NEW WORK
BLK/MRKT EDITIONS
BLK/MRKT Gallery created a gorgeous set of screen prints of my work.
They can be purchased together to form a diptych or separately.

4 color screenprint on 100% cotton rag, 11 x 14 inches, edition of 75, signed and numbered.

Check them out!

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NEW WORK
RECENT JOBS
In the last few weeks I finished a couple of illustrations for magazines and clients like the Wall Street Journal (USA), The Atlantic (USA), Washington Post (USA), Essence Magazine (USA), United Airlines Magazine "Hemisphere" (USA), Manager Magazine (Germany), J'n'C Magazine (Germany), Einmalig Magazine (Germany), Cicero Magazine (Germany) and Weltwoche (Switzerland), just to name a few.

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EXHIBITION
LeBASSE PROJECTS / LOS ANGELES
OCTOBER 8 - NOVEMBER 5, 2011
'The Future Is Not What It Used To Be'
A group exhibition curated by Mike Stilkey

LeBasse Projects, Culver City
October 8th - November 5th 2011
Artist reception: Saturday, October 8th, 6-9pm


Los Angeles, CA - LeBasse Projects is proud to announce, 'The Future Is Not What It Used To Be' a group exhibition curated by Mike Stilkey. Stilkey is one of the represented artists at LeBasse Projects and this exhibition is his first curatorial effort.

The title of the show was inspired by a quote from the French poet Paul Valery, "The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be." This idea resonated with Stilkey because the future seems to show as much promise as when we were young.

Stilkey suggests: "Our vision of the future is that society will evolve and progress and our situation will improve. As you get older you realize that these things often do not turn out the way you expected. I think this is especially relevant at this time, with global concerns and anxiety around climate change, economic and financial crises, environmental destruction, etc. When I was a kid, I thought that in 30 years I'd be flying around in a Jetson's car, not worrying about global warming and widespread extinction of species."

Artists invited to participate include: Kelsey Brookes, Brian Dettmer, Katrin Fridriks, Jim Houser, Dave Kinsey, Ryan McLennan, Cleon Peterson, Dena Schuckit, Aaron Smith, Tara Tucker, Mario Wagner and Mike Stilkey. Artists were selected because of the nature of their work and how it resonated with Stilkey's own vision of the future. While the theme of the show is based on the poetic title, Stilkey has left artists open to interpreting the ideas entirely at their own direction.

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FEATURE
JUXTAPOZ MAGAZINE
October's issue of Juxtapoz Magazine includes a 14 page interview I gave one sunny day this past summer after a little too much coffee.
In addition to the interview the issue showcases many of my fine art works over my last 3 years of living in San Francisco.
Check it out!

Download the article here: PDF

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NEW WORK
ABSOLUT VODKA / ABSOLUT WAGNER
In collaboration with a new generation of artists, ABSOLUT VODKA is introducing ABSOLUT BLANK, a global creative movement, in which ABSOLUT appears as a catalyst for contemporary leading-edge creativity.

The 18 artists participating in ABSOLUT BLANK represent a variety of creative disciplines from across the globe; from drawing, painting and sculpting to film making and digital art. Among the artworks are UVA's high intensity, bright and striking light installations, Mario Wagner's attention-grabbing cut-out imagery, the colourful and playful graphic design of Aesthetic Apparatus, the bold illustrations of Dave Kinsey and the detailed work of Good Wives and Warriors.

ABSOLUT has always challenged conventions through creative collaborations with artists such as Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Damien Hirst, and more recently Ellen von Unwerth and Spike Jonze. ABSOLUT BLANK is a daring new chapter for ABSOLUT.

“In ABSOLUT BLANK, ABSOLUT has boldly made its iconic bottle into a blank canvas to inspire artists throughout the world to collaborate and fill it with creativity. We brought together creative collaborators from a variety of disciplines and watched the journey from pure white canvas to exceptional pieces of art. The result depicts how artists and creativity are inspired through ABSOLUT,” says Mark Hamilton, Global Marketing Director at The Absolut Company.


View the commercial here
ABSOLUT BLANK COMMERCIAL

ABSOLUT BLANK on YOUTUBE

For more information please visit
ABSOLUT BLANK

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NEW WORK
MANAGER MAGAZINE
I recently finished an illustration for the Manager Magazine (Germany) on German Railways Services.

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NEW WORK
PASTED
LARGE SCALE LIMITED ART EDITION
The work features an elusive man on horseback with a looming dark forest and technicolor rainbow river.
Imagine a wall, now imagine that same wall with this large scale image adding elements of mystery, fantasy and just plain coolness to that space which formerly lacked all of those things.

