Go See: Wolfgang Tillmans’s retrospective in Berlin, March 21 – August 24

April 11th, 2008


Wolfgang Tillmans’s most recent works via Artnet

Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof museum for contemporary art is featuring German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans with a retrospective from March 24 until August 24. The title “Lighter” refers to a series of works which envolves illuminated paper. Wolfgang Tillmans was the first non-UK artist to win the Britain’s Turner Prize. Tillman’s is one of the most celebrated photographers of his generation.

Retrospective of Wolfgang Tillmans [The Local]
Wolfgang Tillmans at the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin [Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin]


Wolfgang Tillmans via Wikipedia

The show begins with early photocopy works and continues with a reconstruction of the multi-part Turner Prize room including about two hundred photos taken from every aspect and period of his varied career. A catalog publication will accompany the exhibition.