Hiroshi Sugimoto: Theaters
Perhaps his most iconic series, these long exposures of classic movie houses around the world are emblematic of Sugimoto’s time-eluding photography. “One afternoon I walked into a cheap cinema in the East Village with a large-format camera,” recounts Sugimoto. “As soon as the movie started, I fixed the shutter at a wide-open aperture. When the movie finished two hours later, I clicked the shutter closed. That evening I developed the film, and my vision exploded behind my eyes.”

















Hiroshi SugimotoCinema Odeon, Firenze
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Hiroshi SugimotoImax Tempozan, Osaka
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Hiroshi SugimotoCarpenter Center, Richmond
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Hiroshi SugimotoStadium Drive-In, Orange
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Hiroshi SugimotoMetropolitan Palace, Los Angeles
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Hiroshi SugimotoRoyal, San Francisco
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Hiroshi SugimotoStudio Drive-In, Culver City
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Hiroshi SugimotoPalais de Tokyo
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Hiroshi SugimotoLos Altos Drive-In, Lakewood, Colorado
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Hiroshi SugimotoSogetsu Hall, Tokyo
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Hiroshi SugimotoCinema Teatro Nuovo, San Gimignano
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Hiroshi SugimotoU.A. Fox, New York
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Hiroshi SugimotoAzusa Drive-In, Azusa
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Hiroshi SugimotoU.A. Belle Beau, New York
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Hiroshi SugimotoRialto, Pasadena
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