San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
November 2023
November 11, 2023–March 3, 2024 This is the third and final leg of Wolfgang Tillmans: To look without fear, the most comprehensive exhibition of the influential artist’s work to date. This landmark exhibition charts the development of his practice from the 1980s through the present, across every genre of photography imaginable. From early experiments with a photocopier to ecstatic nightlife images, intimate portraits, incisive documentation of social movements, and innovative cameraless abstractions, Tillmans’s broad subject matter reveals his steadfast commitment to engage unflinchingly with the world.
This survey features both framed and unframed photographs arranged in constellations that extend from floor to ceiling, magazine pages taped to the wall, video work, and his Truth Study Center table installations. Tillmans plays an integral role in designing his exhibitions, and this approach embraces the concept of visual democracy, where, as the artist puts it, “If one thing matters, everything matters.
Wolfgang Tillmans: To look without fear was organized by the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
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