Thaddaeus Ropac

Who is Thaddaeus Ropac?

Thaddaeus Ropac, is a gallerist specializing in European and American Contemporary art. He owns the Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac based in Salzburg, Paris and Pantin.

Ropac was raised in Carinthia, Austria's southernmost state. He initially unearthed his passion for art on a school trip to the Kunsthistorisches Museum and went on to serve his first internship with Joseph Beuys in 1982. While in New York, Ropac became acquainted with young artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Robert Mapplethorpe.