Wolfgang Tillmans
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Wolfgang Tillmans is a German photographer and artist renowned for his innovative, often abstract and experimental approach to photography that blurs the boundaries between fine art and documentary.
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contemporary artist
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human → photographer → visual artist → |
| awardReceived |
Hasselblad Award
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Turner Prize NERFINISHED → |
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Berlin
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London NERFINISHED → |
| citizenship |
Germany
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| countryOfBirth |
Germany
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| dateOfBirth |
1968-08-16
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| educatedAt |
Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design
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| familyName |
Tillmans
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| fieldOfWork |
contemporary art
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installation art → photography → |
| givenName |
Wolfgang
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| hasExhibitedAt |
Documenta
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Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart NERFINISHED → K21 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen NERFINISHED → Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED → Serpentine Gallery NERFINISHED → Tate Britain NERFINISHED → Tate Modern NERFINISHED → Venice Biennale NERFINISHED → |
| hasWorkTheme |
LGBTQ+ identity
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abstraction → everyday life → globalization → intimacy → perception of reality → politics → |
| knownFor |
combining abstract and figurative photography in exhibitions
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engagement with political campaigns, including pro-EU activism → unframed photographic installations pinned or taped directly to walls → |
| movement |
contemporary art
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| name |
Wolfgang Tillmans
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| nationality |
German
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| notableAchievement |
first non-British artist to win the Turner Prize
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first photographer to win the Turner Prize → |
| notableFor |
abstract photography
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blurring boundaries between fine art and documentary photography → conceptual photography → darkroom-based abstract works → experimental photography → large-scale photographic installations → portraits of youth and club culture → |
| notableWork |
Freischwimmer series
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Lighter series NERFINISHED → Truth Study Center NERFINISHED → abstract chemigram-like photographs → paper drop photographs → |
| placeOfBirth |
Remscheid
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| sexualOrientation |
gay
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| website |
https://tillmans.co.uk/
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The Phillips Collection
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Turner Prize
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