LONDON.-
The Serpentine Gallery presents Wolfgang
Tillmans’ first major exhibition in London since 2003. Conceived by the
artist
for the Serpentine Gallery, the exhibition will present both abstract
and
figurative work. Over the past 20 years, Tillmans has redefined
photography and
the way it is shown. Known by the early 90s for the seemingly casual
images of
the world he inhabited, his work reassessed photographic conventions and

reflected the identity politics of the time, capturing the fragility of
human
life and focusing on everyday objects. This early work then expanded to
engage
with portraiture, landscape, the still-life and, more recently,
abstraction.
Tillmans’ abstract work, greatly celebrated in the last decade,
continues to
push the boundaries and definitions of the photographic form, and will
be a
particular focus of this exhibition. On view 26 June through 19
September.