Photo credit: Thomas Birkett
Antoine Wagner is a contemporary artist and film director.
His work explores the landscapes of music and sound.
Wagner's practice encompasses painting, drawing, sculpture, film, performance, and installation.
Central to his work is an exploration of the relationship between nature and music, investigating how rhythm, resonance, and movement connect the natural world to human perception. Drawing on geography, mythology, and the sublime, his work examines the intersections of landscape and memory.
Moving fluidly between traditional and experimental media, Wagner approaches landscape as both a visual and musical experience, translating the rhythms, structures, and energies of nature into abstract and immersive forms. His ongoing project Impossible Forest reflects a sustained investigation into the natural world, while recent projects such as Resonanz (2026), created in collaboration with German piano manufacturer Steingraeber and Return Eternal (2026) extend this dialogue through the intersections of visual art, music, and spatial experience.
Wagner's work has been presented internationally at institutions including RW Museum, Bayreuth, Germany (2026), Kennedy Center, Washington, DC (2024) Tiroler Festspiele, Erl, Austria (2022), the National Gallery of Armenia (2019), the New World Center, Miami (2018), Deck Museum, Singapore (2017), Goethe-Institut, Tokyo (2017), Stedelijk Museum Breda, Netherlands (2015), La Filature Museum, Mulhouse, France (2015), Collection Lambert, Avignon, France (2014), the Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg, Germany (2013), Opera Bastille, Paris, France (2013) .
Wagner studied at Northwestern University, Sciences Po Paris, and New York University. He participated in residencies at Robert Wilson's Watermill Center (2005) and the Villa Medici, Rome (2014), and received the Prix Lyrique Pierre Bergé in 2013.
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Education
2005
Bachelor of Arts in Theater, Northwestern University
Bachelor of Science in Political Science Northwestern University
Minor in Portuguese Northwestern University
Alumni of Sciences Po, Paris, France
2007
NYU SCPS: Continuing film studies at NYU Tisch
Residencies
2005
Robert Wilson, Byrd Hoffman Foundation, Watermill New York
2014
Villa Medici, Rome, Italy
Patrice Chéreau: Musée Imaginaire
Group Show at Collection Lambert in Avignon, France
Museums and Public Institutions
Wagner’s work has been exhibited at:
Opera House, Erl, Austria
La Salle Marcadieu , Tarbes, France,
Les Archives Nationales, Paris, France
The National Gallery of Armenia
The New World Center, Miami
The Goethe Institut Tokyo, Japan
Saint Paul’s Church, London
The Grand Palais, Paris
Deck Museum, Singapore
Stedelijk Museum Breda, Netherlands
Collection Lambert Avignon, France
La Filature Museum, Mulhouse, France
Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg, Germany
Palazzo Vendramin Venice, Italy
The Opera Bastille, Paris, France
Akt II — Die Walküre
New World Center Miami Beach, Florida
Selected Exhibitions and Interventions
2025
IMPOSSIBLE FOREST
(solo exhibition)
Cruise Control Contemporary
Cambria, California
2025
YAKUSHIMA
(solo exhibition)
The Gallery by Odo
New York, NY
2024
·MARIA CALLAS·
(solo exhibition)
Tristan Hoare Gallery
London, UK
2023
·A·DISTANT·CLOSENESS·
(solo exhibition)
The Fridge, 31 Great Jones Street, New York, NY 10012
New York, NY
2023
VORSPIEL
A video and sound installation accompanied inspired by the legend of Parsifal
Minden, Germany
2023
ON VIDEO INSTALLATION
Masterclass
University of York, United Kingdom
2023
FROM LANDSCAPE TO PROJECTION DRAMA
MiT publication - Performing Arts Journal
USA
2023
AKT2.SITE
A digital book on the Walkure production at the New World Center in Miami with a forward by Daniel Barenboim
