PARIS.- The James Rosenquist Estate (New York), and
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac (London, Paris, Salzburg) announced that Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac will represent the Estate of James Rosenquist worldwide.
The James Rosenquist Estate is very pleased to be represented by Thaddaeus Ropac. We have long appreciated Thaddaeus' enthusiastic commitment to Jim's work. Their friendship was a strong one and we are happy to see it continue in this way. Jim's work and legacy are in great hands. (Mimi Thompson Rosenquist, Board Director)
Ropacs longstanding experience with Rosenquists artwork has contributed to an enduring partnership, first with the artists studio and now with the estate. states Sarah C. Bancroft, co-curator of the major restrospective of James Rosenquists works at the Guggenheim Museum in 2003 and subsequently Vice President & Director of the James Rosenquist Studio.
It is both an honour and a joy for us to work closely with the James Rosenquist Estate on the legacy of such an incredible artist. Not only was he one of the greatest American artists of all time and a pioneer of Pop Art, he was also a dear friend. In the last 25 years we were able to mount several memorable exhibitions, notably Singapore in 1997 in Paris, curated by Thomas Krens, then director of the Guggenheim Museum, and last year the survey show Four Decades 1970-2010 in Paris Pantin.' (Thaddaeus Ropac).
A major retrospective of James Rosenquist, Painting as Immersion, will take place at the Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany, in November 2017.