The original works were reproduced in an offset process on affiche paper, which is also used for street billboarding.
All works of art are strictly limited - each motif is issued in a edition of 100 copies and comes with a signed certificate.

www.just-pasted.com

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NEW WORK
THE CHRONICLE REVIEW
I recently illustrated a story entitled "The Fairness Instinct and the Biosocial Contract" for the Chronicle Review.

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NEW WORK
RECENT JOBS
I have executed several illustrations for magazine editorials in recent weeks.
This selection represents illustrations featured in the latest ESPN Magazine (USA), Miller-McCune Magazine (USA), Chronicle Review Magazine (USA), New York Times (USA), Tufts Magazine (USA), Manager Magazine (Germany) and F5 Magazine (Russia).

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EXHIBITION
LAZARIDES GALLERY / NEWCASTLE (UK)
APRIL 22 - MAY 21, 2011
Outsiders Newcastle, the North-East gallery of curator-director Steve Lazarides, presents 'Cluster 10', the debut solo UK exhibition by San Francisco-based artist Mario Wagner.

Wagner’s colourful and arresting style has been used to great effect in premium style titles like Esquire and Vanity Fair. His canvasses depict a contrasting mythos: free-thinking and colourful retro-futurist scenes are blighted by contemporary intruders, well-tailored men seemingly up to no good, made all the more intimidating and inhuman by their balaclavas.

The paintings’ collage backgrounds harken back to the 50s and 60s when science fact raced to keep up with science fiction. It was an era when technology was embraced unthinkingly, and man was only a short step from realising a total leisure culture or his destiny amongst the stars, depending on his adventurousness of spirit. The pictures’ protagonists however pursue a very different agenda. Slick moral relativists from a more recent age, they ride out with sinister intent, set traps, stew plots, and bury their dead clandestinely in compelling micro-narratives that trigger the less welcome elements of our imagination. Tomorrow’s world has not been realised, nor was it ever likely to be. A lack of personal jet packs is the least of our concerns.

Fear and excitement lustfully combine as the viewer is propelled into Wagner’s opulent but often threatening dreamscapes. Who and what do we sympathise with more - the giddily assured optimism represented in Wagner’s canvasses by post-war science fiction, or the shrewd self-preserving realism of the figures who slink through it?

If you could forgive the Man from UNCLE for fiddling his expenses, or likewise feel that the future needs guardians fast, then 'Cluster 10' will push your buttons.

Lazarides Gallery / The Outsiders
77 Quayside
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3DE
United Kingdom

www.theoutsiders.net

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NEW WORK
WASHINGTON POST
I recently illustrated a story about "How tech giants came to rule the worldby sharing" for the Washington Post.

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NEW WORK
SKODA FABIA MONTE CARLO
My recent work for the new SKODA FABIA Monte Carlo takes one through treacherous mountains terrain.
At a brake neck speed the car races with the taste of triumph calling us towards the finish line in Monte Carlo.

In Celebration of 100 years of Rallye Monte Carlo, Skoda wanted to premiere the new Fabia Monte Carlo with some interesting posters for dealerships, making an impression that there is another side to Monte Carlo that most people do not think of. It is more dangerous, more dark, more rough. The opposite of what you would expect when you think of posh, pristine, wealthy Monte Carlo. And that other side was the inspiration for the new Fabia Monte Carlo Edition.

Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo website

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NEW WORK
CUTTING EDGES - CONTEMPORARY COLLAGE
GESTALTEN VERLAG
I'm featured in the amazing book "Cutting Edges - Contemporary Collage" by the Gestalten Verlag from Berlin, Germany.

Cutting Edges documents the new heyday of collage in current art and visual culture.
Todays artists, illustrators, and designers are increasingly drawn to this artistic technique by the challenges of seamlessly melding traditional craftsmanship with skilled computer montage.
They are not only composing a wide variety of visual elements, but are also deliberately omitting, deleting, and destroying them. This book is an inspiring collection of these unique examples of contemporary collage.

Order your Issue here.

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NEW WORK
NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE
I recently illustrated a story about the financial crisis for the New York Times Magazine.

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EXHIBITION
NADA ART FAIR 2010
POOL GALLERY / MIAMI (USA)
DECEMBER 2 - 5, 2010
Pool Gallery
Booth #114
NADA ART FAIR / MIAMI BEACH 2010
The Deauville Beach Resort
6701 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33141

Opening Preview by Invitation
Thursday, Dec 2; 10am to 2pm

Open to the Public
Thursday, Dec 2; 2pm to 8pm
Friday, Dec 3; 11am to 8pm
Saturday, Dec 4; 11am to 8pm
Sunday, Dec 5; 11am to 6pm

Admission is free and open to the public

For more information visit
www.pool-gallery.com
www.newartdealers.org

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NEW WORK
NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
I just finished a special insert on the retail market for the Neue Zuercher Zeitung from Switzerland.

