Wolfgang Tillmans : 2017 / edited by Chris Dercon and Helen Sainsbury with Wolfgang Tillmans.
By: Tillmans, Wolfgang [author.].
Contributor(s): Dercon, Chris [editor.]
| Sainsbury, Helen [editor.] | Tate Modern (Gallery) [host institution.].
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BookPublisher: London : Tate Publishing, 2017Description: 310 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781849764452 (paperback).Subject(s): Tillmans, Wolfgang, 1968- -- ExhibitionsDDC classification: 779.092 TIL | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 779.092 TIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 05/10/2026 | 00230291 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Since the early 1990s, Wolfgang Tillmans (b. 1968) has established himself as one of the most exciting and innovative artists working today. The first photographer to win the Turner Prize (in 2000), his work is characterized by constant investigation into the boundaries of the photographic medium and a preoccupation with the process of photography itself. This new book, which accompanied an exhibition at Tate Modern, examines Tillmans's evolving practice, showcasing his photography but also his video, digital slide projections, publications, and recorded music. Essays offer an overarching view of Tillmans's work, from the physical materiality of his art to space and installation to his use of abstraction, and his relationship with politics and society, with particular emphasis on events of the last 15 years. The book is designed by the artist, and has a strong visual identity. Photography and video stills are beautifully reproduced in full color while, in keeping with the artist's nonhierarchical approach to media, documentary material is also highlighted.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Tate Modern, February 14-June 11, 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Worldview / Mark Godfrey -- Sensate life in the public sphere : the polypolitical world of Wolfgang Tillmans / Tom Holert -- Extended practice -- Functions of the studio : Wolfgang Tillmans as perfomer and listener / Tom Holert.
This new publication, accompanying an exhibition at Tate Modern, examines Tillmans's evolving practice showcasing his photography but also his video, digital slide projections, publications and recorded music. Mark Godfrey gives an overarching view of Tillmans's practice, from the physical materiality of the work, to space and installation, to his use of abstraction. Tom Holert focuses on Tillmans's relationship with politics and society, with particular emphasis on events of the last 15 years and the way Tillmans uses images and methods of distribution to examine global concerns such as migration and identity politics. Wolfgang Tillmans is the first photographer to win the Turner Prize (in 2000), his practice is characterised by constant investigation into the boundaries of the photographic medium and a preoccupation with the process of photography itself
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Chris Dercon is director emeritus, Tate Modern.Helen Sainsbury is head of programme realisation, Tate Modern.