Memories of Origin: Hiroshi Sugimoto

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Memories of Origin: Hiroshi Sugimoto (2012)

Directed by Yūko Nakamura

Documentary · 1h 23m

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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Cast

Hiroshi Sugimoto Self - Photographer, Contemporary Artist Tadao Ando Self - Architect Lee U-Fan Self - Contemporary Artist Mansai Nomura Self - Kyogen Actor Akira Asada Self - Critic

Crew

Director
Yūko Nakamura
Producer
Hiroyuki Ohde, Hideyuki Furutani, Yūko Nakamura, Miyuki Fukuma

Details

Original title
はじまりの記憶 杉本博司
Release date
2012-03-31
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese, English
Countries
Japan
Production
TV Man Union, WOWOW FILMS