Hiroshi Sugimoto

(Japanese, born 1948)

Hiroshi Sugimoto is a contemporary Japanese photographer whose esoteric practice explores memory and time. Using the intrinsic quality of long exposure photography, the artist provides insight into how the medium can both obscure and alter reality. Influenced by Dadaist and Surrealist theory, Sugimoto’s Seascapes, Dioramas, and Theaters, craft mysterious scenes from vernacular subject matter. “Photography is like a found object. A photographer never makes an actual subject; they just steal the image from the world,” the artist said. “Photography is a system of saving memories. It's a time machine, in a way, to preserve the memory, to preserve time.” Born on February 23, 1948, in Tokyo, Japan, he graduated with a degree in sociology and politics from Rikkyo University in 1970. The artist went on to receive his BFA in photography from the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, before moving to New York in the mid-1970s. He was the recipient of the Hasselblad Award in 2001, and the subject of a mid-career retrospective in 2006 organized by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C. and the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo. The artist currently lives and works between New York, NY and Tokyo, Japan. Sugimoto’s works are presently held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Center for Contemporary Art in Kitakyushu, Japan.

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STOCKHOLM CITY LIBRARY, 2001

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STOCKHOLM CITY LIBRARY, 2001

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Theaters

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Theaters

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Boden Sea, Uttwil, 1993

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Boden Sea, Uttwil, 1993

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The Necklace of Jane Seymour, 2000

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The Necklace of Jane Seymour, 2000

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Hiroshi Sugimoto (JAPANESE, B. 1948), Origins of

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Hiroshi Sugimoto (JAPANESE, B. 1948), Origins of

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‘Helicoid: Minimal Surface’, 2004

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‘Helicoid: Minimal Surface’, 2004

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Guggenheim Museum, New York, from..., 2008

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Guggenheim Museum, New York, from..., 2008

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three prints and a photo book by Sugimoto, 2005–1991

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three prints and a photo book by Sugimoto, 2005–1991

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Gemsbok, 1980, from 'End of Time, 2005

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Gemsbok, 1980, from 'End of Time, 2005

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Lake Superior Cascade River, 1995, from 'End , 2005

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Lake Superior Cascade River, 1995, from 'End , 2005

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Sea of Japan, Rebun Island, 1996

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Sea of Japan, Rebun Island, 1996

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U.A. PLAY HOUSE N.Y., 1978

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U.A. PLAY HOUSE N.Y., 1978

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In praise of Shadows (set of 7), 2000

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In praise of Shadows (set of 7), 2000

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Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2009

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Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2009

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Posters of

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Posters of "End of Time, 2005

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History of History (5 works), 2008

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History of History (5 works), 2008

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Hi-Way 39 Drive-In, Orange, 1993, 1993

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Hi-Way 39 Drive-In, Orange, 1993, 1993

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JOE 2076, 2004

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JOE 2076, 2004

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JOE 2053, 2004

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JOE 2053, 2004

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Time Exposed #335: Norwegian Sea, Vestaralen , 1990

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Time Exposed #335: Norwegian Sea, Vestaralen , 1990

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U.A. Walker Theatre, New York, 1978, 2000

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U.A. Walker Theatre, New York, 1978, 2000

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Hall of Thirty Three Bays, 1995

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Hall of Thirty Three Bays, 1995

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Kattegat Kullaberg, 1996

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Kattegat Kullaberg, 1996

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Conceptual Forms 0012, Diagonal Clebsch..., 2004

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Conceptual Forms 0012, Diagonal Clebsch..., 2004

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