Hiroshi sugimoto lightning fields, 2009 the incubator. It was a critical moment in the history of intellectual exchange. For this limited edition, sugimoto has printed lightning fields 289 and lightning fields 304 in an edition of twentyfive each. To test his theory that lightning is electricity, in 1752 franklin flew a kite in a thunderstorm. The long never is a unique limited edition book containing sixtyfive artworks by hiroshi sugimoto and an original text by jonathan safran foer. Born in tokyo, sugimoto initially studied politics and sociology at st. The catologue dispenses with numerous critical essays and gets straight to the striking images, showcasing the artists talent and appreciation of beautifully captured photographs. Hiroshi sugimoto download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The first gallery opens with enormous images of self created lightning fields. Hiroshi sugimoto the long never, lightning fields 289 artbook. In a series of experiments, hiroshi sugimoto applied charges of electricity directly to unexposed film to create images without the use of camera or lens. Spend a moment from your computer, open the hiroshi sugimoto. Oct 04, 2009 in his current show, lightning fields, sugimoto references the history of photography by pursuing two distinct projects related to william henry fox talbotinventor of the photographic negative. Renowned japanese photographer hiroshi sugimoto is sharing his lifes work for.
Still life includes polar bear 1976, his first photograph from the diorama series, exhibited along with later works from the 1980s, 1990s, and, most recently 2012. Hiroshi sugimotos lightning fields perhaps best known for his series of seascapes photographed around the world, hiroshi sugimoto has been experimenting with the possibilities of photography as a. Exposing a photosensitive material to light, creating an image that is chemically fixed from fading. Hiroshi sugimoto generated electricity in his dark room studio to take a photograph of a lightning. Hiroshi sugimoto was born and raised in tokyo, japan. Hiroshi sugimoto has explored ideas of time, empiricism, and metaphysics through a surreal and formalistic approach since the 1970s. Genius of the largeformat camera, the long exposure and the silver. How far would you go to take the perfect photograph. Lightning fields 2009 was created through a process that did not involve the use of a camera at all. The artist is supercharged, and it hardly has anything to do with his famed lightning fields series, its just the way he operatesgoing in all directions simultaneously, more often than not ahead of himself.
Japanese photographer bends electricity to his will. Sugimoto was born as the eighth child among nine children in a downtown section of tokyo in 1943, and joined eisai, a japanese pharmaceutical company. This foundational seminar involved several practitioners from china, including curator li xianting and a thenyoung artist named cai guoqiang. The word electricity is thought to derive from the ancient greek elektron, meaning amber. The long never is a unique special edition book containing sixtyfive artworks by hiroshi sugimoto. The long never collectors edition hiroshi sugimoto. Hiroshi sugimoto, japanese photographer whose realistic images of intangible or impossible phenomena challenged the understanding of photography as an objective art form. Oct 31, 2010 additions to the original edition are two new groups of works, lightning fields 2006 and photogenic drawings 2007. Books by hiroshi sugimoto author of hiroshi sugimoto. Hiroshi sugimotos otherworldly photographs of movie theaters. Contemporary art symposium 1994, a gathering organized by the japan foundation, continues to function as a model for regional exchange.
Pauls university in tokyo, but in 1970 he enrolled at the art center college of. Hiroshi sugimoto biography hiroshi sugimoto on artnet. This special edition book, published by damiani, contains 65 works by the artist hiroshi. Both photographs and fossils are records of history, sugimoto writes. The book and print are housed in a custommade brushed aluminum box. Hiroshi sugimoto came to be known for his black and white photographic series it was my goal to visualize the ancient layer of human memory with the means of photography, hiroshi sugimoto said. Despite that he remains perfectly conscious of his output. The book is accompanied by an 11x14inch gelatin silver print from sugimoto s lightning fields series. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Sugimotos work is represented in international collections such as the metropolitan museum of art, new york, the smithsonian in washington, and the national gallery and tate modern in london. Lightning fields illuminated lightning fileds illuminated 001, 2007 installation view at villa manin centro darte contemporanea, 2007 installation at sydney biennale, 2010.
