Galerie Chantal Crousel congratulates Wolfgang Tillmans on being awarded the Roswitha Haftmann Prize 2026. The artist is recognized for the entirety of his artistic oeuvre and for his social commitment.

The award ceremony will take place on September 17, 2026 at the Kunsthaus Zürich. The laudation will be delivered by Prof. Bernhart Schwenk, a member of the Board and Chief Curator and Head of the Contemporary Art Collection at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich.

"Wolfgang Tillmans is unquestionably one of the trailblazing artists of his generation in the field of photography internationally. His artistic practice goes far beyond the purely aesthetic, harnessing public presence and language to foster a collective democratic consciousness founded on openness and solidarity."—Prof. Bernhart Schwenk.

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