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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wolfgang Tillmans canonical | 4 |
| Tillmans | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
contemporary artist
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human ⓘ photographer ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hasselblad Award
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Turner Prize ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Berlin
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London, England ⓘ
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London
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| citizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1968-08-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Arts University Bournemouth
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Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design
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| familyName |
Wolfgang Tillmans
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tillmans
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| fieldOfWork |
contemporary art
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installation art ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| givenName | Wolfgang ⓘ |
| hasExhibitedAt |
Documenta (Kassel)
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surface form:
Documenta
Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart ⓘ
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Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen ⓘ
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K21 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
Serpentine Gallery ⓘ Tate Britain ⓘ Tate Modern ⓘ Venice Biennale ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| name | Wolfgang Tillmans self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ Truth Study Center ⓘ abstract chemigram-like photographs ⓘ paper drop photographs ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Remscheid ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| website | https://tillmans.co.uk/ ⓘ |
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Tillmans