Time Exposed
1990
Sugimoto's meditation on temporality finds expression in this 1990 offset lithograph, flush-mounted on board, which reflects the artist's longstanding fascination with photography's ability to capture and compress time. The compact dimensions of this work belie the conceptual weight characteristic of Sugimoto's practice, which has consistently explored the intersection of Eastern philosophy and Western artistic traditions. Acquired through Edouard Simoens Gallery, this piece exemplifies the artist's early exploration of printmaking as an extension of his photographic investigations into perception and duration.
- Medium
- Offset lithograph flush-mounted on board
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
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Collectors with works by Hiroshi Sugimoto
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Michael Kenna
British · b. 1953
Kenna creates minimalist black and white photographic landscapes and seascapes with long exposure techniques that compress time into a single serene image, directly mirroring Sugimoto's meditative approach to temporality and monochromatic stillness in natural environments.
Ryuji Miyamoto
Japanese · b. 1947
Miyamoto shares Sugimoto's Japanese conceptual photographic practice and deep interest in the passage of time rendered through stark monochromatic imagery, producing works that balance Eastern philosophical sensibility with rigorous minimalist visual language.
Axel Hütte
German · b. 1951
Hütte produces large scale conceptual landscape and seascape photographs mounted on board that share Sugimoto's qualities of minimalist composition, tonal restraint, and a contemplative stillness that transforms natural scenes into philosophical meditations on time and perception.
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