Concorde by Woflgang Tillmans

Concorde by Wolfgang Tillmans is an iconic artist's book documenting the legendary supersonic aircraft through a series of 62 color photographs taken around London's Heathrow Airport in 1997.

Photographed from the ground as the aircraft takes off, lands, and passes overhead, Tillmans captures the Concorde in moments both monumental and surprisingly ordinary. Sometimes dominating the frame, sometimes appearing as little more than a distant silhouette against the sky, the airplane becomes a subject through which the artist explores technology, modernity, environmental impact, and the romance of flight.

First published in 1997, Concorde is among Tillmans's most celebrated photographic publications. With minimal text and an understated presentation, the book transforms a familiar symbol of technological progress into a poetic meditation on observation, distance, and the contradictions of modern life. An important photobook for collectors of contemporary photography and artist publications.

Wolfgang Tillmans
Concorde
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Cologne, 1997
Softcover
128 pages
62 color photographs
16 × 24 cm
ISBN 9783883752730