Hiroshi Sugimoto

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Black-and-white photograph of out of focus rectangular tower block building with rounded corners

Hiroshi Sugimoto: Architecture

Hiroshi Sugimoto: Architecture

Architecture has long been a part of Hiroshi Sugimoto’s multidisciplinary practice. He designed the Enoura Observatory (home of the Odawara Arts Foundation), which opened in 2017, and a commission to redesign the Sculpture Garden at the Hirshhorn Museum is currently underway. Iconic buildings have also been a focus of his photographic work. In this series, the artist investigates the essence of 20th century modernism. By setting his camera to twice infinity, each photograph results in a blurred silhouette of the building being imaged.

A black and white photograph, slightly blurred, of the courtyard at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden — Hiroshi Sugimoto, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 2006

gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25

A black and white photograph of a slightly blurred scene of a courtyard with a horse, and clouds in the sky — Hiroshi Sugimoto, Egerstrom House, 2002

gelatin silver print, 20 x 25 inches (mount) [50.8 x 63.5 cm], edition of 25

A black and white photograph, slightly blurred, of the Leaning Tower of Pisa — Hiroshi Sugimoto, Leaning Tower of Pisa, 2014

gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25

Black-and-white photograph of out of focus interior of a minimalist building with an arcade of windows on the right and seating area on the left — Hiroshi Sugimoto, German Pavillion, 1998

gelatin silver print, 20 x 25 inches (mount) [50.8 x 63.5 cm], edition of 25

Black-and-white photograph of out of focus rectangular tower block building with rounded corners — Hiroshi Sugimoto, S.C. Johnson Building, 2001

gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) 63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25

A black and white photograph, slightly blurred, of the interior of the MIT Chapel — Hiroshi Sugimoto, MIT Chapel, 2005

gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25

Black-and-white photograph of out of focus tower with two elongated rectangle cutouts — Hiroshi Sugimoto, Monumento ai Caduti, 1998

gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) 63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25

Black-and-white photograph of out of focus factory building with rows of large glass windows and two flags on the roof — Hiroshi Sugimoto, Fagus Shoe Last Factory – Walter Gropius, 1998

gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) 63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25

Black and white photograph of the Rockefeller building at night and out of focus — Hiroshi Sugimoto, Rockefeller Center, 2001

gelatin silver print, 24-3/4 x 19-3/4 inches (mount) [62.9 x 50.2 cm], edition of 25

A framed black and white photograph depicting a blurry stairwell and window — Hiroshi Sugimoto, MoMA, Bauhaus Stairway, 2013

gelatin silver print, 71-3/4 x 60 inches (framed) [183 x 152.5 cm], edition of 5

A framed black and white photograph of an outdoor courtyard, where two walls meet and a tower rises behind them. — Hiroshi Sugimoto, Barragan House, 2002

gelatin silver print, 72 x 60 inches (framed) [182.9 x 152.4 cm], edition of 5

A black and white photograph, slightly blurred, of the courtyard at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Hiroshi SugimotoHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

2006

gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25

A black and white photograph of a slightly blurred scene of a courtyard with a horse, and clouds in the sky

Hiroshi SugimotoEgerstrom House

2002

gelatin silver print, 20 x 25 inches (mount) [50.8 x 63.5 cm], edition of 25

A black and white photograph, slightly blurred, of the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Hiroshi SugimotoLeaning Tower of Pisa

2014

gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25

Black-and-white photograph of out of focus interior of a minimalist building with an arcade of windows on the right and seating area on the left

Hiroshi SugimotoGerman Pavillion

1998

gelatin silver print, 20 x 25 inches (mount) [50.8 x 63.5 cm], edition of 25

Black-and-white photograph of out of focus rectangular tower block building with rounded corners

Hiroshi SugimotoS.C. Johnson Building

2001

gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) 63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25

A black and white photograph, slightly blurred, of the interior of the MIT Chapel

Hiroshi SugimotoMIT Chapel

2005

gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25

Black-and-white photograph of out of focus tower with two elongated rectangle cutouts

Hiroshi SugimotoMonumento ai Caduti

1998

gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) 63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25

Black-and-white photograph of out of focus factory building with rows of large glass windows and two flags on the roof

Hiroshi SugimotoFagus Shoe Last Factory – Walter Gropius

1998

gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) 63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25

Black and white photograph of the Rockefeller building at night and out of focus

Hiroshi SugimotoRockefeller Center

2001

gelatin silver print, 24-3/4 x 19-3/4 inches (mount) [62.9 x 50.2 cm], edition of 25

A framed black and white photograph depicting a blurry stairwell and window

Hiroshi SugimotoMoMA, Bauhaus Stairway

2013

gelatin silver print, 71-3/4 x 60 inches (framed) [183 x 152.5 cm], edition of 5

A framed black and white photograph of an outdoor courtyard, where two walls meet and a tower rises behind them.

Hiroshi SugimotoBarragan House

2002

gelatin silver print, 72 x 60 inches (framed) [182.9 x 152.4 cm], edition of 5