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Hiroshi Sugimoto

Japanese • b. 1948

Biography

Hiroshi Sugimoto's work examines the concepts of time, space and the metaphysics of human existence through breathtakingly perfect images of theaters, mathematical forms, wax figures and seascapes. His 8 x 10 inch, large-format camera and long exposures give an almost eerie serenity to his images, treating the photograph as an ethereal time capsule and challenging its associations of the 'instant.'

In his famed Seascapes, Sugimoto sublimely captures the nature of water and air, sharpening and blurring the elements together into a seamless, formless entity. This reflection of the human condition and its relationship with time follows through his exploration of historical topics and timeless beauty as he uniquely replicates the world around us.

Insights

Hiroshi Sugimoto is an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, awarded by the president of France for significant contributions to the arts.
Sugimoto's work is held in several public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Centre Pompidou, Paris, the National Gallery, London, the Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo.
A major retrospective of his work took place at the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo in 2005 and traveled to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas.

"Art is technique: a means by which to materialize the invisible realm of the mind."

Past Lots

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Hiroshi Sugimoto
U.A. Walker Theatre, New York, 1978
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $3,810
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Colors of Shadow C1017
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $35,560
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
United Nations Headquarters
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
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245
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Stanley, New Jersey
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $27,940
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Gorilla
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $25,400
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Metropolitan Orpheum, Los Angeles
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £19,050
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Lightning Fields 128
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $63,500
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Bay of Sagami, Atami
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $24,130
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Opticks 161
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $241,300
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Bay of Sagami, Atami
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,400
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Metropolitan State, Los Angeles
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
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344
Hiroshi Sugimoto
North Pacific Ocean, Ohkurosaki
Estimate HK$160,000 - 240,000
Sold for HK$215,900
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Bay of Sagami, Atami
Estimate HK$160,000 - 240,000
Sold for HK$228,600
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Gulf of Bothnia, Hornslandet
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000
Sold for £27,940
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Stylized Sculpture 054 (Designer: Elsa Schiaparelli, 1947)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $38,100
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Hi-Way 39 Drive-in Orange
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $17,780
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Celtic Sea, St. Agnes
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £27,940
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Time Exposed
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £13,860
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Wapiti
Estimate £9,000 - 12,000
Sold for £16,380
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Kunsthaus Bregenz, Peter Zumthor
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Bay of Sagami, Atami
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000
Sold for £201,600
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243
Hiroshi Sugimoto
In Praise of Shadow, 980820
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £50,400
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234
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Church of Light, Tadao Ando
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $50,400
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Sea of Japan, Oki III
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $44,100
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