Hiroshi sugimoto, the long never and lightning fields 304. He conducted the experiment at great danger to himself. See available photographs, prints and multiples, and sculpture for sale and learn about the artist. Some of his major photographic series include the dioramas, theaters, portraits, architecture and lightning fields. Additions to the original edition are two new groups of works, lightning fields 2006 and photogenic drawings 2007. Hiroshi sugimoto was born and raised in tokyo, japan, where he studied politics and sociology at st.
The long never, lightning fields 304 collectors edition. Perhaps best known for his series of seascapes photographed around the world, hiroshi sugimoto has been experimenting with the possibilities of photography as a medium for over 30 years. This issue of the highly regarded arts and literary quarterly includes writing by, among others, ye chun, sarah deming, ariel dorfman, bert keizer, philip levine, arthur lubow, javier marias, jill mcdonough, mark morris, robert pinsky, charles. Artist and photographer hiroshi sugimoto has a series of really beautiful photographs of electricity. Hiroshi sugimoto, from his series lightning fields. Hiroshi sugimoto has 47 books on goodreads with 1532 ratings.
Book is in great shape, clean and sharp all around, as new. Art and image at the scottish national gallery, demonstrating two aspects of her majestys. Hiroshi sugimoto lightning fields 6 2006 available. Hiroshi sugimoto the long never, lightning fields 304. Sugimoto radically created the lightning fields through a method that did not involve the use of a camera. The long never is a specialedition book containing 65 works by hiroshi sugimoto born 1948 from five series meteorites, dioramas, pre photographic time recording devices, lightning fields and seascapes and an original text by jonathan safran foer.
Sugimoto recalls as a 15yearold going to a cinema in shibuya to see roman holiday, armed not with popcorn and soda like other teenagers. The first part is sugimotos literal and meticulous reprinting of two of talbots botanical photograms while the second is inspired by the pioneers explorations with electricity. Composed of photographs from five seriesmeteorites, dioramas, pre photographic time recording devices, lightning fields, and seascapesthe sequence of images in this book conjures a natural history of the planet, perhaps even one untouched by humans. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. In this short video excerpt hiroshi sugimoto talks about some aspects of his art. Hiroshi sugimoto lightning fields 119 2009 hiroshi sugimoto lightning fields 146 2009 hiroshi sugimoto lightning fields 144 2009 hiroshi sugimoto lightning fields 145 2009 hiroshi sugimoto lightning fields 2009 hiroshi sugimoto lightning fields 8 2009 lightning fields the word electricity is thought to derive from the ancient greek elektron, meaning amber. It is about returning to the past and remembering where we come from and how we came into existence. His reading of andre bretons writings led to his discovery of surrealism and dada and a lifelong connection to the work and philosophy of marcel duchamp. Click download or read online button to get hiroshi sugimoto book now.
Lightning fields composed lightning fields illuminated. Hiroshi sugimoto the long never, lightning fields 304 artbook. This is hiroshi sugimoto lightning fields 289 by finarte on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Apr 26, 2016 the long never is a specialedition book containing 65 works by hiroshi sugimoto born 1948 from five series meteorites, dioramas, pre photographic time recording devices, lightning fields and seascapes and an original text by jonathan safran foer.
Hiroshi sugimoto puts in an unexpected appearance as a very plausible elizabeth ii in the queen. His earliest known photographs were taken in high school. His process embodies the medium of photography at its most elemental. While working for eisai, he graduated from chuo university in 1969 and obtained his doctorate in pharmacology at hiroshima university in 2002. Download pdf hiroshi sugimoto free online new books in. In 2008, acclaimed japanese photographer hiroshi sugimoto bypassed the use of his camera and exposed his lightning field series directly onto film. The exhibition will be on view from september 10 to october 31, 2009. From the dioramas series to the theaters series, and from the seascapes series to his recent lightning fields series, internationally famous contemporary artist, hiroshi sugimoto, has continued to surprise the world with his discoveries of hidden beauty through his camera lens, presenting them through meticulous compositions on photography paper. The book is accompanied by a 14x11inch gelatin silver print from sugimoto s lightning fields series. Lightning fields 2006present registers the effects.
