Toolip Art Gallery opens in Vienna, continuing a legacy of artistic excellence

On 14 February, the new Toolip Art Gallery in Vienna opened. 52 international artists participated in the Toolip Gallery’s first Collective Exhibition, “Alea Iacta Est”, a selection of photography, sculpture, drawing and painting. This historic start signals a new stage of the Toolip Art Gallery. After its creation in Barcelona and its passage through Budapest, the gallery now opens its doors to Vienna with the following artists:

Abo Alberto Nori, Adela Beltran, Alena Gojak, Ana Leib, Ana Lida Diaz, Angela Thouless, Ametza Irizar, Arthugo, Att Cowatch, Attila Mata, Benard Baptiste, Boguszak, Cassy, Cecilia Sjölund, Ela Daple, Emilia Castañeda, Elena Shumakher, Eva Hildebrand, Fanni Mikó, Gerard Millet, Irene Pieri, James Day, Jenny Larsson, Joel Llopis, Jiani, John Mangiardi, Juan José Peirón, Josep Torelló, Karl Pont, Louise Marie Johnston, Lucile Coste, Mankel, Manuela Ovalle, Marga Garcia, Marta Nobre, Martin Barraud, Max Kornfield, Mrs. Toolip, Mystica the Brave, Myriam Besri, Nicolas Meriel, Norbert Dezsi, Oriane Meurant, Oswald Aulèstia, Ozan Adam, Pannetier Le Hénaff, Sofia Simões, Robert Ricov, Roxana Ilasoaia, Sam Chilvers, Sergei Komiagin, and Zoé Aczél.

The new Toolip Art Gallery could not be in a better place than the iconic Ballgasse Street. More specifically at number 6, the historic center of Vienna, with its more than 120 museums and a heritage of greats such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He lived at the corner of that street between 1790 and 1791, where he spent the last year of his life. There he composed his most controversial works, such as the Magic Flute and Lacrimosa.

Ludwig Van Beethoven lived at Ballgasse 3 and at number 4, where he was a regular at the number 6 address and where it is said he also used a room often. It should also be noted that at the same number 6 Ballgasse, within the famous beer restaurant Zum alten Blumenstock, the historic artists’ club, Ludam Cave was founded. A notable member of that club was the maestro Antonio Salieri. Yet another illustrious member was Franz GrillParzer, considered the most important Austrian dramatist of the 19th century, who was not only part of the club but also lived at number 4 Ballgasse. GrillParzer wrote Beethoven’s funeral eulogy and the epitaph for his friend Franz Schubert.