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Hiroshi Sugimoto

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Hiroshi Sugimoto

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Sugimoto Hiroshi (Japanese: Sugimoto Hiroshi/Sugimoto Hiroshi, Romanized: Sugimoto Hiroshi, February 23, 1948 -), Japanese photographer, contemporary artist, architect, and theater director. He was born in Okachimachi, Tokyo City (now Taito Ward, Tokyo). Known as the first of conceptual photography, he is admired for his iconic, topical black and white images of museums, theatres, seascapes and architecture.

Category
Artists
Nationality
Japan
Born
1948-02-23
Wikidata
Q919236
Occupations photographerartist
Aliases Hiroshi SugimotoSugimoto HiroshiHiroshi Sugimoto

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