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EXHIBITION
NEONCHOCOLATE GALLERY / BERLIN (GERMANY)
OCTOBER 29 - NOVEMBER 03, 2010
Blowin Up The Spot. The Dirty Dozen
 Curated by Lukas Feireiss

Vernissage: October 29, 2010, 19h
Exhibition: October 29 - November 03, 2010

The temporary group-exhibition "Blowin Up The Spot. The Dirty Dozen" is the first of a series of shows, that brings together works of twelve artists, who in their diverse artistic approaches creatively explore contemporary architecture and the urban environment.
The presented works range from drawing, Illustration and painting to photography and collage.

Artworks by Mario Wagner, Gesa Glück, Jakob Kolding, Alekos Hofstetter, Jonas Liveröd, Jan Feindt, Tim Dinter, Matias Bechtold, Lok Jansen, Evol, Erik Göngrich, Björn Hegardt

Neonchocolate Gallery
Lychener Strasse 23
10623 Berlin

www.neonchocolate.de
NEW WORK
RECENT JOBS
I have executed several illustrations for magazine editorials in recent weeks. This selection represents illustrations featured in the latest Spiegel Wissen Magazine (D), Harvard Business Magazine (USA), 7x7 Magazine (USA), ReadyMade Magazine (USA), Glamour Magazine (D), Chicago Magazine (USA) and Runners World Magazine (USA).

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EXHIBITION
"OBSERVED BY CLOUDS"
GALLERY HEIST / SAN FRANCISCO (USA)
SEPTEMBER 4 - SEPTEMBER 25, 2010
Gallery Heist is pleased to announce "Observed by Clouds", an exhibition of new work by Mario Wagner.

This event is highly anticipated as it marks the artist’s first solo show in San Francisco since relocating here from Germany this year.
Utilizing imagery from the 1950s and 60s, Wagner’s pieces convey a sense of vintage futurism in beautifully anachronistic micro-narratives that describe one visual point in some larger, unknown story.
Executed through a stream-of-consciousness based process: spontaneous, free flowing and of the moment, "Observed by Clouds" will be expressed through the techniques of painting, mixed media, collage, and installation and will present more than a dozen new artworks.

An opening reception will be held at Gallery Heist on Saturday, September 4, 2010 from 7-11pm and the exhibition will run from September 4 - September 25, 2010.

Imbued with a sense of cinematic intrigue and sci-fi fantasy that speaks to the era from which he draws reference, Wagner’s pieces depict a time when futuristic fascination was widespread, space travel was imminent, and the possibilities of technology were limitless.
"Observed by Clouds" will present a collection of work exploring some of the darker and more illusive narratives that have been steadily evolving in Wagner’s artistic oeuvre. As Wagner puts it, these new works "feel like the next step in a line." Dreamlike scenarios of morose pallbearers assembled in funeral formation, masked marauders on horseback full of hidden agendas, and watchful strangers with questionable intentions lurking in shadows point to mysteries that border on the eerie, begging at the viewer’s imagination and inviting him to contemplate the origins of the story’s beginning and its probable end.

GALLERY HEIST SF
679 Geary St.
San Francisco, CA 94109
415.563.1708

For more information visit
www.galleryheist.com

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NEW WORK
TECHNOLOGY REVIEW MAGAZINE
I recently illustrated a story about "America’s Broadband Dilemma" for the Technology Review Magazine.

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NEW WORK
RECENT JOBS
I did some illustrations for severall magazines and companies in the last weeks. This selection shows jobs for the latest ReadyMade Magazine (USA), the German Postal Service and the ISO&Agent Magazine (USA).

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FEATURE
COMPUTER ARTS MAGAZINE
I'm featured in the latest issue of the fantastic Computer Arts Magazine, UK.

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NEW WORK
TSHIRT DESIGNS FOR ROGUE MONK
I have designed a group of new fantastic T- Shirts for Rogue Monk, LA.
The shirts can be ordered online.

Check out my featured artist website.

The prints are reminiscent-futuristic and meet the demands of the modern, abstract form and design oriented individual.

roguemonkworkshop.com

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EXHIBITION
POOL GALLERY / BERLIN (GERMANY)
MAY 12 - JULY 15, 2010
CUTTERS2010
 Curated by James Gallagher

Vernissage: 11 May, 2010, 18-21h
Exhibition: 12 May - 15 July, 2010

Artworks by April Gertler, Brion Nuda Rosch, Cless, Erik Foss, James Gallagher, Justin Mortimer, Jason Glasser, Liam Crockard, Mario Wagner, Matt Lipps, Max-O-Matic, Sophie Kern and Valero Doval

Pool Gallery
Tucholskystrasse 38 / Ecke Auguststrasse
10117 Berlin Mitte, Germany

Viewing Hours:
Tuesday to Saturday 11 - 18
and by appointment

www.pool-gallery.com
press release
EXHIBITION
JANINEBEANGALLERY / BERLIN (GERMANY)
MARCH 20 - APRIL 17, 2010
"Extraordinary Mistakes"

Opening Reception is Friday, March 19, 6-10pm

janinebeangallery
Torstr. 154
10115 Berlin-Mitte / Germany
www.janinebeangallery.com

Opening hours: Mon-Sun 12-6pm
NEW WORK
RECENT JOBS
A selection of my latest jobs for Design Week, INK Magazine, D Magazine and Zeit Wissen.

