Antoine Wagner Explained

Antoine Wagner
Birth Name:Antoine Amadeus Wagner-Pasquier
Field:Photography, Film
Training:BA Theatre, Northwestern University, BA Political Science, Northwestern University, Film Studies, Tisch School of the Arts

Antoine Wagner (in French ɑ̃twan vaɡnɛʁ/; born Antoine Amadeus Wagner-Pasquier; 1982) is an American-French visual artist.[1] He works between Woodstock, NY and Paris, France.[2] Through a visual language drawn from nature his work refers to mythological narratives and the sublime.

Early life and education

Wagner was born in Evanston, Illinois. He is the son of German opera manager Eva Wagner-Pasquier and is the great-great-grandson of the composer Richard Wagner. He graduated from Northwestern University, Illinois, and Sciences Po, Paris, with a double bachelor's degree in Theatre and Political Science in 2005.[3]

He continued his education in film at the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2007.[3]

Artwork

Wagner's medium include video, sound, sculpture, performance and photography, which he exhibits through installations, site-specific projects, film, monumental photography and opera. Through the visual language of nature, his work references music, mythology and the romantic.[4]

Wagner's multifaceted practice has created an entire visual language to engage the audience in communicating with nature. Abstract unseen anthropomorphic shapes found in nature and minerals are the main actors of this world of mythologies and cyclical redundancies. Through different medium and projects, the artist examines the themes of identity, geography and spirituality and offers to the viewer an escape from traditional geographic and artistic boundaries.[5]

Through his exhibitions including Exil (Museum am Rothenbaum, 2013), Kundry (La Filature de Mulhouse 2015), Wagner applied his experience in the moving image to photography, exploring the possibilities of narrative in a silent and motionless environment through large-scale abstract photography.

In 2018, Wagner directed Act II of the Opera Die Walkure at Frank Gehry's New World Center in Miami.

Wagner's site-specific multimedia installation Sentimental Analysis (April 2019) is a response to the legend of Ara the Beautiful at The National Gallery of Armenia.

Early work

In 2006, Wagner assisted director Michael Haneke on Funny Games.

After his first site specific installation Lisz[:T:]raumin in Raiding, Austria in 2007 he directed a series of videos and documentaries exploring visual inspiration in music. His film From a Mess to the Masses (2011) reveals the genesis of visual creation of the band Phoenix.[6]

Wagner: A genius in Exile (2013) is a documentary revealing the landscapes that influenced Richard Wagner during his Swiss exile.[7]

In 2013, VfmK Verlag für moderne Kunst published Wagner in der Schweiz, a photographic essay exploring Richard Wagner's inspiration during his forced journey from Germany to Switzerland after the 1848 revolution. It was awarded the 2013 Prix de l'Académie Lyrique Pierre Bergé in Paris.[8]

Exhibitions

Collections

Wagner's work is held in the following permanent collections:

Filmography

Wagner assisted director Michael Haneke on his American remake of Funny Games in 2007.

In 2011, Wagner directed the film From a Mess to the Masses featuring the band Phoenix.[23] [24] The film was commissioned by Arte and first broadcast in 2011.

Wagner has directed videos featuring Julien David,[25] Phoenix,[23] Vanessa Paradis,[26] Johnny Hallyday, Kate Moss,[27] [28] Maria Korchetkova,[25] and Spank Rock.[29]

Wagner has also worked as a cinematographer.

Residencies

Wagner has completed residencies at Robert Wilson's Byrd Hoffman Watermill Center, NY (2005),[6] and at The Villa Medici, Rome (2014).

