ^ Robin Pogrebin (November 7, 2016), How the Artist Adrian Ghenie Became an Auction Star New York Times.
- ^ Tessa Solomon (May 21, 2020), Sculptor Ron Mueck Departs Mega-Gallery Hauser & Wirth, Joins Thaddaeus Ropac ARTnews.
- ^ Claire Selvin (April 13, 2018), Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac Will Represent the Estate of Joseph Beuys ARTnews.
- ^ Claire Selvin (February 14, 2019), Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac Now Represents the Estate of Rosemarie Castoro ARTnews.
- ^ Claire Selvin (November 2, 2018), Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac Now Represents Judd Foundation in Europe ARTnews.
- Contemporary art galleries in Austria
- Contemporary art galleries in France