William Wegman - Private Show at Marc Selwyn Fine Art in 2026
Published on 08/29/2026 at 13:34 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂĽller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
William Wegman leads Marc Selwyn Fine Art’s summer program in Beverly Hills with the exhibition William Wegman: Private Show. According to the gallery’s exhibition listing, the show runs from July 18 to September 5, 2026 and focuses on vintage photographs and video from the 1970s alongside later works.Marc Selwyn Fine Art exhibitions page
The Beverly Hills Private Show
Marc Selwyn Fine Art presents William Wegman: Private Show at its Camden Annex space at 427 N Camden Drive in Beverly Hills, with the exhibition scheduled from July 18 to September 5, 2026 and an opening reception on July 18 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.Artguide exhibition entry
The gallery’s announcement emphasizes that the show brings together rare vintage photographs and early video pieces from the 1970s with later images, highlighting how Wegman extends the visual strategies developed during his formative years and how his practice evolved from conceptual film to the well-known Weimaraner works.Meer exhibition overview
Work series and retrospective angle
William Wegman: Private Show revisits key bodies of work from Wegman’s early career, including 1970s video experiments and black-and-white photographs produced in the era when he participated in landmark shows such as When Attitudes Become Form in Bern and Documenta V in Kassel, as the Lisa Sette Gallery biography recalls.Lisa Sette Gallery exhibition note
By placing these vintage pieces alongside later works with his Weimaraner dogs, the Beverly Hills exhibition effectively operates as a focused retrospective on Wegman’s image-making strategies across decades, underlining the continuity between his early conceptual approach and his later color studio tableaux.
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The wider exhibition presence in 2026
Alongside the Beverly Hills show, Wegman’s work features in In the Atrium: Works by William Wegman at Lisa Sette Gallery in Phoenix, on view from June 6 to September 26, 2026, where selected works are installed within the gallery’s atrium as part of a broader summer program.Lisa Sette Gallery exhibition note
Photography-Now lists Wegman among the artists in 60 Seconds: Polaroids from the Collection at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, with the Polaroid exhibition running from November 9, 2025 to September 6, 2026 and placing his instant photographs in dialogue with works by Dawoud Bey, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons and others.Photography-Now exhibition listing
How the artist works
William Wegman is best known for his conceptual photography and video, as well as staged color images featuring his Weimaraner dogs, but his practice began with painting and early black-and-white photographs, later expanding into Polaroid work, drawing, collage and artist books as documented in museum retrospectives.
Where the artist stands now
William Wegman’s work is currently on view in the exhibition William Wegman: Private Show at Marc Selwyn Fine Art in Beverly Hills through September 5, 2026, within a 30-day window that also includes his presence in ongoing shows in Phoenix and West Palm Beach.
Key facts on William Wegman
- Artist: William Wegman
- Medium / Genre: Photography and video with conceptual staging
- Born: 1943, Holyoke, United States
- Place(s) of practice: Studio practice primarily in New York and Maine
- Active since: Late 1960s, with early recognition in 1970s conceptual exhibitions
- Key work groups: Weimaraner studio portraits, 20 x 24 Polaroids, early video works 1970-77, altered black-and-white photographs
- Current/last exhibition: William Wegman: Private Show, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Beverly Hills, July 18 – September 5, 2026
- Major collections: Brooklyn Museum (New York), Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, D.C.), Norton Museum of Art (West Palm Beach), Addison Gallery of American Art (Andover)
- Awards: Inclusion in major institutional retrospectives such as William Wegman: Funney/Strange at the Brooklyn Museum
- Next date: September 5, 2026, closing day of William Wegman: Private Show at Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Beverly Hills
Frequently asked questions about William Wegman
Where is William Wegman’s work currently on view in 2026?
In late August 2026, William Wegman’s work is on view in William Wegman: Private Show at Marc Selwyn Fine Art in Beverly Hills, in the atrium presentation at Lisa Sette Gallery in Phoenix and within 60 Seconds: Polaroids from the Collection at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach.
What is the focus of the exhibition William Wegman: Private Show?
The Beverly Hills exhibition brings together rare vintage photographs and early video works from the 1970s with later images, highlighting how Wegman’s early conceptual strategies underpin his subsequent staged color photographs featuring his Weimaraner dogs.
How does William Wegman’s work appear in the Norton Museum’s Polaroid exhibition?
In 60 Seconds: Polaroids from the Collection at the Norton Museum of Art, Wegman’s Polaroid works, including unique color images, are shown alongside instant photographs by other artists, positioning him as a key figure in the history of Polaroid-based image making.
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