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NEW WORK
NEUE ZUECHER ZEITUNG
More illustrations of my weekly column for the Neue Zuercher Zeitung.

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NEW WORK
4010 GALLERY WALL / BERLIN (GERMANY)
Mario Wagner was elected to design the Gallery Wall of the 4010 Telekom Shop in Berlin Mitte.
Drop by and enjoy the 27 x 8 feet large wall. Mario Wagner is the third artist after Akinori Oishi and Thomas Manig who is honored to show his work. The wall will be displayed until February 2010.

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NEW WORK
EASY CREDIT / MINI DESIGN
Mario Wagner is one of 10 artists that has designed ten of 100 BMW Mini for Easy Credit. These cars will be in rotation cruising around germany. Be on the look out for this design. If you spot one of the cars please send me a picture.

Easy Credit press release (german)
EXHIBITION
ART WHINO GALLERY / ART BASEL MIAMI (USA)
DECEMBER 3 - 6, 2009
Mario Wagner at the 'Life Essentials' - Art Wino Gallery Show at the ART BASEL MIAMI 09.

www.artwhino.com/miami
www.artbaselmiamibeach.com
NEW WORK
HOSPICE ONTARIO / TAXI CANADA INC.
Mario Wagner did 3 fantastic poster in collaboration with the TAXI CANADA INC. agency for the Hospice in Ontario, CA

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EXHIBITION
GALLERY HEIST SF / SAN FRANCISCO (USA)
NOVEMBER 14, 2009
"Now or Never"
Gallery Heist SF
Saturday Nov. 14th, 7-10pm

Gallery Heist is pleased to announce the opening reception for its inaugural exhibition, 'Now Or Never', a collection of some of the finer emerging and established talent in the San Francisco Bay Area. The reception will be on Saturday, November 14th at 7pm, with many of the artists in attendance. Gallery hours will be Tuesday through Saturday 12pm to 12 am and Sunday 12pm to 6pm. Mondays by appointment. Gallery Heist SF is owned and operated by Julianne Yates and is located at 679 Geary St. near the corner of Leavenworth, southeast of the intersection.

Artists participating in the first exhibition include: Mario Wagner, Brett Amory, Zach Lewis, Mike Giant, Sylvia Ji, Kevin Taylor, David Young, Adam Caldwell, Ryan De La Hoz, C3, Matt Furie, Aaron Lawrence, Matt Granberg, Skinner, John Wentz, Seth Armstrong, Jessica Trippe, Bryan Dawson, Tahiti Pehrson and Rogelio Martinez. A closing date is yet to be announced but will be set early December. This exhibition has been co-curated by Julianne Yates and 111 Minna Gallery Curator, Gabe Scott.


GALLERY HEIST SF
679 Geary (@ Leavenworth)
San Francisco, CA 94108

www.galleryheist.com
NEW WORK
NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG

Mario Wagner is illustrating a weekly column for the Neue Zuercher Zeitung.
NEW WORK
THE NOTWIST COVERARTWORK
Mario Wagner did the artwork for the new The Notwist soundtrack for Hans-Christian Schmids current movie "Sturm/Storm".
Order your copy now online at Alientransistor
EXHIBITION
CINDERS GALLERY / NEW YORK (USA)
OCTOBER 16 - NOVEMBER 18, 2009
CUTTERS: An Exhibition of International Collage

Cutters showcases a variety of contemporary collage from North America and Europe. The selected artists range from young google-image searchers to collage veterans with roots in the 70s punk scene. Each one has a unique vision and exciting visual vocabulary that includes collections of images sorted and stacked, layered and glued, cut to pieces and ripped apart.

In our current age of vast visual stimuli, images and information are swirling all around us at a faster pace than ever before. We process what we can, latch on to fragments, and quickly move on. As we get used to everything being remixed, edited, mashed up and shuffled around, these collage artists freeze that frenzy and bring you in for a closer look at the hand at work.

With over 40 artists contributing close to 150 works of various sizes, shapes, and colors, the gallery will be transformed into one giant assemblage, glue stains and all.

