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==Description==
 
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In 2000,  was the first photographer and also the first non-English artist to be awarded the Turner Prize.
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In 2000,  was the first photographer and also the first non-English artist to be awarded the Turner Prize. Tate Britain’s extensive mid-career retrospective of Tillmans’ work, shown in 2003, was the first time the museum had devoted an exhibition to the work of a single photographer. In 2006, MoMA PS1 presented Tillmans' first exhibition for an American museum.
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==Further Research/Reading==
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* http://tillmans.co.uk/
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* http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/wolfgang-tillmans

Revision as of 20:35, 26 September 2013

Wolfgang Tillmans

Country

Germany

Birth - Death

1968 -

Occupation

Photographer

Notable Achievements

Turner Prize

Description

In 2000, was the first photographer and also the first non-English artist to be awarded the Turner Prize. Tate Britain’s extensive mid-career retrospective of Tillmans’ work, shown in 2003, was the first time the museum had devoted an exhibition to the work of a single photographer. In 2006, MoMA PS1 presented Tillmans' first exhibition for an American museum.

Further Research/Reading