Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, Hiroshi Sugimoto divides his time between Tokyo and New York City. Over the past five decades, his photographs have received international acclaim and have been presented in major institutions across the globe.
While best known as a photographer, Sugimoto has more recently added architecture and sculpture to his multidisciplinary practice, as well as being artistic director on performing arts productions.
His work is represented in major public collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Museum of Modern Art, New York; and National Gallery, London.