Opening Reception is Friday, October 16, 7-10pm

Cinders Gallery
103 Havemeyer St. Brooklyn
New York 11211

Opening hours: Wed-Sun 1-7pm

www.cindersgallery.com


The show is curated by James Gallagher

Other participating artists are

Andreas Banderas (Norway), Michael Bartalos (USA), Melinda Beck (USA), Brian Belott (USA), Jorge Chamorro/ La Cascara Amarga (Spain), Brian Chippendale (USA), Ophelia Chong (USA), Saiman Chow (USA), Cless (Spain), Rebecca Conroy (USA), Cristiana Couceiro (Portugal), Valero Doval (UK), Andy Ducett (USA), Carl Dunn (USA), Lisa Eisenbrey (USA), Elroy (Germany), James Gallagher (USA), Jason Glasser (France), Hort (Germany), Jordin Isip (USA), Lidy Jacobs (Netherlands), Sophie Kern (UK), Eva Lake (USA), Vanessa Lamounier (Netherlands), Matt Li[pps (USA), Sean Mackaoui (Spain), Max-o-matic (Spain), Taylor McKimens (USA), Cameron Windish Michel (USA), Agnes Montgomery (USA), Justin Mortimer (UK), Pedro Oliveira (Brazil), Julien Pacaud (France), David Plunkert (USA), Kareem Rizk (Austrailia), Matthew Rose (France), Brion Nuda Rosch (USA), Joe Ryyckebosch (USA), Katherine Streeter (USA), Mario Wagner (Germany), Oliver Wiegner (Germany), Johanna Wilhelm (Germany), Jessica Williams (USA), Bill Zindel (USA)
FEATURE
NEULAND / THE FUTURE OF GERMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN
Mario Wagner is featured in the fantastic "Neuland:Future of German Graphic Design" Book.
Coming out on September 15th 2009.

Product Description
German graphic design has undergone a dramatic metamorphosis in recent years.
Young professionals and students have been demonstrating heightened technical skills and strong, individualistic styles. The emerging design generation has broken with cultural and geographical boundaries, entering the international arena and competing with cutting edge design icons worldwide.
As the scope and depth of this exciting development has been under recognised, "Neuland" documents the future of German graphic design by presenting the best work of up-and-coming designers and design studios.

This book compiles over 400 pages of exciting ideas, never before seen experiments, self initiated projects and commercial work from Germans working and studying at home and abroad, as well as non-Germans working and studying in Germany.

Order your issue right now at amazon.com!
NEW WORK
CHEERIOS CEREALS AD FOR SAATCHI & SAATCHI NEW YORK
Mario Wagner did a great illustration for the award winning Cheerios Add campaign by Saatchi&Saatchi New York. The add won a gold cube award in the advertising category at the Art Directors Club.
AWARD
CREATIVE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE No. 16
Mario Wagner won a Merit Award / Professional Fine Art of the Creative Quarterly Magazine 16.
Its the first combined professional and student show drew a wide variety of work.
All medal and merit winners will be exhibited in the next issue of Creative Quarterly coming out at in September 2009. The winners and runner-ups work will be in our Online Gallery in September 2009.

Creative Quarterly Winner
NEW WORK
ROJO® MAGAZINE ARTSTORE
Two Mario Wagner artworks are available at the fantastic ROJO® Artstore.
The Artstore presents a selection of original artworks by selected ROJO® contributing artists like Boris Hoppek, Clayton Brothers and Heiko Mueller.
All artworks come with a certificate of authenticity signed by ROJO® Magazine and the artist.

ROJO® Artstore
EXHIBITION
CERASOLI GALLERY / LOS ANGELES (USA)
13. JUNE - 08. JULY 2009
Mario Wagner is showing 5 new large canvas artworks on his 2009 solo show at the CERASOLI gallery in Los Angeles, USA.

Press Release

C E R A S O L I gallery is located at 8633- b Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232, and is open Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm.
NEW WORK
SCION AUDIO VISUAL / REDMAN REMIX PROJECT
Mario Wagner did the artwork for the Scion A/V Redman Remix Project.
Scion Audio Visual presents another installment of their remix series, this time enlisting Italian electro producers Gigi Barocco, Nic Sarno, and His Majesty Andre to give their take on Redman's "I Hold the Crown", a previously unreleased track originally produced by the one-and-only Erick Sermon.

Have a look at the promo-video
EXHIBITION
2AGENTEN GALLERY / BERLIN (GERMANY)
03. APRIL - 05. JUNE 2009
Mario Wagner shows his newest artworks at the 2agenten gallery in Berlin.

opening hours
monday-friday 12-18h, saturday 14-18h

Vernissage
friday, april 3, 19h

2 agenten
agentur för illustration
schwarz & wendt gbr
gartenstrasse 1
10115 berlin
EXHIBITION
ROJO® OCHO GLOBAL GROUP EXHIBITION AND BOOK
The show in Barcelona Artspace will open March, 20th 2009 and will run until May, 25th 2009
ROJO® Artspace Barcelona

The Milano Artspace starts at March 19th, 2009 and is open until April 15th, 2009.
ROJO® Artspace Milano

The first collaboration project between nine member galleries of the ®artspace global network and more than 140 artists, in order to do nine group shows in nine different cities around the world:
®Barcelona
®Milano
POP Sao Paulo
ClubBlast Rosario
Concrete Hermit London
We Love Asbaek Copenhagen
Inoperable Vienna
Carmichael Los Angeles
Subaquatica Madrid

ROJO® also publishes a limited edition ROJO® issue featuring works by a selection of artists showing in the first global group EXHIBITION ever.