available on line
2022
REPETITION
solo exhibition
Werkstaette Wattens, Austria
2022
ATEM
A video installation accompanied by a live orchestra inspired by the legend of Parsifal
Erl Opera, Austria
2022
wATERMUSIC 2.2
A video installation accompanied by a live orchestra conducted by Emmanuelle Haim
Festival de l"offrande Musicale, Tarbes, France
2022
RUKKEHR ZUR NATUR
Max Magazine profile by Andreas Wrede
Hamburg, Germany
2021
SILVA IMPROBABILIS
20eme edition de la Nuit Blanche
Archives Nationales, Paris, France
2021
STILL HERE
book published by Distanz curated by Roya Sachs and Mafalda Millies
Berlin, Germany
2021
here
solo exhibition
Park Hyatt Hotel Vendome, Paris, France
2021
ARTIST TALK
The creation of Atem
Erl Opera, Austria
2020
UMSTELLUNG
A virtual reality work presenting the Impossible Forest
Galerie Untitled 1983 , Geneva , Switzerland
2019
A pool of consciousness
Art Vilnus, Lithuania
2019
Sentimental Analysis
site-specific multimedia exhibition
National Gallery of Armenia
2019
Conscience of Angel’s Landing
Art Paris, Grand Palais Paris
2019
Bibi Fund evening charity donation
2019
Morceau Choisi (group show)
Bubenberg Art, Paris
2019
Artist Talk
Spring Place, New York
2018
Orient Blue
InCadaques Festival, Spain
2018
Akt II — Die Walküre
New World Center Miami, USA
2018
Studies Between Silence
Nancy Nasher Soluna Music and Arts Festival, Dallas, Texas
2018
Looking at Sound
Symposium
Goethe Institut Tokyo, Japan
2018
Liquid
La Patinoire Royal Galerie Valerie Bach, Bruxelles, Belgium
2017
Julierpass
Tait Memorial Fund with Stuart Skelton at Saint Paul’s Church, London
2017
Antoine Wagner
Phillips, Paris
2017
Distortion
Youngfu, Shanghai, China
2017
Art Paris Art Fair
Grand Palais, Paris
2017
Wagner in der Schweiz
Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida
2017
Silence
Atelier Hermes Pantin, France
2017
Echo
Julien David, Jinguamae, Tokyo
2017
Supersonic
Deck Museum, Singapore
2016
Again
PSBZ Hamburg, Germany
2016
Interference
Galerie RM, Paris
2016
Bredaphoto
Stedelijk Museum Breda, Netherlands
2016
Common Denominator
Theater St. Gallen, Switzerland
2015
Un Musée Imaginaire
Group Show
Collection Lambert, Avignon, France
2015
Wagner in der Schweiz
Screening
Goethe-Institut, California, USA
2015
Cadences
La Filature Museum, Mulhouse, France
2013 – 2016
Exil
The Opera Bastille, Paris, 2013
The Bayreuth Festspielhaus, Germany, 2013
Palazzo Vendramin, Venice, Italy, 2013
Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 2015
Gertrude Salon, New York, 2016
Stedelijk Museum Breda, Breda, Netherlands, 2016
2011
Landscapes escaped
Henn Gallerie, Munich, Germany
2009
The Open
Group Show
Deitch Projects, New York City
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Photo credit: Thomas Birkett
Antoine Wagner is a contemporary artist and film director.
His work explores the landscapes of music and sound.
Wagner's practice encompasses painting, drawing, sculpture, film, performance, and installation.
Central to his work is an exploration of the relationship between nature and music, investigating how rhythm, resonance, and movement connect the natural world to human perception. Drawing on geography, mythology, and the sublime, his work examines the intersections of landscape and memory.
Moving fluidly between traditional and experimental media, Wagner approaches landscape as both a visual and musical experience, translating the rhythms, structures, and energies of nature into abstract and immersive forms. His ongoing project Impossible Forest reflects a sustained investigation into the natural world, while recent projects such as Resonanz (2026), created in collaboration with German piano manufacturer Steingraeber and Return Eternal (2026) extend this dialogue through the intersections of visual art, music, and spatial experience.
