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George Appletree's avatar

I was very interested in Sugimoto twenty years ago. His minimalist but perfectionist approach fed me up at the end, everything arranged without even a gap to ‘let living’. The wax museum series really boring. The sea for instance treated as an intellectual concept (because his shots are sooo long) instead of like a materials source of living. Oh, but he sells very well at high prices and galleries are proud to get their commissions. Commercial stuff

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søren k. harbel's avatar

Nice! Sugimoto is a very interesting man. He has dabbled in a lot of things. He recently did the interior design of a condo in New York, which was for sale for a cool $135 million. I apologize in advance for the agent, he would definitely not be my choice, but the Sugimoto touch is very interesting (youtube video is linked below). He was responsible for a glass tea-house in Venice - a temporary installation - a few years ago, which turned traditional Japanese architecture on its head. His theatres are still my favourite.

Here is the condo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Iw5lxkQibU

Thank you for bringing Sugimoto to the front row! He deserves it!

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