Hiroshi sugimoto s, seascapes is a meditation on time examined through repetition and constancy, 220 black and white images of the still ocean, beautiful and transcendentally boring. From the english channel to the arctic ocean, from the norwegian sea to the black sea, tokyoborn artist has travelled the world to capture marine landscapes and create abstract canvas. Some of the photos are being reproduced for the first time. The series, which includes over 200 blackandwhite photographs, is a testament to sugimotos meditative and rigorous effort to capture the earths most basic elements. Hiroshi sugimoto exhibition catalogs, books, bibliography, biography. Seascapes hardcover october 27, 2015 by munesuke mita author, hiroshi sugimoto photographer. For over thirty years, sugimoto has traveled the world photographing its seas, producing a body of work that is an extended meditation on the passage of time and the natural history of the earth. To craft his exquisite blackandwhite images, hiroshi sugimoto uses a 19thcenturystyle, largeformat camera, exploring his idea of photography as a method for preserving and modeling time. Sugimoto, hiroshi hiroshi sugimoto photographer page with links to monographs, museum exhibition catalogs, criticism, catalogues raisonnes, related. In 2011, sugimoto published an architecture book about the many museums that have shown his work, from the hirshhorn museum in. This marks sugimotos first solo exhibition at tripoli gallery.
Hiroshi sugimotos image also center around the transience that is a part of life and the ongoing struggle between death and life. He has been active as a photographer since the 1970s. He reportedly took his earliest photographs in high school, photographing film footage of audrey hepburn as it played in a. Hiroshi sugimoto is a photographer who was born in japan in 1948 and now divides his time between tokyo and new york city. He speaks of his work as showing time exposed, which means that his images provide a lasting record for events that happen. Jun 06, 2015 stop time e il catalogo edito da skira per fondazione fotografia modena in occasione dellomonima mostra al foro boario. One of the hallmarks of sugimotos work is his technical mastery of the medium. Seascapes, the second in a series of books on sugimotos art, presents the complete series of over 200 seascapes, some of which have never before been reproduced.
Dioramas narrates a story of the cycle of life, death and rebirth, from prehistoric aquatic life to the propagation of reptile and animal life to homo sapiens destruction of the earthand then to a renewal of the earth, where flora and fauna flourish without man. Pauls university, later retraining as an artist at the art center college of art and design. Hiroshi sugimotos most popular book is hiroshi sugimoto. This issue of the highly regarded arts and literary quarterly includes writing by, among others, ye chun, sarah deming, ariel dorfman, bert keizer, philip levine, arthur lubow, javier marias, jill mcdonough, mark morris, robert pinsky, charles. New still sealed in the publishers shrinkwrap with an aperture signed edition. Seascapes since 1980, hiroshi sugimoto has traveled around the worldfrom the arctic ocean to the black seato photograph the tranquil horizon line where the sea meets the sky. Sugimoto has turned his attention and technique to capturing the majestic opulence of italian opera houses. This issue of the highly regarded arts and literary. Hiroshi sugimoto is a contemporary japanese photographer whose esoteric practice explores memory and time. Living phenomena spontaneously generated from water and air. Hiroshi sugimoto, from the postscript to on the beach this master of photography from japan continues his creative output in this volume with pictures from deserted beaches in new zealand. I have no idea why i do sometimes prefer the pictures to the intro or vice versa.
Photography book hiroshi sugimoto, portraits hiroshi sugimoto, portraits, published by damiani and mw editions 2018 january sugimotos portraits of historical figures appear to capture a lived moment in. Hiroshi sugimoto 1948 in tokyo is considered one of the bestknown photo artists of our time. The results are on display at the fondazione sandretto re rebaudengo a contemporary art museum in turin, italy from may 16 to oct. Dec 04, 2015 sugimoto and himes spent the hourlong conversation dissecting his craft as true artisans would, celebrating the newly released second edition of sugimotos seascapes.
It takes a rare sort of curiosity to devote a lifetime to a single project. Aegean sean, pillon 1990 im very craft conscious, says the japanese photographer hiroshi sugimoto in conversation with christies international head of photographs darius himes. A sociologist munesuke mita makes seascapes the rare art book that asks its reader to understand a differential equation, in this case one describing a the pattern population increase and. But it was this sense of vocation that spurred japanese photographer hiroshi sugimoto to capture theatres around the. Hiroshi sugimoto, japanese photographer whose realistic images of intangible or impossible phenomena challenged the understanding of photography as an objective art form. But it was this sense of vocation that spurred japanese photographer hiroshi sugimoto to capture theatres around the world for nearly four decades. Not directly but indirectly, in dealing with this concept of time and history. On one particular deserted beach, he discovered hundreds of car parts, probably from the 1960s, disintegrated and corroded by decades under the waves. Sugimoto began work on his theaters series when he was just 28 years old.
Hiroshi sugimotos monograph of the retrospective of his works, is a great introduction to his work whether you have seen his photographs or not. Oct 27, 2015 seascapes is art for the plateau, a group of images that measure time not by growth but in repetition. On the beach photographs by hiroshi sugimoto lensculture. Seascapes will be on view at 30a jobs lane from august 27 through october 21, with a public. He took many of his influences from the works and writings of marcel duchamp as well as.
