Wolfgang Tillmans - Kunsthalle Zürich mental health Aira leaves us stranded on

Aira leaves us stranded on the bridge between writing and art that he set out to construct in the first place

He created the image of Hanatsubaki Magazine for Shiseido Cosmetics over decades with great verve and with a magic twist («das gewisse Etwas»)

Whether writing in a café or a train

having in mind the works of the likes of Henry David Thoreau

The central part of the book is a declination of selected architectural icons

Wolfgang Tillmans - Kunsthalle Zürich mental health Aira leaves us stranded onCondition: New This publication is a reprint of the first book realized by Wolfgang Tillmans in 1995. A very atmospheric, if measured, compilation of black and white images, it combines portraits of youth culture with landscape, city scenes with slogans, clippings from newspapers, and book illustrations. Released now into a different context from its first appearance, the book is emblematic of the new approach and the energy Tillmans has developed