Podcasts about Thaddaeus Ropac

Robert Longo talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Born in 1953 in Brooklyn, Longo was a key figure in what was called the Pictures generation of artists, which emerged in New York in the late 1970s. After that initial burst of attention he has since met with wide acclaim with his translations of everything from reportage photographs to historic paintings into vast charcoal drawings. By rendering the images in this way, he reinforces the impact of the original sources and yet prompts questions about the meaning and the power structures within and around them. By expanding their scale, he also transforms them. Up close—as we are overwhelmed by the analogue artisanship involved in the drawing—these dramatic images are abstracted. He talks about why he favours the term “collision” over “collage” and reflects on the concern with violence in his work. He discusses being, as he puts it, “an abstract artist working representationally”. He explains the process behind his responses to major works of art by everyone from Jackson Pollock to Rembrandt and Manet, and talks about the influence of Gretchen Bender on his newest Combine pieces. And he details the breadth of inspirations for his 1980s Men in the Cities series, from James Chance, frontman of the Contortions, to Rainer Werner Fassbender's An American Soldier. Plus, he gives insight into studio habits and rituals and answers our usual questions, including, “What is art for?”Robert Longo: Searchers, Thaddaeus Ropac, London, 8 October-20 November; Pace, London, 9 October-9 November; Robert Longo, Albertina Museum, Vienna, until 26 January; Robert Longo: The Acceleration of History, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, 25 October-23 February 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

À l'occasion de son exposition Critical Mass au Musée Rodin, l'artiste Antony Gormley dialogue avec Guitemie Maldonado, historienne de l'art et professeure aux Beaux-Arts de Paris, autour de sa pratique de sculpteur. Antony Gormley est né à Londres en 1950. Depuis plus de quarante ans, il explore les relations de l'homme à l'espace qui l'entoure à travers le corps humain. Il présente actuellement l'exposition Critical Mass au Musée Rodin (jusqu'au 3 mars 2024), dans laquelle ses œuvres dialoguent avec celles d'Auguste Rodin, invitant les visiteurs à s'interroger sur les deux sculpteurs et leur volonté commune d'utiliser le rôle du corps en tant que sujet de la sculpture mais aussi comme objet et outil de questionnement. Antony Gormley a exposé dans de nombreux musées à travers le monde, dont le Louisiana, Humlebæk (1989); la Konsthall de Malmö (1993); la Hayward Gallery, Londres (2007), le Kunsthaus de Bregenz (2010); le musée national de l'Ermitage, Saint-Pétersbourg (2011); les Deichtorhallen de Hambourg (2012); le Philadelphia Museum of Art (2019); la Royal Academy of Arts, Londres (2019); la National Gallery, Singapore (2021); le Voorlinden Museum, Wassenaar (2022); et le Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg (2022). Il a participé à la Biennale de Venise en 1982 et 1986, et à la documenta de Kassel en 1987. Parmi ses sculptures monumentales installées dans l'espace public, on peut citer L'Ange du Nord à Gateshead (1998), Quantum Cloud (2000) au bord de la Tamise à Londres, Un autre endroit (2005) sur la plage de Crosby, À l'intérieur de l'Australie (2002–03) sur le lac salé Ballard et Exposure (2010) à Lelystad, au nord-est d'Amsterdam. En France, ses sculptures Cloud Chain (2012) et WITNESS VII et WITNESS VIII (2021) sont installées de façon permanente respectivement aux Archives nationales et à l'École du Louvre. Antony Gormley a reçu le Turner Prize en 1994, le South Bank Prize, dans la catégorie arts plastiques, en 1999 et le prix Bernhard Heiliger pour la sculpture en 2007. Nommé officier dans l'ordre de l'Empire britannique en 1997, il a été élevé au rang de chevalier pour services rendus aux arts en 2014. Entré à la Royal Academy en 2003 et au conseil d'administration du British Museum en 2007, Antony Gormley est membre honoraire du Royal Institute of British Architects et docteur honoris causa de l'université de Cambridge. Guitemie Maldonado est historienne de l'art et professeure aux Beaux-Arts de Paris.  Avec le soutien de la galerie Thaddaeus Ropac.Penser le Présent est réalisé avec le soutien de Société Générale.  Amphithéâtre d'HonneurJeudi 1 février 2024 Crédit photo : © Droits réservés

