Tillmans, a well-traveled man, has always had what the exhibition's co-curator and departing Tate Modern director Chris Dercon calls "an eye for the world." "Astro Crusto" (2012) by Wolfgang TillmansVisiting the exhibition is essentially stepping into the enormous archive of an artist who has never stopped working. Whilst there's a lot of Tillmans in the presentation, there's also an impressive lack of vanity. A post shared by Wolfgang Tillmans (@wolfgang_tillmans) on Dec 7, 2016 at 4:28am PSTWith so much of his work being archived online, or canvassed across Instagram and Tumblr, does Tillmans still see value in a physical exhibition? Wolfgang Tillmans in front of more work from his exhibition at London's Tate Modern"I just did this as a citizen and not as an art work.

Source: CNN February 17, 2017 11:03 UTC