Memories of Origin: Hiroshi Sugimoto (はじまりの記憶 杉本博司)

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Memories of Origin: Hiroshi Sugimoto (はじまりの記憶 杉本博司) showtimes in Singapore

Where to watch Memories of Origin: Hiroshi Sugimoto in Singapore: Filmhouse Singapore. Compare showtimes below and book with each cinema.

Sunday, 27 Sept

Filmhouse Singapore

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Release year

2012

Runtime

1 hr 23 min

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Documentary

Synopsis

This documentary follows 200 days in the life of contemporary artist Hiroshi Sugimoto— a leading presence in the world of modern art. He is the winner of many prestigious awards and his photographs are sold for millions of yen at overseas auctions. The film shows the sites of the Architecture series shot in southern France, the huge installation art work at 17th Biennale of Sydney, his new work Mathematics at Provence, his art studio while working on Lightning Fields, and more. It thoroughly pursues the question Sugimoto's works pose - "living in modern times, what are these works trying to tell us?" Memories of Origin is the Director's Cut of the program broadcasted at WOWOW on December, 2010. This documetary is expanded from a TV program which was honored is nominated for the International Emmy Award for Art 2011.

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