Als in den 1980er Jahren Andy Warhol und Joseph Beuys in seiner Salzburger Galerie vorbeischauten, rümpften sie erstmal die Nase, der Galerist hatte es nicht einmal für nötig gehalten, die Bilder richtig rahmen zu lassen. Heute, 40 Jahre später, finden sich mitunter noch immer ungerahmte Werke am Hauptstandort der Galerie am Salzburger Mirabellplatz, ebenso in den Dependancen in Paris, London und Seoul. Kenner wissen bereits von wem wir sprechen. In diesem Podcast treffen wir Thaddaeus Ropac, einen der einflussreichsten Galeristen weltweit. Neben großen internationalen Künstlernachlässen wie jene von Donald Judd, Joseph Beuys oder Robert Rauschenberg vertritt Ropac einige der bedeutendsten Künstlerinnen und Künstler aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum, darunter VALIE EXPORT, Anselm Kiefer, Georg Baselitz, Imi Knoebel oder Erwin Wurm. Wir haben uns mit Thaddaeus Ropac zum Gespräch getroffen und über seine Anfänge als Galerist geplaudert - wie er Joseph Beuys in Deutschland und Andy Warhol in den USA kennen gelernt hat, wie er seine ersten Ausstellungen aufzog, warum sich die Galerie fortwährend neu erfinden muss und warum es ihn als gebürtigen Kärntner eigentlich nach Salzburg verschlagen hat. Viel Vergnügen.

Alvaro Barrington talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. For Barrington—who was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1983, but grew up in Grenada and Brooklyn—painting is the bedrock of a practice that incorporates installation, sculpture and found objects, textiles, the written word and community events. He weaves together broad references, drawing on his personal and cultural background, and hugely diverse influences—particularly from art history, literature, political thought, and music—to create arresting and often exuberant constellations of imagery and materials. He discusses his early interest in the Akira manga, his admiration for artists as diverse as Louise Bourgeois, Jeff Koons and Johannes Vermeer, the significance of Audre Lorde's essay Poetry is Not a Luxury, and why he feels the hip-hop legend Tupac is the most significant artist of the last 40 years. He gives insight into life in the studio, and reflects on the importance of his move to London from New York in the 2010s. Plus, he answers our usual questions, including the ultimate: what is art for?Alvaro's work will be at the Notting Hill Carnival on 27 and 28 August. Grandma's Land, Sadie Coles HQ, London, 2 September-21 October; They Got Time, Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris Pantin, 18 October-27 January 2024; Nicola Vassell, New York, November-December, dates to be confirmed; Tate Britain commission, Tate Britain, London, spring 2024. Alvaro discusses Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, on the The Week in Art's Vermeer Special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mandy El-Sayegh talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. El-Sayegh, born in Selangor, Malaysia, in 1985 and now living in London, makes paintings, sculptures, installations, videos and performances that assemble disparate materials to explore the human body and mind within diverse social, cultural and political contexts. Moving freely and intuitively across these disciplines and media, she creates arresting correspondences between image and text, between the natural and the artificial, and between the senses and the intellect. She discusses growing up with a reproduction of Albrecht Dürer's Christ on the Cross on the wall, the power of Paul Thek's diverse work, her love of the South Korean artist Keunmin Lee's paintings, the poetry of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha and the films of David Cronenberg. Plus, she gives insight into life in the studio and answers our usual questions, including the ultimate: “what is art for?”Mandy El-Sayegh, Interiors, Thaddaeus Ropac, London, 1-30 September; Mandy El-Sayegh: In-Session, Tichy Ocean Foundation, Zurich, until 30 November; the book The Makeshift Body: Mandy El-Sayegh, Black Dog Publishing, published in September, £29.95/$39.95 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

durée : 00:55:04 - L'Heure bleue - À l'occasion de son 85e anniversaire, et jusqu'au 27 mai, l'artiste allemand Georg Baselitz investit la galerie Thaddaeus Ropac de Pantin avec une exposition intitulée "La boussole indique le nord". L'Heure bleue est allée à sa rencontre...

