Theaters
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Theaters is a renowned photographic series by Hiroshi Sugimoto in which he captures entire films as single long-exposure images inside movie theaters and drive-ins, leaving the screens glowing as blank white rectangles.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | photographic series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sugimoto Theaters
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Theaters series ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Hiroshi Sugimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Museum of Modern Art, New York
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ various international art museums and galleries ⓘ |
| genre |
black-and-white photography
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conceptual photography ⓘ fine art photography ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | contemporary conceptual photographers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
images of classic movie palaces
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images of drive-in movie theaters ⓘ images of modern cinemas ⓘ |
| inception |
1970s
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1976 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
cinema
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concepts of time in photography ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locationOfShooting |
Europe
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ various historic cinemas ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
drive-in theaters
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movie theaters ⓘ |
| medium | gelatin silver print ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
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minimalism in photography ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
captures architectural details of theaters
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centralized glowing screen ⓘ cinema screen appears as a blank white rectangle ⓘ high contrast compositions ⓘ shot from the projection booth ⓘ uses single long exposure for entire film duration ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Hiroshi Sugimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hiroshi Sugimoto’s conceptual series on time and perception NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationIncludes | Hiroshi Sugimoto: Theaters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technique |
large-format photography
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long-exposure photography ⓘ |
| theme |
accumulation of light
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cinema as architecture ⓘ memory and perception ⓘ passage of time ⓘ relationship between film and still image ⓘ |
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