Aichi Triennale

A multi-disciplinary artist, Sugimoto works in photography, sculpture, installation, performing arts, architecture, gardening, and gastronomy. His art bridges Eastern and Western ideologies while examining the nature of time, perception, and the origins of consciousness. Sugimoto’s art works have been exhibited around the world and are in numerous public collections including The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His photographic series include Seascapes, Theaters, and Architecture. In 2008, he established the architecture firm New Material Research Laboratory. In 2009, he founded Odawara Art Foundation, a charitable nonprofit organization to promote traditional Japanese performing arts and culture, and opened the Enoura Observatory to the public in 2017. Sugimoto was elected as a Member of the Japan Art Academy (2023, Tokyo), and designated as a Person of Cultural Merit (2017, Tokyo). Awards include the Centenary Medal of the Royal Photographic Society (2017, London), recognition as Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2013, Paris), and the Praemium Imperiale in Honor of Prince Takamatsu (2009, Tokyo, Painting category).

Selected exhibitions

2024

Solo exhibitions, Hiroshi Sugimoto: Time Machine, Hayward Gallery (London, UK)/UCCA Center for Contemporary Art (Beijing, China)/Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney, Australia)

2018–19

Solo exhibitions, SUGIMOTO VERSAILLES: Surface of Revolution, The Estate of Trianon, Palace of Versailles (France)

2013

Solo exhibitions, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea)

2005

Solo exhibitions, Hiroshi Sugimoto: End of Time, Mori Art Museum, (2005, Tokyo, Japan)/Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (2006, Washington, D.C., USA)

2000

Solo exhibitions, Sugimoto: Portraits, Deutsche Guggenheim Museum (2000, Berlin, Germany)/Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Spain)/Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum SoHo (2001, New York, USA)