Publications

Ancestry

Wagner is the great-great-grandson of German composer Richard Wagner and great-great-great-grandson of Franz Liszt.[1] [2] [34] [35]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jean-Michel De Alberti . Antoine Wagner . Vogue.it . 2012-12-14 . 2017-06-02.
  2. Web site: Moving Pictures: Antoine Wagner. Fairweather Magazine. 2014-10-31 . 2017-06-02.
  3. Web site: Contact + CV . Antoine Wagner . 2017-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032029/https://www.antoinewagner.com/contact-cv . 2017-12-01 . dead .
  4. Web site: Antoine Wagner . Antoine Wagner | P.S.1 Studio Visit . Momaps1.org . 2017-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170525024035/http://momaps1.org/studio-visit/artist/antoine-wagner . 2017-05-25 . dead .
  5. Web site: Antoine Wagner . Antoine Wagner: Sentimental Analysis . karoyangallery.com . 2019-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191206124406/https://www.karoyangallery.com/en/antoine-wagner . 2019-12-06 . dead .
  6. Web site: Bastille Opera Shows Photos by Antoine Wagner as Tribute to Richard Wagner . pizzicato.lu . 2013-12-19 . 2017-06-06.
  7. Web site: Wagner: A Genius in Exile . wagnersocietyny.org . 2017-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170805021322/http://www.wagnersocietyny.org/antoinefilm042414.pdf . 2017-08-05 . dead .
  8. Web site: Richard Wagner in der Schweiz Fotografien von Antoine Wagner . 2017-06-07.
  9. News: Gorin, Andrew . Deitch Projects Showcases Emerging Artists in Long Island City . . 2009-11-12 . 2017-06-12.
  10. Web site: Henn-Gallerie: Antoine Wagner – Landscapes Escaped . architekturfotoblog.de/ . 2017-06-06.
  11. Web site: A Genius in Exil . gertrude.co . 2017-06-06.
  12. Web site: Antoine Wagner: BredaPhoto . bredaphoto . 2017-06-03 .
  13. Web site: Antoine Wagner: Cadences . lafilature.org . 2017-06-06.
  14. Web site: Antoine Wagner . . 2017-02-05.
  15. Web site: Ausstellung "Wagner in St.Gallen" . theatersg.ch . 2017-06-06.
  16. Web site: Antoine Wagner: BredaPhoto . BredaPhoto.nl . 2017-06-03 .
  17. Web site: Interference: Antoine Wagner . offi.fr . 2017-05-06.
  18. Web site: SUPERSONIC by Antoine Wagner . sagg.info . 2017-07-08.
  19. Web site: Antoine Wagner's Echo . ameblo.jp . 2017-07-08.
  20. Web site: Art Paris Artists . artparis.com . 2017-07-09.
  21. Web site: Antoine Wagner . . 2017-02-05.
  22. Web site: EXIL. Photographien von Antoine Wagner . voelkerkundemuseum.com . 2017-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170805055819/http://www.voelkerkundemuseum.com/775-0-EXIL---Photographien-von-Antoine-Wagner.html . 2017-08-05 . dead .
  23. Web site: Watch the Phoenix Documentary . Pitchfork . 2011-10-17 . 2017-06-02.
  24. Web site: Antoine Wagner: Cadences . 18 September 2015 . 2017-06-02.
  25. Julien David . 2014-10-24 . Maria Kochetkova for Julien David . Film . English . 2017-06-10 . nytimes.com.
  26. Vanessa Paradis . 2009-03-02 . Adrienne . Film . English . 2017-06-10 . eddiea.free.fr/.
  27. News: Holt, Bethan . This is the Kate you only usually see behind closed doors': Charlotte Tilbury on her new perfume and casting Kate Moss in her first virtual reality experience . telegraph.co.uk . 2016-07-18 . 2017-06-04.
  28. Web site: Tai, Cordelia . Watch: Hit Up a Hedonistic Outer Space Dance Party With Kate Moss . thefashionspot.com . 2016-10-01 . 2017-06-10.
  29. Web site: Singh, Amrit. The First Video For Spank Rock's Italo Disco Project Mobroder Is Here . 2011-04-01 . 2017-06-10.
  30. Web site: Rheinquellen der Inspiration . 2013-07-26 . 2017-06-06.
  31. Book: Birkett, Michael . 2014 . Antoine Wagner: Wagner in der Schweiz . Nürnberg . Moderne Kunst Nürnberg . 978-3869844572.
  32. Web site: Antoine Wagner: Kundry . 2017-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170805020229/http://shop.yvon-lambert.com/product/antoine-wagner-kundry . 2017-08-05 . dead .
  33. Book: Chéreau, Patrice . 2016 . Antoine Wagner: Wagner in der Schweiz . Arles . . 978-2330050467.
  34. Web site: Antoine Wagner: How I Came to Know My Family Heritage - Operavore . WQXR . 2013-07-24 . 2017-06-02.
  35. News: A bit of Wagner's life in Flying Dutchman . The Straits Times . 2016-09-25 . 2017-06-03 . Said . Nabilah .

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