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Wolfgang Tillmans — Freedom from the Known
Wolfgang Tillmans — Freedom from the Known
Wolfgang Tillmans — Freedom from the Known
Wolfgang Tillmans — Freedom from the Known
Wolfgang Tillmans — Freedom from the Known
Wolfgang Tillmans — Freedom from the Known
Wolfgang Tillmans

Freedom from the Known

Wolfgang Tillmans’ Freedom From the Known (2006) is a rare Xerox print whose softly abstract, elongated form emerges from a rich black field, highlighting the tactile grain and mechanical nuance inherent to photocopy-based imagery. The abstract artwork reflects Tillmans’ long-standing engagement with photocopying, a process that shaped his earliest exhibitions in the late 1980s and became foundational to his exploration of image materiality and reproduction. By embracing the photocopier as both tool and subject, Wolfgang Tillmans challenges traditional photographic norms and foregrounds the physicality and democratic reproducibility of images. This signed limited edition print resonates with the broader arc of his oeuvre, where photocopying remains a critical method for questioning truth, circulation, and the objecthood of the photographic image.

Medium
Photographs
Signed
Yes

Notes

From MLTPL New Art Editions collection. Handle: wolfgang-tillmans-freedom-from-the-known.

For Sale — $9000

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Wolfgang Tillmans, Freedom from the Known

Wolfgang Tillmans’ Freedom From the Known (2006) is a rare Xerox print whose softly abstract, elongated form emerges from a rich black field, highlighting the tactile grain and mechanical nuance inherent to photocopy-based imagery. The abstract artwork reflects Tillmans’ long-standing engagement with photocopying, a process that shaped his earliest exhibitions in the late 1980s and became foundational to his exploration of image materiality and reproduction. By embracing the photocopier as both tool and subject, Wolfgang Tillmans challenges traditional photographic norms and foregrounds the physicality and democratic reproducibility of images. This signed limited edition print resonates with the broader arc of his oeuvre, where photocopying remains a critical method for questioning truth, circulation, and the objecthood of the photographic image.

Medium
Photographs
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
MLTPL, Hamburg

Related themes

Photography, Conceptual, Documentary, 21st Century, Contemporary Art, German, Visual Exploration, Abstract

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Collected by

Mihail Lari, Alex Capecelatro, Jonathan Murray, Derek Jones