2024-03-19 08:05:05
Daniel Toporis is sometimes known for his street name interventions in the state capital. Now he is opening a gallery in Neustadt.
“Karambolage: Contemporary art space” is the name of the new gallery at Max-Ott-Platz 6. The cozy exhibition space with a Persian carpet, chess table and vintage suitcase is already set up and can be visited on Fridays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The official opening of the gallery and the exhibition “Heads and bodies” by Daniel Toporis will take place on Good Friday, March 29th, at 7:30 p.m.
Sculptor, artist, teacher and now also a gallery owner
The 41-year-old Daniel Toporis from Salzburg has lived in an apartment building in Lehen with a view of the Gaisberg for over 10 years.
After training as a sculptor, he worked for a long time in the theater and later studied visual arts and crafts education at the Mozarteum. He has been working at the Paracelsus School in Salzburg, also known as the Daniell Porsche School, for around ten years and teaches children and young people art with a particular focus on sculpture. The students are taught carving and sculpture and try out all classic sculpting materials.
In addition to teaching, Daniel Toporis repeatedly drew attention to grievances in Salzburg through artistic interventions. One of them was the street names reminiscent of the National Socialists, such as Josef-Thorak-Straße, which is still waiting to be renamed today.
Gallery, library, art library and rummaging principle
Toporis has had the idea for a gallery for a long time. “Now over the years I’ve realized that I want to open my factory permanently.” He started researching six years ago and finally found the space in Neustadt that was well suited. According to the artist, his concept is “free, independent and down-to-earth.” From autumn the space will also be open to other artists. Theoretically, anyone might approach him with a concept. Quarterly exhibitions are planned. The artists themselves are responsible for selling the works; Toporis will only provide them with the space. What distinguishes it from other galleries is the rummaging principle. “That means you don’t have to be afraid of the art, you can rummage through the boxes and the sculptures. You can touch and look at it as you please,” says the gallery owner. He also offers his art book collection for research on site and you can borrow his works for a fee. “Experience has taught me that it is often a very good thing if you can live with the work of art for a certain amount of time and only then decide whether or not to buy it.”
The place is good. Not too central, but central enough to accommodate walk-in customers, the room can also be used as a studio thanks to a second level. He has also already received feedback from guests that the gallery might also exist in New York.
It’s an interesting time in Salzburg, because the calls for a permanent subculture location are getting louder. “I find it exciting to see what is moving there, possibly establishing itself and also changing,” says Toporis.
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