Artwork by: Clayton Brothers, Tofer, Boris Hoppek, Mark Jenkins, Ric Stultz, Leah Tinari, Robert Hardgrave, Heiko Müller, Bruno 9li, Sergei Sviatchenko, Nano4814, Troy Lovegates, Nuria, Masha Krasnova-Shavaeba, Apo Fousek, Neasden Control Centre, Eltono, Friends With You, Sergio Mora, Tristan Rault, Justin Lee Williams, Andrew James Jones, Superblast, April Gertler, Michel Ducourneau, Momo, Anna Taratiel, Sosaku Miyazaki, Carla Barth, Jon Burgerman, Supermundane, Alexander Egger, Imminent Disaster, Juju's Delivery, Talita Hoffmann, Deno JR, MWM, Wagner Pinto, Jorge Ochagavia, Clean, Therese Vandling, Ian Stevenson, Pietari Posti, Kryot, Gareth Bayliss, Jody Barton, Jasper Goodall, Anthony Burrill, Ezba, Andrew Rae, Bumblebee, Chet Purtilar, Nychos, Christophe Remy, Fupete, Hrvrk, Defi, Fellowsisters, Filip Berendt, Antonio Bokel, Holly Wales, Javier Tles, Phil Ashcroft, Claudio Parentela, Knochen, Natalie Huth, Frank Kalero, Luca Palatresi, Remed, Cena7, James Dawe, Lolo, Maddalena Fragnito de Giorgio, Busk, 3ttman, Maria Donata Napoli, Motomichi, Elisa Sassi, FKDL, Jeronimo Ruedi, Fillippo Minelli, Miguel Avecilla Varella, Mambo, Jakob Tolstrup, Theis Wendt, Labrona, Fefe Talavera, Luiza Baldan, Luciana Araújo, Steak Zombies, Desiderio, Michele Salmi, Zizioli+Lorenzini, Emanuele Colongo, Fabrizio Pozzoli, Ana Beltra, Julia Krahn, Mario Leuci, Duty Gorn, Cubicles, Luca Gabino, Claudia Mozzillo, Cecilia Campironi, Fabrizio Dusi, Emanuele Alfieri aka Impossible, Federico Massa, MOT8, Tony de Marco, Oddzoo, Mulheres Barbadas, Rita Wainer, Visca, Ben Summers, Flavio Colker, Eduardo Recife, Die Made, Atzgerei, Cristina Guitian, El Lasso, Zoe Byland, Nacho Tatjer, Limow, Fabrizio Contarino, Perfektworld, Adrian Villar Rojas, Kareem Rizk, Asbestos, Pedro Inoue, Mario Wagner, Anton Unai, Luke Chueh, Morgan Blair, Pancho Tolchinsky, Luigi Mora, James Roper, Nasa, Gaston Liberto, Know Hope, Delphine Delas, Carlos Herrera, Martin Albornoz, Sitnie Waerts, Albin Ray, Oriol Mora Grega, Meomi, Benjamin Moore, Justine Ashbee, Pandarosa, Christian Rex Van Minnen.

ROJO® Magazine
EXHIBITION
111 MINNA GALLERY / SAN FRANCISCO (USA)
08. JANUARY - 31. JANUARY 2009
111 Minna Gallery is proud to present "First Things First", an exhibition showcasing both well established and emerging talents.The gallery will be hosting an opening reception on Thursday, January 8, 2009 with many of the artists in attendance. The exhibition will run from January 8 - 31, 2009. The collection has been assembled by 111 Minna Gallery Curator Gabe Scott, 111 Minna Associate Curator Jay Howell and former Upper Playground Associate Curator Lainya Magana. A fresh perspective on two dimensional creations will be represented from the United States, Brazil, Germany, Slovenia and Australia and will encompass painting, collage, architectural design as well as street installations.

Among featured artists will be:
Robert Hardgrave (Seattle, WA)
Clynton Lowry (San Francisco, CA)
Nicole Hagen (San Francisco,CA)
James Blagdon (New York, NY)
Taska Cleveland ( Los Angeles, CA)
Kelly Ording (San Francisco, CA)
Mario Wagner (Cologne, Germany)
Rafael Sliks (Sao Paolo, Brazil)
Sarah Spitler (San Francisco, CA)
Jacob Magraw (Los Angeles, CA)
Yellana James (Portland, OR)
Ryan Bubnis (Portland, OR)
Rene Almanza (Oaxaca, Mexico)

111 minna sf ca 94105, f 415.974.1719, fax 415.462.0631

Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat, 12pm- 5pm, Saturday, 1pm-5pm and viewing by appointment.

