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Wolfgang Tillmans Wins Hasselblad Award, Exhibition in Gothenburg

award · 2026-04-24

Wolfgang Tillmans, at 47, is among the youngest recipients of the Hasselblad Award, joining Sebastião Salgado, Cindy Sherman, and Walid Raad. The prize, which honors a photographer's lifetime achievement, includes an exhibition at the Hasselblad Center in Gothenburg, Sweden, running from December 1, 2015, to February 14, 2016, and a forthcoming book. The award highlights Tillmans' influential role in contemporary photography.

Key facts

  • Wolfgang Tillmans is a Hasselblad Award laureate.
  • He is 47 years old.
  • Other laureates include Sebastião Salgado, Cindy Sherman, and Walid Raad.
  • The award is for lifetime achievement in photography.
  • The exhibition is at Hasselblad Center in Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • Exhibition dates: December 1, 2015 – February 14, 2016.
  • A book is to be published.
  • The source is artpress issue 428, December 2015.

Entities

Artists

  • Wolfgang Tillmans
  • Sebastião Salgado
  • Cindy Sherman
  • Walid Raad

Institutions

  • Hasselblad Center
  • Hasselblad Award
  • artpress

Locations

  • Gothenburg
  • Sweden

Sources