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.
Seoul
In mid-2021, Thaddaeus Ropac announced plans to open a new space in Seoul’s Hannam-dong district.[4]
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.[5]
A selection of current gallery artists
- Cory Arcangel
- Jules de Balincourt
- Georg Baselitz
- Lee Bul (since 2007)[6]
- Tony Cragg
- Richard Deacon
- Valie Export (since 2017)
- Sylvie Fleury
- Gilbert & George
- Adrian Ghenie (since 2015)[7]
- Antony Gormley
- Alex Katz
- Anselm Kiefer
- Imi Knoebel
- Wolfgang Laib
- Jonathan Lasker
- Jason Martin
- Jonathan Meese
- Ron Mueck (since 2020)[8]
- Jack Pierson[9]
- 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)[10]
- Rosemarie Castoro (since 2019)[11]
- Donald Judd (since 2018)[12]
- 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.
- ^ Maximilíano Durón (May 13, 2021), Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery Plans Seoul Location as Attention on South Korea’s Art Market Continues ARTnews.
- ^ Grégory Picard (December 2, 2011), Sofia Coppola Curates a Show of Rare Photos by Robert Mapplethorpe in Paris ARTINFO.
- ^ Maximilíano Durón (May 13, 2021), Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery Plans Seoul Location as Attention on South Korea’s Art Market Continues ARTnews.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Alex Greenberger (13 May 2022), Jack Pierson, Artist with a Cult Following, Joins Lisson Gallery As It Prepares to Expand 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.
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