111 Minna Gallery is located at the corner of Minna and 2nd Street in downtown San Francisco.

For more information go to 111 Minna Gallery
NEW WORK
2AGENTEN BERLIN POSTCARD EDITION
10 illustrated Berlin Postcards in a gift box.

The postcards are illustrated by Katharina Gschwendtner, Olaf Hajek, Tina Berning, Lesja Chernish, Maren Esdar, Mario Wagner, Pietari Posti, Tim Dinter, Martin Haake and Rinah Lang.

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EXHIBITION
AQUA HOTEL ART FAIR / ART BASEL MIAMI (USA)
The CERASOLI : LeBASSE gallery will be making a trip to the internationally acclaimed Art Basel Miami Fair from December 4-7.

They will be exhibiting new work from some of their represented artists at Aqua Art Miami located at the Aqua Hotel. New work on hand will include artists: Blaine Fontana, Alexandros Vasmoulakis, Yoskay Yamamoto, David O'Brien, Tessar Lo, Matt Hansel, Nate Frizzell, Jennifer Davis, Edwin Ushiro, Michelle Carlson, Melissa Haslam, Christopher Reiger, Lisa Alisa, Mario Wagner, Scott Belcastro, Theresa Sapergia and more.

Aqua Hotel Schedule:
Preview: Wednesday evening, Dec. 3, 7-10pm
Public Hours:
Dec. 4: 11am - 8pm
Dec. 5: 11am - 8pm
Dec. 6: 11am - 8pm
Dec. 7: 11am - 4pm
aquaartmiami.com
NEW WORK
UPPERPLAYGROUNDSTORE / NEW TSHIRT AVAILABLE
Order your new Mario Wagner Tshirt right now at www.upperplaygroundstore.com
EXHIBITION
10 YEARS FEINKUNST KRUEGER / HAMBURG, GERMANY // 04. OCTOBER - 07. OCTOBER 2008

Mario Wagner is taking part at the 10 years aniversary exhibition of Feinkunst Krueger, Hamburg.

Opening night is October 2nd, 8 p.m. at the Westwerk at Admiraltätsstrasse 74, Hamburg.

Other participating artists are Matthias Fickinger und Sabine Kuehnle (Frankfurt, D), Derek Hess (Cleveland, USA), Henning Kles (Hamburg, D), Tobias Mohr (Mainz, D), Sam (Hamburg, D), 4000 (Hamburg, D), Till Gerhard (Hamburg, D), Heiko Möller (Hamburg, D), Jay Ryan (Chicago, USA), Larissa Bertonasco (Hamburg, D), Ole Grönwoldt (Hamburg, D), Katharina Gschwendtner (Hamburg, D), Jim Avignon (New York, USA / Berlin, D), Natalie Huth (Heidelberg, D). Jörgen von Döckerhoff (Hamburg, D), Moki (Hamburg, D), Stefano Ricci (Hamburg, D), Tara McPherson (New York, USA), Patrick Farzar (Hamburg, D), Thorsten Passfeldt (Hamburg, D), Anke Feuchtenberger (Hamburg, D), Suse Bauer (Hamburg, D), Nina Rose (Hamburg, D), Inga Kaehlke (Hamburg, D), Volker Hueller (Berlin, D), Michael Conrads (Hamburg, D), Stefan Marx (Hamburg, D), Jessica Halm (Hamburg, D), Dennis Scholl und Patrick Farzar (Hamburg, D), Marik Lechner (Berlin, D / Tel Aviv, Israel), Nikolas Tantsoukes (Köln, D), Lily Wittenburg (Hamburg, D), Daniel Tschernich (Salzwedel, D)

www.feinkunst-krueger.de
NEW WORK
THE NEW COLD WAR FOR ARENA MAGAZINE
NEW WORK
LATEST JOBS // EA MAGAZINE, BUSINESS WEEK AND INTELLISPHERE, LLC
NEW WORK
BOOK COVER FOR HOLLY-JANE RAHLENS
Mario Wagner illustrated the german bookcover for Holly-Jane Rahlens newest publication "Mein kleines grosses Leben". The book will be in stores from september the 1st on.

Buy it at amazon.com
EXHIBITION
SCOPE ART FAIR / EAST HAMPTONS (USA)
24. JULY - 27. JULY 2008
The Meat Market Gallery presents Mario Wagner at the SCOPE Hamptons.
EXHIBITION
MEAT MARKET GALLERY / WASHINGTON (USA)
11. JUNE - 05. JULY 2008
The Meat Market Gallery presents 5 new large collage works on canvas.