Seascapes from time exposed 12 works by hiroshi sugimoto. A new book captures hiroshi sugimotos largeformat theaters. Brougher, kerry, sugimoto, hiroshi, mullertamm, pia, sugimoto, hiroshi. For more than 30 years, hiroshi sugimoto has traveled the world photographing its seas, producing an. Photography book hiroshi sugimoto, portraits hiroshi sugimoto, portraits, published by damiani and mw editions 2018 january sugimotos portraits of historical figures appear to capture a lived moment in time, they are fictions. Seascapes will be on view at 30a jobs lane from august 27 through october 21, with a public reception on wednesday, august 27 from 6 to 8 p. On the beach is a series of images that were exhibited as platinum prints in 2014, and subsequently published as a book, though the. In 1997, hiroshi sugimoto born 1948 began a series of photographs of significant works of modernist architecture, intending to trace the beginnings of our age via architecture. May 09, 2017 credit hiroshi sugimoto forty years after the beginning of that series, mr. Hiroshi sugimoto has explored ideas of time, empiricism, and metaphysics through a surreal and formalistic approach since the 1970s.
Seascapes is art for the plateau, a group of images that measure time not by growth but in repetition. The 274page tome contains a series of 220 photographs of various bodies of water the altantic, the. When it comes to photo books one always has the choice. In 1997, hiroshi sugimoto born 1948 began a series of photographs of. Hiroshi sugimoto was born and raised in tokyo, japan, where he studied politics and sociology at st. Hiroshi sugimoto was born and raised in tokyo, japan. New still sealed in the publishers shrinkwrap with an aperture signed edition adhesive to shrinkwrap. For his seascapes series, hiroshi sugimoto photographed each horizon identically.
He reportedly took his earliest photographs in high school, photographing film footage of audrey hepburn as it played in a movie theater. These primordial substances, which make possible all life on earth, are the subject of hiroshi sugimoto s seascapes. In 1980, japanese photographer hiroshi sugimoto began working on an ongoing series of photographs of the sea and its horizon. He describes his vision of sky and water as a form of time travela way to capture the ancient world and see it from the perspective of its inhabitants. Celebrating the second volume in a series of books on sugimotos art, seascapes presents the complete series of over 200 seascapes including a large number of exclusive contemporary photographs. Portraits is the fourth in a series of books on sugimotos major bodies of work and presents 70 photographs, 7 of which have never before been published. Sugimoto has photographed classic movie palaces built in the 1920s and. Hiroshi sugimoto has 47 books on goodreads with 1549 ratings. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Endeavors in art aremere approximations, efforts to render visible unseen realms, he says. One can start with the pictures or with the introduction to the pictures. Books by hiroshi sugimoto author of hiroshi sugimoto. In 1970, sugimoto studied politics and sociology at rikkyo university in tokyo. In 1980 hiroshi sugimoto began working on an ongoing series of photographs of the sea and its horizon, seascapes, in locations all over the world, using an oldfashioned largeformat camera.
Il volume raccoglie le opere di sugimoto, interviste e testi curatoriali. Gates of paradise catalogue at our official online store. Otherwise, the binding is secure, with no internal markings. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. The artist has photographed more than 100 movie houses and drivein theaters in the past 40 years, and he recently extended the series to include italian opera houses and abandoned theaters. The spectacular series by japanese photographer hiroshi sugimoto 1948 in tokyo are characterized. Japanese photographer hiroshi sugimoto discusses 220photo. Hiroshi sugimoto was born in tokyo, japan, in 1948, and lives and works in new york and tokyo. In this gorgeous, 216 page hardcover book, the famed japanese photographer turns his lens on italys. The latest in damiani and mw editions sugimoto project collects his majestic images of classic modernist buildings.
In this gorgeous, 216 page hardcover book, the famed japanese photographer turns his lens on italys architectural masterworks to create a meditation on the potential of cultural exchange and the possibility of cultural fusion. Moderate wear to the edges, including a bump to the lower edge. Marks cinema sparked a photo series that now spans 40 years. Credit hiroshi sugimoto forty years after the beginning of that series, mr. Hiroshi sugimotos otherworldly photographs of movie theaters. Sugimoto has photographed classic movie palaces built in the 1920s and 30s, drive. Sugimoto is a master of the long exposure and the largeformat camera. Sep 14, 2016 from september 14 october 1, 2016, fraenkellab is featuring a special presentation of seven photographs of theaters by hiroshi sugimoto. The 274page tome contains a series of 220 photographs of various bodies of water the altantic, the pacific, the sea of japan, among others taken by sugimoto over the course of thirty years. Hiroshi sugimoto by hiroshi sugimoto, hardcover barnes. Tripoli gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of photographs by hiroshi sugimoto. His reading of andre bretons writings led to his discovery of surrealism and dada and a lifelong connection to the work and philosophy of marcel duchamp. Contemporary art symposium 1994, a gathering organized by the japan foundation, continues to function as a model for regional exchange.
Both cities influence the works of sugimoto, who began dabbling in photography in high school, but he was retrained as an artist in california in 1974, where he received his bfa in fine arts at the art center college of design. Seascapes 2nd edition by munesuke mita author, hiroshi sugimoto photographer. Hiroshi sugimoto is a photographer who was born in japan in 1948 and now divides his time between tokyo. These primordial substances, which make possible all life on earth, are the subject of hiroshi sugimoto s seascapes series. Influenced by surrealism and dada, hiroshi sugimoto japanese, b. So very commonplace are these substances, they hardly attract attention. Hiroshi sugimoto born 1948 has helped define what it means to be a multidisciplinary contemporary artist, his photographs blurring the lines between photography, painting. All are identical in format, with the horizon line precisely bifurcating each image, though at times the sea and sky almost merge into one seamless unit. Oct 31, 2016 it takes a rare sort of curiosity to devote a lifetime to a single project.
From the english channel to the arctic ocean, from the norwegian sea to the. Hiroshi sugimoto seascapes artbook dap 2015 catalog books. He came to be known for his strictly blackandwhite, highly stylized photography series. These series show views of the sea, extremely long exposed theatres, photos of scientific display cabinets, wax figures or buddhist sculptures.
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