Wolfgang Tillmans

Wolfgang Tillmans
Tillmans in 2013
Born (1968-08-16) 16 August 1968 (age 56)
Remscheid, West Germany
EducationBournemouth and Poole College of Art (Now AUB)
Known forPhotography
AwardsTurner Prize
2000

Culture Award
German Society for Photography 2009
Hasselblad Award
2015

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
2018
Websitewww.tillmans.co.uk

Wolfgang Tillmans (born 16 August 1968) is a German photographer. His diverse body of work is distinguished by observation of his surroundings and an ongoing investigation of the photographic medium’s foundations.

Tillmans was the first photographer, and first non-British person, to be awarded the Turner Prize. He has been the subject of large-scale retrospectives at the Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern and Moderna Museet. In 2023, Tillmans was named one of the most influential people in the world by Time.[1] He lives in Berlin and London.[2]

  1. ^ "Wolfgang Tillmans: The 100 Most Influential People of 2023". Time. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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