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.

Hiroshi Sugimoto Artworks

Hiroshi Sugimoto (3,309 results)
U.A. Walker Theatre, New York, 1978, 2000

Hiroshi Sugimoto

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

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Midland, New York, 1976

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Midland, New York, 1976

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Marion Palace, Ohio, 1980

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Marion Palace, Ohio, 1980

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La Boite en Bois (The Wooden Box), 2004

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La Boite en Bois (The Wooden Box), 2004

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1. Paramount Theater, Newark/2...., 2015–2016

Hiroshi Sugimoto

1. Paramount Theater, Newark/2...., 2015–2016

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Time Exposed, 1980–1991

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Time Exposed, 1980–1991

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La Paloma, Encinitas, 1993

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La Paloma, Encinitas, 1993

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『ON THE BEACH』Limited Edition, 2013

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『ON THE BEACH』Limited Edition, 2013

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Gorilla, 1994

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Gorilla, 1994

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Stanley, New Jersey, 1998

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Stanley, New Jersey, 1998

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United Nations Headquarters, 1997

Hiroshi Sugimoto

United Nations Headquarters, 1997

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Colors of Shadow C1017, 2006

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Colors of Shadow C1017, 2006

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Al. Ringling, Baraboo, 1996, 1996

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Al. Ringling, Baraboo, 1996, 1996

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Metropolitan Orpheum, Los Angeles, 1993, 1993

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Metropolitan Orpheum, Los Angeles, 1993, 1993

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Stanley, New Jersey, 1978, 1978

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Stanley, New Jersey, 1978, 1978

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Sea of Buddha, 1997

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Sea of Buddha, 1997

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Casa Batlló, Barcelona, 1998

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Casa Batlló, Barcelona, 1998

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Colors of Shadow C1029, 2006

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Colors of Shadow C1029, 2006

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Lake Superior, Cascade River, 1995

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Lake Superior, Cascade River, 1995

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Tyrrhenian Sea, Positano, 1990

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Tyrrhenian Sea, Positano, 1990

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Villa Mazzacorati, Bologna, 2017

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Villa Mazzacorati, Bologna, 2017

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Wild Fennel, circa 1841-1842, 2009

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Wild Fennel, circa 1841-1842, 2009

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Fox, Michigan, 1980

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Fox, Michigan, 1980

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U.A. Rivoli, New York, 1978

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U.A. Rivoli, New York, 1978

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