If a photograph is able to stop time, then a fossil can do the same thing. Hiroshi sugimoto by aline smithson december 9, 2010. Related phenomena were studied in the eighteenth century, most notably by benjamin franklin. Where many of the earlier silver gelatin prints present animals, a number of the 2012 photographs including mixed deciduous forest and olympic rain forest. Conversation with hiroshi sugimoto is both, extremely rewarding and utterly exhausting. Hiroshi sugimotos otherworldly photographs of movie theaters the question that hiroshi sugimoto asked himself in 1976 sounded a bit like a koan. Composed of photographs from five seriesmeteorites, dioramas, prephotographic time recording devices, lightning fields and seascapesthe sequence of images in this book conjures a natural history of the planet, perhaps even one untouched by humans the blackandwhite.
Get special knowledge after reading this book no defined. Sugimotos lightning fields depict electricity, an element that especially for photographers working with largeformat negatives has historically been problematic and uncontrollable. Nov 23, 2016 in 2008, acclaimed japanese photographer hiroshi sugimoto bypassed the use of his camera and exposed his lightning field series directly onto film. The book is accompanied by an elevenbyfourteen inch gelatin silver print from sugimotos lightning fields series. Fraenkel gallery is pleased to announce lightning fields, an exhibition of new photographs by hiroshi sugimoto.
Apr, 2020 lightning fields 225, from the series lightning fields, by hiroshi sugimoto 2009 labels and date. Born in tokyo, japan in 1948, hiroshi sugimoto is one of the most famous and influential contemporary photographers. Hiroshi sugimoto was born in tokyo, japan, in 1948, and lives and works in new york and tokyo. Hiroshi sugimotos most popular book is hiroshi sugimoto. Hiroshi sugimoto the long never, lightning fields 289. Dust jacket has faint wear to bottom corners, some light rubbing. Composed of photographs from five seriesmeteorites, dioramas, prephotographic time recording devices, lightning fields and seascapesthe sequence of images in this book. In 1970, sugimoto studied politics and sociology at rikkyo university in tokyo. Offered by international fine arts consortium ifac arts. He reportedly took his earliest photographs in high school, photographing film footage of audrey hepburn as it played in a movie theater. When subject to friction, materials such as amber and fur produce an effect that we now know as static electricity.
His careerspanning latest exhibition, hiroshi sugimoto b. Oct 03, 2016 hiroshi sugimotos otherworldly photographs of movie theaters the question that hiroshi sugimoto asked himself in 1976 sounded a bit like a koan. The long never is a specialedition book containing 65 works by hiroshi. To craft his exquisite blackandwhite images, hiroshi sugimoto uses a hiroshi sugimoto, north atlantic ocean, cliffs of moher, 1989 special editions of the long never and seascapes, books by japanese photographer hiroshi sugimoto, are out now through damiani. The long never is a specialedition book containing 65 artworks by hiroshi sugimoto born 1948. Hiroshi sugimoto lightning fields 227 for sale at 1stdibs.
Thunder god by an unknown artist of the kamakura period, with sugimotos lightning fields in the. To test his theory that lightning is electricity, in 1752 franklin flew a kite in a. Lightning fields poster a poster published for the 2009 exhibition lightning fields. Hiroshi sugimotos monograph of the retrospective of his works, is a great introduction to his work whether you have seen his photographs or not. Signed by hiroshi sugimoto and jonathan safran foer. A selfdescribed habitual selfinterlocutor, sugimoto uses the camera as a bridge between abstract questions and the quiet, comical nature of modern everyday life. Hiroshi sugimoto alaskan wolves hiroshi sugimoto, japan, animal, landscape, black and white. For this collectors edition, sugimoto has printed lightning fields 289 and lightning fields 304 in an edition of 25 each. Whether making ultralong exposures of movie screens or photographing museum dioramas to look like real scenes, hiroshi sugimoto has. Growing up in tokyo sugimoto had an interest in documenting and photographing the world around him. Composed of photographs from five seriesmeteorites, dioramas, prephotographic time recording devices, lightning fields and seascapesthe sequence of images in this book conjures a natural history of the planet, perhaps even one untouched by humans. Lot is comprised of the long never, a special edition book containing sixtyfive works by sugimoto and lighting fields 304, a gelatin silver print from the lighting fields series. For sale on 1stdibs lightning fields 227, by hiroshi sugimoto.
262 701 1508 595 1348 296 407 267 758 1034 1217 1171 1268 1400 318 148 1040 816 49 674 1507 1422 795 1195 454 127 771 825 1091 434