In this episode, artist Fay Ray and I have a beautiful and honest conversation about the art world, what it means to be both an artist and a parent, and how designers can better understand and incorporate art into spaces. Fay Ray also reminds us of the challenges of building a life as an artist, and she shares how she has remained devoted to her work over the years.  There's so much here to talk about that we could do a part two to this episode, so stay tuned! In the meantime, enjoy this wonderful conversation. Guest Bio Los Angeles-based artist Fay Ray explores the fetishization of objects and the construction of female identity through high-contrast, monochrome photomontages and metallic sculpture. For her three-dimensional works, Fay Ray compiles cast aluminum objects, bored volcanic rocks, wire, chain, and natural materials into suspended sculptural masses. Conflating worlds of worship and desire, the works across mediums borrow from the symbolism and composition of traditional religious relics and the visual language of the occult. Ray's sculptures and collages hint at the presence of a rematerialized body through a mysterious yet systematic organization of abstract form. Fay Ray (b. 1978, Riverside, CA) received her BFA from Otis College of Art and Design in 2002, and her MFA from Columbia University in 2005. She has exhibited at galleries within the US and internationally, including Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles (2016 & 2018); Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris (2016); Louis B James Gallery, New York (2016); JOAN, Los Angeles (2015); Honor Fraser Gallery, Los Angeles (2012); and Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills (2011) and New York (2007), among others. Featured in this episode Featured candle: Beeswax candle fromhttps://www.mithrascandle.com/ ( Mithras Candle) Featured brew: https://funearthco.com/products/mushroom-mocha (Mushroom Mocha) from Fun Earth Co Featured Tarot deck: https://angelamarymagick.com/product/moon-bb-magick-tarot-deck-3rd-edition/ (Moon BB Magick Tarot) by Angela Mary Magick Connect with Fay Ray https://oolongallery.com/ (Oolong Gallery) See Fay Ray's work at Oolong Gallery in Solana Beach! Please reach out to the gallery with any inquiries about the show. https://www.fay-ray.com/ (Fay Ray Studios Website) https://www.instagram.com/fayraystudio (Fay Ray Studios Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/fayrayclay/ (Fay Ray Clay Instagram) Are you an interior designer or are you interested in Holistic Interior Design? Check out my membership program, thehttps://bewitching.txfunnel.com/ ( Design Coven)! This program is a real-world industry mentorship for Holistic Interior Designers that has everything you won't find in traditional design school curriculum. You'll learn from practicing interior designers working on real life projects, and get access to cutting edge vendors, suppliers, furniture makers, textile designers, and design resources that I've curated over my 17 years of design experience. As a member, you'll have the opportunity to build valuable relationships of your own.https://bewitching.txfunnel.com/ ( Learn more). Connect with Rachel Larraine https://www.rachellarraine.com/ (Website) https://www.instagram.com/rachellarraine/ (Instagram) https://www.patreon.com/Bewitching (Patreon) https://crawfordpallini.com (Interior Design Services)

Ben Luke talks to Megan Rooney about her influences—including other artists, writers and musicians—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Rooney was born in 1985 in South Africa, but grew up in Brazil and then in Canada, before studying in London. She works in performance, sculpture and painting and has gained particular attention recently for the vast murals she has made in several international museums. Among much else, she discusses the transformative experience of seeing Henry Moore at the National Gallery of Ontario; a life-changing moment seeing works made on the walls by women prisoners in the Carceri dell'Inquisizione, Palermo, Sicily; and about the writing of Maxine Kumin and Haruki Murakami. Plus, Rooney answers our regular questions, including those about the pictures on her studio wall, her daily working rituals and the artwork she would choose to live with, as well as the ultimate one: what is art for?Megan Rooney's With Sun is in Fugues in Colour, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, until 29 August. She is also in the group exhibition Saturation, Thaddaeus Ropac, Pantin, Paris, until 24 September. She will have a solo exhibition at Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, in early 2023. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

durée : 00:44:08 - Par les temps qui courent - par : Marie Richeux - Rencontre avec le grand peintre et plasticien allemand Anselm Kiefer, à l'occasion de l'exposition à la galerie Thaddaeus Ropac à Pantin de ses œuvres récentes, intitulée "Hommage à un poète" du 9 janvier au 24 mai 2022. - invités : Anselm Kiefer Artiste

durée : 00:44:08 - Par les temps qui courent - par : Marie Richeux - Rencontre avec le grand peintre et plasticien allemand Anselm Kiefer, à l'occasion de l'exposition à la galerie Thaddaeus Ropac à Pantin de ses œuvres récentes, intitulée "Hommage à un poète" du 9 janvier au 24 mai 2022. - invités : Anselm Kiefer Artiste

