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My Take
To me, Tillmans is one of the rare artists who made looking itself feel radical. The fact that he was the first photographer, and first non-British person, to win the Turner Prize still feels like a quiet earthquake in the art world. What I admire most is not the medals, the Hasselblad Award or the Order of Merit, but his restless curiosity about what a photograph even is. He photographs ordinary surroundings yet keeps interrogating the medium's foundations. That balance of intimacy and intellect is exactly why I keep returning to his images, and why I think his influence will outlast every prize.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Wolfgang Tillmans
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴォルフガング・ティルマンス
- Reading
- ゔぉるふがんぐ・てぃるまんす
- Born
- August 16, 1968 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Monkey
- Origin
- Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- photographer / printmaker / artist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Arts University Bournemouth
Awards & achievements
- 2018 Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Turner Prize
- 2015 Hasselblad Award
- 2017 Berliner Bär
- 2018 Goslarer Kaiserring
- 2015 Royal Photographic Society Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Wolfgang Tillmans born?
Born August 16, 1968 (age 57).
Where is Wolfgang Tillmans from?
Wolfgang Tillmans is from Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
What does Wolfgang Tillmans do?
Wolfgang Tillmans works as photographer, printmaker, artist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-24
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.