Black Box

Hiroshi Sugimoto
9781597113595 / 159711359X       
Black Box

Black Box

Hiroshi Sugimoto
9781597113595 / 159711359X       
Publisher Aperture 2016
Edition Hardcover , 203 pages
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Sugimoto’s infinite palette of blacks, whites and grays: a survey of his numerous seriesHiroshi Sugimoto has explored ideas of time, empiricism and metaphysics through a surreal and formalistic approach since the 1970s. A self-described “habitual self-interlocutor,” Sugimoto uses the camera as a bridge between abstract questions and the quiet, comical nature of modern everyday life. Whether formally photographing Madame Tussauds wax figures and the wildlife scenes at the American Museum of Natural History, or opening the lens of his eight-by-ten camera to capture a two-hour-long film in one exposure, he explores themes of consumerism, narrative and existence in rich and evocative imagery. This new project presents a survey of Sugimoto’s iconic work, from his calm seascapes to his more recent exploration of lightning fields and photogenic drawing. Created in conjunction with an upcoming exhibition at Fundación Mapfre in Spain, the survey includes an introduction and essay by writer and curator Philip Larratt-Smith, an interview with Sugimoto and text by the prominent Brazilian artist Iran do Espírito Santo. Hiroshi Sugimoto (born 1948) is a Japanese photographer and architect. He divides his time between Tokyo and New York City. Sugimoto has exhibited extensively in major museums and galleries throughout the world, and his work is held in numerous public collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; National Gallery, London; National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; Smithsonian, Washington, DC; and Tate, London, among others.

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Book title Black Box
Photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto
ISBN 10 159711359X        / 1-59711-359-X       
ISBN 13 9781597113595 / 978-1-59711-359-5
Publisher Aperture
Publish date Mar 2016
Publish year 2016
Book format Hardcover
Pages 203 pages
Number of photographs 47 images
Dimensions 28 x 28 cm / 11 x 11 x 1 inches

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