The exhibition "Hiroshi Sugimoto: Lost Human" will be held at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum in Ebisu, Tokyo, from September 3 to November 13. Born in Tokyo in 1948, Hiroshi Sugimoto studied photography at the Art Center College of Design in California. He is a photographer and contemporary artist who has established international acclaim for his meticulous large-format photographic works, such as his "Diorama," "Theatre," and "Seascape" series. His works are housed in museums around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and the Tate Gallery in London. In recent years, Sugimoto has expanded his scope of work to include writing and design. In 2008, he founded the architectural design firm "New Material Research Institute" with architect Tomoyuki Sakakida. He has previously designed the interiors of the IZU PHOTO MUSEUM in Shizuoka and the London Gallery in Roppongi, Tokyo. The MOA Museum of Art in Shizuoka, where Sugimoto is currently renovating its exhibition rooms, will reopen in February of next year. The Odawara Art Foundation's Enoura Observatory in Kanagawa, for which he designed the entire landscape, is scheduled to open in the fall of the same year. This exhibition explores Sugimoto's worldview and historical perspective, presenting a new Tokyo version of the "Lost Human Genetic Archive" installation held at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris in 2014. Anticipating the extinction of humanity, the exhibition examines the history and civilizations that have become relics from 33 perspectives, including those of a comparative religion scholar and an astrophysicist. The exhibition will feature three series: "Today the World Died: Perhaps Yesterday," "The Ruined Theater," and "Sea of Buddha." This world premiere of "Abandoned Theater" is an extension of the "Theater" series, which Sugimoto has been working on since the 1970s. In an actual abandoned theater, he personally reattached the screen and projected a film onto it, exposing it with the light intensity of a single film. "Sea of Buddhas" is a series of photographs of the Thousand-Armed Kannon Bodhisattva at the main hall of Rengeo-in Temple (commonly known as Sanjusangendo) in Kyoto that Sugimoto has been working on for over 10 years. This exhibition will feature a new installation of large-format works from the same series. This exhibition commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, which reopens on September 3rd after extensive renovations. The exhibition "Hiroshi Sugimoto: Lost Human" kicks off the museum's 20th anniversary celebrations, including exhibitions, workshops, events, and an international symposium. The museum also created a new symbol and logotype to mark the occasion. The symbol mark was created by Yoshihisa Tanaka, who is active as an artist duo called Nerhol, and the logotype was created by Jiyu Kobo, a company that plans and produces letter-related designs. Furthermore, the museum's new nickname has been decided to be "Top Museum," which is an acronym for the English name "Tokyo Photographic Art Museum."




[Event Information]
Reopening to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Museum's General Opening: "Hiroshi Sugimoto: Lost Human" Exhibition
Venue: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, 2nd and 3rd Floor Exhibition Rooms
Address: Yebisu Garden Place, 1-13-3 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
Dates: September 3rd - November 13th
Hours: 10:00 - 18:00
*Open until 20:00 on Thursdays and Fridays
*Last admission 30 minutes before closing. Admission: 1,000 yen for adults, 800 yen for students, 700 yen for junior and senior high school students and those 65 and over. Closed: Mondays (however, open on September 19th and October 10th, closed on September 20th and October 11th).