Wagner Contemporary

Wagner Contemporary, under the Directorship of Nadine Wagner, is strongly committed to and passionate about showcasing inspiring, interesting and thought-provoking modern and contemporary artists working across a variety of media in Australia today.

Focusing on both early career and established artists as well as secondary market works of art, the gallery alternates new and exciting solo and group exhibitions on a monthly-basis and boasts an extensive and impressive stockroom which holds a vast selection of works to suit any taste and interest.

Wagner Contemporary

2 Hampden Street, Paddington NSW 2021, Australia

02 9360 6069

www.wagnercontemporary.com.au

Tue to Sat 10:30am – 6pm
Sun 10:30 am – 5pm
Monday by appointment

Preview

Julie Mehretu and the new contemporary

Julie Mehretu’s first solo exhibition in the southern hemisphere, now showing at the Museum of Contemporary Art, attempts to harness the urgency and energy of the Ethiopian-born New Yorker’s multilayered painting practice.

Courtney Kidd

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Stranger than fiction: Magritte and Cao Fei

In two new exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, René Magritte and Cao Fei speak to each other across cultures and eras about the way that perception can unsettle reality—and the places the real intersects with the surreal.

Sally Gearon

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The undeniable power of Josina Pumani’s Maralinga

Josina Pumani’s electric ceramic work Maralinga—recently recognised at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards— deftly excavates a long-hidden past.

Jessica Alderton

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Ecological art can bring us closer to understanding nature. How does this look in the era of climate change?

Two exhibitions in Sydney are showcasing interdisciplinary research on climate change communicated in artistic ways.

Alexandra Crosby

In Pictures

Raining cats and dogs

Whether beloved pets or superstitious omens, animals have always existed in art. The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia’s latest exhibition is paying tribute to two of the most beloved animal figures: cats and dogs.

Art Guide Australia

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Archie Moore’s family ties

For Lardil and Yangkaal writer and curator Maya Hodge, Archie Moore’s presentation at this year’s Venice Biennale is a powerful symbol of reckoning—one that asks the world to bear witness to the long shadows of colonial violence and clears space for possibilities ahead.

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Wagner Contemporary