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Hiroshi Sugimoto — Regency, San Francisco
Hiroshi Sugimoto

Regency, San Francisco

A hauntingly luminous black-and-white photograph captures the interior of the Regency theater in San Francisco, where a single, prolonged exposure of an entire film transforms the screen into a blazing rectangle of pure white light. Sugimoto's masterful use of gelatin silver print renders the ornate architectural details of the theater in exquisite tonal gradations, from the deepest shadows of the empty seats to the intricate decorative moldings of the ceiling. The image evokes a profound meditation on time, memory, and the ephemeral nature of cinema itself.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.

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Innovators of Photography: A Private East Coast Collection

October 8, 2015

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Hiroshi Sugimoto, Regency, San Francisco

A hauntingly luminous black-and-white photograph captures the interior of the Regency theater in San Francisco, where a single, prolonged exposure of an entire film transforms the screen into a blazing rectangle of pure white light. Sugimoto's masterful use of gelatin silver print renders the ornate architectural details of the theater in exquisite tonal gradations, from the deepest shadows of the empty seats to the intricate decorative moldings of the ceiling. The image evokes a profound meditation on time, memory, and the ephemeral nature of cinema itself.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Acclaimed Photographer, Renowned Photographer, Conceptual Photography, 20th Century, Contemplative Mood, Minimalist, Male Artist, Architecture Series, Conceptual Art, Long Exposure, Japanese Artist, 20th Century Photography, Black and White Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, Contemporary Photography, Landscape Format, Meditative Mood, Contemporary Art, Monochromatic, Architecture, Master Photographer, Minimalism, Black and White

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro