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Hiroshi Sugimoto (b. Tokyo 1948)

“Centinela Drive-In, Los Angeles”, from the series “Drive-In Theaters”, 1993. Numbered in the print 1/25, 707 and on the reverse sticker SUG-707. Gelatin silver print. Visible size 43×54.5 cm.

The New York based Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto is a technically as well as philosophically equilibristic artist. Sugimoto works with large format cameras and a long exposure time. His work is presented in the collection of major art museums in London, New York, Paris, Tokyo and Stockholm.

“Hiroshi Sugimoto's photographs of movie palaces and drive-in theatres pay homage to the role played by cinema in the creation of a modern American myth. The concept of a place signifying a bygone era is central to these images. Sugimoto's work also investigates the notion of how time is captured on film. [...] The movie palaces and drive-ins frame the photographs themselves, while encapsulating an evocative sense of locale. Likewise, the photographs test the limitations of time within the context of two dimensional representations.“ Peter Halbert: “The Blank Screens of Hiroshi Sugimoto”. In: H. Sugimoto: “Motion Picture”, 1995.

Provenance: Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen; Sonnabend Gallery, New York.

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Modern paintings & photos, 26 September 2018

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80,000–100,000 DKK

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100,000 DKK