Wagner's work has been presented internationally at institutions including RW Museum, Bayreuth, Germany (2026), Kennedy Center, Washington, DC (2024) Tiroler Festspiele, Erl, Austria (2022), the National Gallery of Armenia (2019), the New World Center, Miami (2018), Deck Museum, Singapore (2017), Goethe-Institut, Tokyo (2017), Stedelijk Museum Breda, Netherlands (2015), La Filature Museum, Mulhouse, France (2015), Collection Lambert, Avignon, France (2014), the Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg, Germany (2013), Opera Bastille, Paris, France (2013) .
Wagner studied at Northwestern University, Sciences Po Paris, and New York University. He participated in residencies at Robert Wilson's Watermill Center (2005) and the Villa Medici, Rome (2014), and received the Prix Lyrique Pierre Bergé in 2013.
Download Biography PDF.
Education
2005
Bachelor of Arts in Theater, Northwestern University
Bachelor of Science in Political Science Northwestern University
Minor in Portuguese Northwestern University
Alumni of Sciences Po, Paris, France
2007
NYU SCPS: Continuing film studies at NYU Tisch
Residencies
2005
Robert Wilson, Byrd Hoffman Foundation, Watermill New York
2014
Villa Medici, Rome, Italy
Patrice Chéreau: Musée Imaginaire
Group Show at Collection Lambert in Avignon, France
Museums and Public Institutions
Wagner’s work has been exhibited at:
The National Gallery of Armenia
The New World Center, Miami
The Goethe Institut Tokyo, Japan
Saint Paul’s Church, London
The Grand Palais, Paris
Deck Museum, Singapore
Stedelijk Museum Breda, Netherlands
Collection Lambert Avignon, France
La Filature Museum, Mulhouse, France
Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg, Germany
Palazzo Vendramin Venice, Italy
The Opera Bastille, Paris, France
Akt II — Die Walküre
New World Center Miami Beach, Florida
Selected Exhibitions and Interventions
2019
A pool of consciousness
Art Vilnus, Lithuania
2019
Sentimental Analysis
site-specific multimedia exhibition
National Gallery of Armenia
2019
Conscience of Angel’s Landing
Art Paris, Grand Palais Paris
2019
Bibi Fund evening charity donation
2019
Morceau Choisi (group show)
Bubenberg Art, Paris
2019
Artist Talk
Spring Place, New York
2018
Orient Blue
InCadaques Festival, Spain
2018
Akt II — Die Walküre
New World Center Miami, USA
2018
Studies Between Silence
Nancy Nasher Soluna Music and Arts Festival, Dallas, Texas
2018
Looking at Sound
Symposium
Goethe Institut Tokyo, Japan
2018
Liquid
La Patinoire Royal Galerie Valerie Bach, Bruxelles, Belgium
2017
Julierpass
Tait Memorial Fund with Stuart Skelton at Saint Paul’s Church, London
2017
Antoine Wagner
Phillips, Paris
2017
Distortion
Youngfu, Shanghai, China
2017
Art Paris Art Fair
Grand Palais, Paris
2017
Wagner in der Schweiz
Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida
2017
Silence
Atelier Hermes Pantin, France
2017
Echo
Julien David, Jinguamae, Tokyo
2017
Supersonic
Deck Museum, Singapore
2016
Again
PSBZ Hamburg, Germany
2016
Interference
Galerie RM, Paris
2016
Bredaphoto
Stedelijk Museum Breda, Netherlands
2016
Common Denominator
Theater St. Gallen, Switzerland
2015
Un Musée Imaginaire
Group Show
Collection Lambert, Avignon, France
2015
Wagner in der Schweiz
Screening
Goethe-Institut, California, USA
2015
Cadences
La Filature Museum, Mulhouse, France
2013 – 2016
Exil
The Opera Bastille, Paris, 2013
The Bayreuth Festspielhaus, Germany, 2013
Palazzo Vendramin, Venice, Italy, 2013
Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 2015
Gertrude Salon, New York, 2016
Stedelijk Museum Breda, Breda, Netherlands, 2016
2011
Landscapes escaped
Henn Gallerie, Munich, Germany
2009
The Open
Group Show
Deitch Projects, New York City