Wolfgang Tillmans Captures Candid Moments in MoMA Retrospective


10 September 2022

Wolfgang Tillmans' distinct approach to art explores human connection and the poetics of intimacy in the contemporary world.

Wolfgang Tillmans: To look without fear is the most comprehensive exhibition in the artist's career to date. Comprised of 417 works made over three-decades, it thoroughly explores Tillmans' use of art as a means of engaging in social and political dialogue.

The breadth of Tillmans' photographic practice is vast. Navigating between delicate still lifes, tender portraits, vivid nightlife imagery and astronomical observations, Tillmans' photography considers every genre of the medium. While his subjects vary, so do his methods. Experimentation is a crucial part of Tillman's process, making each artwork entirely unique.

Typically unconventional in hang, MoMA's presentation of Tillmans' work is informal. The work is displayed unframed, attached to the walls by tape, pins or clips and hung together with black and white photographs and video projections. Each room offers an eclectic collection of imagery that expertly depicts Tillmans' ability to capture the transient.

Wolfgang Tillmans: To look without fear is open at MoMA in New York from 12 September 2022 to 1 January 2023, before heading to its next stop at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (7 April–1 October 2023).

Images: Exhibition view: Wolfgang Tillmans, To look without fear, Museum of Modern Art, New York (12 September 2022–1 January 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Annabel Downes, Ocula Advisory.


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