Wolfgang Tillmans' 2015 Exhibition at David Zwirner Showcases Photography's Everyday Beauty
From September 16 to October 24, 2015, Wolfgang Tillmans showcased over 100 new pieces at David Zwirner in New York City, under the exhibition title PCR. The display included personal imagery, such as portraits, scenes of activism, and abstract body parts, emphasizing often-neglected subjects. Tillmans launched his career in 1988 with nightlife photographs for i-D magazine, which was established by Terry Jones. He attended Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design from 1990 to 1992 and received the Turner Prize in 2000. The exhibition emphasized his 'Silver' series and unique installation methods, featuring prints commonly affixed to walls. Although critics in the 1990s deemed his work superficial, it gains depth through its sensitive compositions.
Key facts
- Wolfgang Tillmans' exhibition PCR ran from September 16 to October 24, 2015 at David Zwirner in New York City
- The show featured over 100 new works, including portraits, activist imagery, and abstract compositions
- Tillmans' first published photographs appeared in i-D magazine in 1988, documenting Hamburg nightlife
- He won the Turner Prize in 2000, as the first photographer and non-British recipient
- Tillmans studied at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design in the UK between 1990-1992
- His installation practices involve unframed prints taped or pinned directly to gallery walls
- The 'Silver' series experiments with photographic alchemy by re-photographing residue and silver particles
- Tillmans lives and works between London and Berlin, with both cities influencing his visual vocabulary
Entities
Artists
- Wolfgang Tillmans
- Damien Hirst
- Corinne Day
- Jurgen Teller
- Terry Richardson
- David Sims
- Nigel Shafran
- Nan Goldin
- Larry Clark
- Araki
- Peter Saville
- Robert Heinecken
- Richard Jackson
- Ellen Brooks
- Thomas Struth
- Andreas Gursky
- Thomas Ruff
- Candida Höfer
- Bernd Becher
- Hilla Becher
- Patti Smith
Institutions
- David Zwirner
- i-D magazine
- Vogue
- Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design
- MoMa
- UCLA
- Purple Prose
- Self Service
- The Face
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Hamburg
- Germany
- London
- United Kingdom
- Berlin
- Japan
- Glastonbury