Opening Night: Friday July 11th, 2008, 7-9 p.m.
PUBLICATION
ILLUSTRATION NOW CALENDAR 2009 TASCHEN
Check out the new Illustration Now 2009 Diary and Illustration Now 2009 Tear-Off Calendar by Taschen including some of my illustrations.
You will find them in every Taschen Shop worldwide or order them online.

Illustration Now 2009 Diary at Taschen.com
Illustration Now 2009 Tear-Off Calendar at Taschen.com
EXHIBITION
SPLASH SUMMER SELECTION 2008 / LOS ANGELES (USA)
12. JULY - 02. AUGUST 2008
EXHIBITION
CERASOLI GALLERY / LOS ANGELES (USA)
14. JUNE - 05. JULY 2008
Press Release
Cerasoli Gallery is pleased to present Mario Wagner 'Lost Art Of Murder' Solo Exhibition in Gallery One, and Marco Cibola 'A New Division' Solo Exhibition in Gallery Two, at the Cerasoli Gallery (8633-B Washington Blvd in Culver City).
Opens Saturday June 14, 2008, and remains on view through July 5, 2008.

German artist and illustrator Mario Wagner's large scale papercollage and acrylic on canvas works derive from familiar Modernist techniques - Dadaist collage and photomontage.  Despite their 'analog' processes, utilizing old magazines, scissor, glue and acrylic, Wagner's unique, inchoate assemblages are erratic and surprising. Clustered bodies float within vintage settings split by lightning bolts. Salaciously grinning mouths hint at scandal and subplot as eyeless faces drip retro glamour.  Wagner's work has been shown in numerous international exhibitions and will be at the Feinkunst Kröger Gallery in Hamburg, Germany, in June, 2008.  His illustrations and artworks have been commissioned by Playboy, Vanity Fair, Esquire, and The New York Times Magazine.

About the gallery
For the last four years, the space at 8633-b Washington Boulevard in Culver City, California regularly exhibited the most outstanding of emerging urban artists. In 2008, this and former gallery  The Lab 101  became the new home to Cerasoli Gallery, still under the direction of owner Freddi Cerasoli.  Under its new identity, Cerasoli Gallery represents a select group of talented, up-and-coming and established, local and international artists whose common thread is creating thoughtful, imaginative, contemporary art.
FEATURE
3x3 MAGAZINE ISSUE No.10
3x3 Magazine, Issue 10 is now on newsstands at Barnes & Noble in the US, Borders in the UK and independent bookstores in Canada.
They show my latest work in their Gallery.

Order now!
FEATURE
DPI MAGAZINE
DPI magazine from Taiwan has a 6 pages feature about me in their latest issue.
FEATURE
WORKSHOP WITH MARIO WAGNER AT POR EL MEDIO DE LA CALLE 2008/ CARACAS, VENEZUELA
Click here to see more pictures of the workshop.
FEATURE
SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG MAGAZINE
I did one Illustration for one of my favorite magazines, the SZ MAGAZIN.

FEATURE
3x3 ILLUSTRATION ANNUAL ISSUE No.4
The new 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 4 has been released....including new illustrations from Mario Wagner.

Order now!
EXHIBITION
FIFTY24SF GALLERY / SAN FRANCISCO, USA
Mario Wagner presents his work at the FIFTY24SF Gallery in San Francisco.
Other artists in the show will be Eine, Cum, Ryan Jacob Smith and Brent McHugh.

FIFTY24SF Gallery, 252 Fillmore Street, San Francisco
EXHIBITION
AQUA ART FAIR 07 / MIAMI (USA)
04. DECEMBER - 09. DECEMBER 2007
The Washington based Meat Market Gallery presents Mario Wagner at the Aqua Art Miami 07.
NEW WORK
SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BOOKLET
Mario Wagner did a bunch of illustrations for a 36 pages SONY Playstation3 booklet attachted at the new VICE Magazine.
EXHIBITION
GALERIE REVOLVER / DUESSELDORF (GERMANY)
03. NOVEMBER - 01. DECEMBER 2007
Mario Wagner presents his new series "The 9 Lives of Thomas Campbell".
Opening night at 3rd of November at 8 p.m.
PUBLICATION
ILLUSTRATION NOW VOL.2 TASCHEN PUBLISHING
A freshly-picked selection of today’s hottest illustrators, featuring Mario Wagner.
PUBLICATION
ILLUSIVE 2 CONTEMPORARY ILLUSTRATION
Mario Wagner and more contemporary illustration from around the world accompanied by insightful text.
FEATURE
JUXTAPOZ MAGAZINE
FEATURE
IdN MAGAZINE INCLUDING A MARIO WAGNER PORTRAIT
NEW WORK
PLAYBOY GERMANY MAGAZINE 25TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE