Hiroshi Sugimoto

Japanese | 1948

Hiroshi Sugimoto is a Japanese photographer who was born in 1948. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Tate Modern have featured Hiroshi Sugimoto's work in the past.Hiroshi Sugimoto's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 20 USD to 1,888,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 1,888,000 USD for Black Sea, Ozuluce; Yellow Sea, Cheju; Red Sea, Safaga, sold at Christie's New York in 2007. In the past 12 months, his photographs have averaged 14,166 USD, while his paintings have sold for an average of 2,944 USD.Hiroshi Sugimoto has been featured in articles for Artillery Magazine, Forbes and Observer. The most recent article is The Best Contemporary Art Books to Enjoy Now written for Wallpaper in February 2025.

Artist's alternative names: Sugimoto Hiroshi

Featured for Sale

Stanley, New Jersey ,1978

By Hiroshi Sugimoto

Christie's London

Empire State Building 1997 ,1997

By Hiroshi Sugimoto

Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris

Caribbean Sea, Jamaica

By Hiroshi Sugimoto

Los Angeles Modern Auctions

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Baltic Sea ,1996

By Hiroshi Sugimoto

English Channel, Weston Cliff

By Hiroshi Sugimoto

+161%

above mid-estimate

Tyrrhenian Sea, Conca - Hiroshi Sugimoto

Tyrrhenian Sea, Conca ,1994

By Hiroshi Sugimoto

+139%

above mid-estimate

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Upcoming Lots

Stanley, New Jersey ,1978

By Hiroshi Sugimoto

Christie's London

Mediterranean Sea, Cassis - Hiroshi Sugimoto

Mediterranean Sea, Cassis ,1989

By Hiroshi Sugimoto

SBI Art Auction

Lake Superior, Cascade River - Hiroshi Sugimoto

Lake Superior, Cascade River ,1995

By Hiroshi Sugimoto

Sotheby's London

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Recent Auction Results

Bass Strait, Table Cape - Hiroshi Sugimoto

Bass Strait, Table Cape ,1997

By Hiroshi Sugimoto

+33%

above mid-estimate

Sotheby's Paris

The Brides in the Bath Murderer - Hiroshi Sugimoto

The Brides in the Bath Murderer ,1994

By Hiroshi Sugimoto

-20%

below mid-estimate

Swann Auction Galleries

SEA OF JAPAN REBUN ISLAND - Hiroshi Sugimoto

SEA OF JAPAN REBUN ISLAND ,1996

By Hiroshi Sugimoto

+139%

above mid-estimate

Mainichi Auction, Tokyo

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Past Exhibitions

Dreams of an Owl, Who the Bær and the Wounded Planet

Kunsthalle Bielefeld

Bielefeld | Germany

Nov 30,2024 - Feb 23,2025

Couleur Lumière

Galleria Continua, Paris (Matignon)

8e | Paris | France

Dec 06,2024 - Feb 08,2025

Hiroshi Sugimoto: Form Is Emptiness, Emptiness is Form

Lisson Gallery, Los Angeles

Los Angeles | California | USA

Nov 15,2024 - Feb 01,2025

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Articles

The Best Contemporary Art Books to Enjoy Now

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Coverage

“ ..One of the most internationally-acclaimed Japanese artists living today, Hiroshi Sugimoto is best known for his photographic series of empty movie theaters and drive-ins, seascapes, dioramas, and wax museums... ”
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Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

“ ..Sugimoto’s interest in time and space—as seen in his seascapes, theaters, architecture, and conceptual form series—transcends the physical limitations of a particular locale or subject matter to reveal... ”
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Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art

“ ..Sugimoto, who believes that art is a material expression of the mind, adopts techniques from ancient art and utilises them in his photographic work... ”
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National Museum of Art, Osaka (Kokuritsu Kokusai Bijutsukan)

“ ..Sugimoto’s “Lightning Fields” depict electricity, an element that — especially for photographers working with large-format negatives — has historically been problematic and uncontrollable... ”
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Fraenkel Gallery

“ ..Sugimoto’s recent body of photographs continue to evidence the primordial and metaphysical qualities that define his oeuvre... ”
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Fraenkel Gallery