Wolfgang Tillmans, truth study center
Tillmans, Wolfgang (ED)
Shimizu, Minoru
Softcover, 225 x 300 mm, 220 pages
Editions: English/French/German: September 2005
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foto: Trinitatis, 2002

From nightlife to still life, Tillmans shows us another side of the world we live in today, where also the question of human self-determination evokes. more foto >>>

Wolfgang Tillmans, born in Remscheid, Germany in 1968 and studied at Bournemouth & Poole College of Art and Design. His work, whilst appearing to capture the immediacy of the moment and character of the subject, also examines the dynamics of photographic representation. From the outset he ignored the traditional separation of art exhibited in a gallery from images and ideas conveyed through other forms of publication, giving equal weight to both. His expansive floor to ceiling installations feature images of subcultures and political movements, as well as portraits, landscapes, still-lives and abstract imagery varying in scale from postcard- to wall-sized prints. His work has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1996 and Tate Britain, London, in a major retrospective in 2003. He was awarded the Turner Prize in 2000.