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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History of History, 2008

Hiroshi Sugimoto

History of History, 2008

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Mathematical form : Surface 0045, 2005

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Mathematical form : Surface 0045, 2005

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Einstein tower, 2000

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Einstein tower, 2000

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Aegean Sea, Pilion, 1990

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Aegean Sea, Pilion, 1990

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Stadium Drive-In, Orange, 1993

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Stadium Drive-In, Orange, 1993

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Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea, 1993

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea, 1993

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North Pacific Ocean, Mount Tamalpais, 1994

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North Pacific Ocean, Mount Tamalpais, 1994

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Sam Eric P.A, 1978

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Sam Eric P.A, 1978

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Mechanical Form 0026 (Worm gear), 2004

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Mechanical Form 0026 (Worm gear), 2004

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Sea of Buddha (031, 032, 033), Triptych, 1995

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Sea of Buddha (031, 032, 033), Triptych, 1995

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The magnificent portfolio Time Exposed..., 1991

Hiroshi Sugimoto

The magnificent portfolio Time Exposed..., 1991

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Time Exposed #343: Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea , 1990

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Time Exposed #343: Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea , 1990

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Conceptual forms (0018), 2004

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Conceptual forms (0018), 2004

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North Pacific Ocean, Mt. Tamalpais, 1994

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North Pacific Ocean, Mt. Tamalpais, 1994

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Woodland Cemetary, 2001

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Woodland Cemetary, 2001

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Fidel Castro, 1999

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Fidel Castro, 1999

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Time Exposed (portfolio of 50 works)

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Time Exposed (portfolio of 50 works)

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Tyrrhenian Sea, Mount Polo (Morning, day,..., 1993

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Tyrrhenian Sea, Mount Polo (Morning, day,..., 1993

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Barragan House, 2000–2001

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Barragan House, 2000–2001

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Tyrrhenian Sea, 1993

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Tyrrhenian Sea, 1993

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Dead Sea, 1992

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Dead Sea, 1992

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Fagus Shoe Last Factory, 1998

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Fagus Shoe Last Factory, 1998

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North Pacific Ocean, Stinson Beach, 1994

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North Pacific Ocean, Stinson Beach, 1994

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World Trade Center - Minoru Yamazaki, 1997

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World Trade Center - Minoru Yamazaki, 1997

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