Nancy looks back at some of the top stuff from 2021 that you can still enjoy, including Life Between Islands at Tate Britain, Rachel Jones' exhibition at Thaddaeus Ropac and more! You can catch the full show with all the fun and tracks here on our Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/now-nancy-14012022/This is the Soho Radio podcast, showcasing the best broadcasts from our online radio station in the heart of London.Across our Soho and NYC + Culture channels, we have a wide range of shows covering every genre alongside chat, discussions and special productions.To catch up on all things Soho Radio head on over to mixcloud.com/sohoradio, tune in live anytime at sohoradiolondon.com or get the app.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/soho-radio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Javier Aparicio estudió Filosofía y Letras en el Claustro de Sor Juana y comenzó a trabajar en arte contemporáneo en el estudio del artista argentino Máximo González en la Ciudad de México en 2003. Ha trabajado para la galería Travesía Cuatro en Madrid y Guadalajara (México), en proyectos de cine y teatro en Buenos Aires, para Art Projects Ibiza y ha colaborado con KCM Fine Arts. En enero de 2021, fundó El Chico, un espacio independiente de proyectos artísticos en Madrid. José Castañal se licenció en Historia del Arte por la Universidad de Santiago y su trayectoria profesional destaca por su trabajo en galerías como Elba Benitez y Travesía Cuatro en Madrid y Esther Schipper en Berlín. Desde hace siete años es director de la galería Thaddaeus Ropac en París.

durée : 00:53:31 - L'Heure bleue - par : Laure Adler, Céline Villegas - Anselm Kiefer est le premier plasticien à investir l'intégralité de l'espace du Grand Palais Éphémère, pour un projet inédit et il sera mis à l'honneur à la galerie Thaddaeus Ropac à Pantin. À découvrir dans l'Heure Bleue.

Our slew of exhibition recommendations this month are inspired by luscious landscapes and a green palette, perhaps motivated by a Lockdown-enforced return to nature? Exhibitions include: Jules de Balincourt at Thaddaeus Ropac, Salman Toor at the Whitney, The Green Fuse at Frestonian Gallery, Rethinking Guernica at the Reina Sofia Museum, Lindsey Bull, Minyoung Choi, Nettle Grellier at bo.lee Gallery, and Daisy Parris at Sim Smith Gallery. In the news, we delve into what the new hybrid Sotheby's sale means to the art market post-Covid, and what it could signify for sales throughout the rest of 2020. Is this the renaissance of the online auction? We also discuss the slew of homophobic comments Pace Gallery received on Instagram after posting a photograph of two men kissing by US photographer, Peter Hujar, and the Gallery's strategy of how to respond to them. Our Artist Focus this month is the record-breaking African American artist Kerry James Marshall. Following a childhood in Birmingham, Alabama and Los Angeles, California, an exposure to the Black Power and Civil Rights movements had a significant impact on his paintings. Through a masterful control of colour and composition, Marshall sets out to portray central protagonists who are “unequivocally, emphatically black.”SHOW NOTES: Jules de Balincourt 'There are more eyes than leaves on the trees' at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, until 5 September: https://ropac.viewingrooms.com/viewing-room/ Salman Toor 'How Will I Know' at the Whitney: https://whitney.org/exhibitions/salman-toor 'The Green Fuse' at Frestonian Gallery, until 5 September: https://www.frestoniangallery.com/exhibitions/Rethinking Guernica: https://guernica.museoreinasofia.es/en Lindsey Bull, Minyoung Choi, Nettle Grellier at bo.lee Gallery on Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/show/bo-dot-lee-gallery-3-dot-3-lindsey-bull-minyoung-choi-nettle-grellier Daisy Parris 'Star Studded Canopy' at Sim Smith Gallery: https://www.sim-smith.com/node/84 Men at the Barre - Inside the Royal Ballet: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jjjq Sotheby's First-Ever Hybrid Contemporary Evening Sale Format Nets an Impressive $300.4 Million: https://news.artnet.com/market/sothebys-tests-auction-waters-contemporary-evening-sale-1890889Francis Bacon painting sells for $84M at first-of-its-kind virtual auction: https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/francis-bacon-sothebys-hybrid-auction/index.htmlPainting Reaps 6,700% Return Months After the Artist's Death: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-01/painting-reaps-6-700-return-less-than-year-after-artist-s-deathPace Gallery shuts down homophobic slurs on Instagram over Peter Hujar photographs: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/pace-gallery-homophobia-instagram The World of Groundbreaking Artist Kerry James Marshall: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-how-kerry-james-marshall-became-a-superhero-for-chicago-s-housing-projects Kerry James Marshall Is Shifting the Color of Art History: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/t-magazine/kerry-james-marshall-artist.html

