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Hiroshi Sugimoto Saint James Theatre New Zealand 1991 gelatin silver print sheet 18 5/8 x 23 3/4 in. (47.3 x 60.3 cm) Signed "Hiroshi Sugimoto" on the mount. Blind stamped with title and dated "Saint James New Zealand 1991" along the lower edge; numbered "11/25 235" lower right. This work is number 11 from an edition of 25.
Provenance Sonnabend Gallery, New York Private Collection Sotheby's, New York, Contemporary Art Day Auction, Thursday, May 15, 2008, lot 427 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner Exhibited Locarno, Galleria SPSAS, Motion Picture by Sugimoto, August 5 - September 24, 1995 (another example exhibited) Literature Motion Picture by Sugimoto, exh. cat., Galleria SPSAS, Locarno, 1995, n.p. (illustrated) Artist Bio Hiroshi Sugimoto Japanese • 1948 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. View More Works