Über Prof. Matthias Wagner K
Matthias Wagner K is one of the outstanding German-speaking representatives in the fields of design mediation and design curating. After many years of successful freelance work as an exhibition organiser, biennial director, art and design curator, editor and author, he has been director of Frankfurt’s Museum Angewandte Kunst since 2012. Here he has brought about a paradigm shift in the redefinition of a museum for applied art, which has also caused a stir internationally and led to widespread recognition. His exhibition and event activities have set new standards in terms of content and structural forms of reception and perception of art and design. Most recently, his exhibition “Jil Sander. Presence”, he attracted international attention and the museum’s greatest public success to date.
Wagner K has been teaching design curating at the HfG Offenbach since 2015/16 as part of a teaching assignment, and since June 2018 he has been an honorary professor in the Design Curating and Criticism theory programme.
Förderung
Prof Matthias Wagner K was part of the jury for the Design Culture Award 2022. In 2024 Matthias Wagner K is part of the jury for the museum exhibition and awards.