Thaddaeus Ropac gilt als einer der erfolgreichsten Galeristen weltweit. In den frühen 1980er-Jahren hat er in Lienz und Salzburg klein angefangen. Bald gelang es ihm, grosse Künstler wie Joseph Beuys oder Andy Warhol in seine Galerie zu holen. Seine Leidenschaft und Begeisterung für Kunst sind ebenso ausgeprägt wie das Gespür für Qualität und den Markt.

Robert & Russell meet artists Teresa Farrell and Alvaro Barrington (Tt x AB) at their joint show at Emalin gallery, East London. Titled 'TALL BOYS & A DOUBLE ESPRESSO', the exhibition celebrates creative collaboration and the importance of friendships/conversation when making art. We discuss how the duo first met at Hunter college and the ways they continue to inspire, critique and challenge each other to grow as artists. We discuss being a contrarian, hosting live music, art performances and even dancing within the gallery context to build and expand community. We explore concepts within Alvaro's concurrent solo at Sadie Coles gallery, London 'GARVEY: SEX LOVE NURTURING FAMALAY' and how Teresa's advice helped Alvaro work out certain paintings for that exhibition. As well the extending future exhibitions at further galleries including Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris and Corvi Mora, London inspired by the writing of Marcus Garvey, Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. Special thanks to Emalin gallery's Leopold Thun and Angelina Volk @emalinofficial. For images of all artworks discussed in this episode, please visit @talkart on Instagram. Follow Teresa @tuh_nesta and Alvaro @alvarobarrington. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A bumper podcast featuring two roundtable discussions. First, art market specialist Georgina Adam ponders the current situation in the market and considers its future with Victoria Siddall, the director of the Frieze fairs, Francis Outred, the former head of postwar and contemporary art at Christie’s, and the art dealer Thaddaeus Ropac. Then, our correspondents Louisa Buck and Jane Morris join our host Ben Luke to look ahead at the museum openings, biennials, anniversaries and exhibitions coming up this year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom Sachs is an artist who was born in NYC, grew up in Connecticut and lives and works in New York City . Tom has had exhibitions at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, The Noguchi Museum in Queens, The Brooklyn Museum, Sperone Westwater, Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris, the Park Avenue Armory, Baldwin Gallery, Gagosian Tomio Koyama in Tokyo and many more. His work is in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, The Getty, LACMA, the Guggenheim, the Whitney Museum, the Yale Univeristy Art Gallery, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Albright Knox and many more. He is also one fourth of the collective Satan Ceramics with Mary Frey, Pat McCarthy and JJ Peet. Brian stopped by Tom’s downtown Manhattan studio for a chat about music, craft, hand value, school uniforms, the importance of lighting and more. Sound & Vision is sponsored by Golden Artist Colors. Find out more about Golden at goldenpaints.com.

Magnus Renfrew launches his new fair Taipei Dangdai in Taiwan on January 18, 2019. The fair features 90 galleries from Asia, Europe and North America. Dealers David Zwirner, Thaddaeus Ropac, Edouard Malingue, Gagosian, Gallery Hyundai, Kukje, Lisson, Massimo de Carlo, Whitestone, White Cube, Tomio Koyama, Tang Contemporary, Spruth Mägers, Sadie Coles, Sean Kelly, Simon Lee , Perrotin, Pearl Lam and Longmen Art Projects are among the participants.

Thaddaeus Ropac opened his first gallery in Salzburg, Austria after having met and been inspired by Joseph Beuys in Berlin and having become acquainted Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Robert Mapplethorpe while in New York. He expanded to Paris in the depths of the global art market recession in 1990. In 2012, Ropac expanded in Paris; and, again, in 2017, he opened in London. Along the way, Ropac began to represent Georg Baselitz, Alex Katz, Anselm Kiefer and dozens of other artists and estates. Most recently, Ropac completed the circle by taking over representation of the Beuys estate.

