Wolfgang Tillmans. Neue Welt
The photographer:Wolfgang Tillmanswas  born in Remscheid, Germany in 1968 and studied at Bournemouth &  Poole College of Art and Design. He is widely regarded as one of the  most influential artists of his generation. His work, whilst appearing  to capture the immediacy of the moment and character of the subject,  also examines the dynamics of photographic representation. From the  outset he ignored the traditional separation of art exhibited in a  gallery from images and ideas conveyed through other forms of  publication, giving equal weight to both. His expansive floor to ceiling  installations feature images of subcultures and political movements, as  well as portraits, landscapes, still-lives and abstract imagery varying  in scale from postcard- to wall-sized prints. His work has been shown  at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1996 and Tate Britain, London,  in a major retrospective in 2003. He was awarded the Turner Prize in  2000.