We hear from Adam Lowe of Factum Arte about a new TV series in which seven lost paintings are recreated using digital means, and speak to Norman Rosenthal and Thaddaeus Ropac about the enigmatic German artist Joseph Beuys See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From fetching beer for Joseph Beuys to the implications of Brexit and new borders, the Austrian art dealer Thaddaeus Ropac talks frankly about a range of topics in a conversation with our host Charlotte Burns, including the dangers of becoming too corporate; plans for his own collection; and his expectations for the art market in 2018.  Recorded in London, where Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac recently opened a fifth space (there are four others across Salzburg and Paris), Ropac shares his views on topics including the emerging art centres in the Middle East and China; the vibrancy of the Paris art scene; the pervasiveness of art fairs; and the importance of maintaining the trust of his artists.  Transcript: http://www.artagencypartners.com/transcript-thaddaeus-ropac/ “In Other Words” is a presentation of AAP and Sotheby's, produced by Audiation.fm.

From fetching beer for Joseph Beuys to the implications of Brexit and new borders, the Austrian art dealer Thaddaeus Ropac talks frankly about a range of topics in a conversation with our host Charlotte Burns, including the dangers of becoming too corporate; plans for his own collection; and his expectations for the art market in 2018.  Recorded in London, where Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac recently opened a fifth space (there are four others across Salzburg and Paris), Ropac shares his views on topics including the emerging art centres in the Middle East and China; the vibrancy of the Paris art scene; the pervasiveness of art fairs; and the importance of maintaining the trust of his artists.  Transcript: http://www.artagencypartners.com/transcript-thaddaeus-ropac/ “In Other Words” is a presentation of AAP and Sotheby’s, produced by Audiation.fm.

Art dealer Thaddaeus Ropac and curator Maya Allison tell us how the nation’s creative ambitions have blossomed. Plus: Silver Lion-winning musician and artist Hassan Khan on his Abu Dhabi Art performance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Parti de rien, fils d'une femme de ménage et d'un peintre en bâtiment, le galeriste Kamel Mennour est arrivé en quelques années au sommet de l'art français. Il propose ses artistes à toutes les plus grosses fortunes de France et du monde, depuis ses galeries de Paris et de Londres. Kamel nous prouve qu'on peut arriver tout en haut d'un milieu extrêmement fermé sans piston, par la force de son travail, sa soif de connaissance, sa curiosité, sa pugnacité et son instinct. De Art Basel à Bâle, Miami ou Hong-Kong à la Fiac de Paris, avec Thaddaeus Ropac et Emmanuel Perrotin, c'est lui qui fait la loi sur le marché ultra prisé de l'art contemporain en France. Il dirige aujourd'hui la Galerie Kamel Mennour (http://www.kamelmennour.com/fr/), installée dans trois galeries à Paris et une galerie à Londres. Il représente d'immenses artistes comme Daniel Buren, Alberto Giacometti ou encore Anish Kapoor. Il nous explique comment il a joué des épaules dans un secteur qui ne l'attendait pas, comment il a trouvé ses premiers artistes par sa force de conviction, et comment chacun d'entre nous peut devenir, à son niveau, un expert de l'art contemporain. Vous pouvez le suivre sur : https://www.instagram.com/kamelmennour/ https://www.facebook.com/galeriekamelmennour/ https://twitter.com/kamelmennour (et n'oubliez pas de me suivre également!) www.linkedin.com/in/stefani/ https://www.instagram.com/mattintouch/ twitter.com/mattintouch www.facebook.com/matthieu.stefani

today on isotopica  we speak with Thaddaeus Ropac,owner and director of the eponymous european galleries….. we converse and let our toes skim the surface of what is a deep mystery to many contemporary artists….. the art market and the gallery system..   as ever i claim few journalistic skills and actually find myself a little out of my bleak comfort zones, and instead in the dazzling bright lights where high culture meets high commerce…. Ropac, a charming man and one time student of jospeph beuys, displays a rare authenticity, especially in comparison with some of the london galleries of which many of us are so jaded and familiar….In reality a conversation perhaps only just begun, yet i hope you enjoy this little detour thru paris…… also featuring some rare japanese shellac 78 rpm recordings, marcel duchamp, john lennon, yoko ono and of course joseph beuys Jane Fonda and Roger Vadim photographed by *dennis hopper at "ICONS OF THE SIXTIES" ropac gallery pantin 2015* photograph chosen in memory of when isotopica last met hopper and after much laughter, we asked him to adopt us.... unfortunately.... *********