25/09/2023
In recent years, has come to see ‘honkadori,’ a traditional technique used in Japanese poetry, as an essential means of his culture and has set out to employ it in his own work. This approach involves incorporating part of a famous old poem (honka) into a new one and supplementing it with the spirit of a given age or an original element.
"Hiroshi Sugimoto: Honkadori Azumakudari," a new exhibition in Tokyo, examines the evolution of Sugimoto’s art, focusing on how it harmonizes and intersects with classic works. “California Condor,” seen here, is based on ink-wash paintings by the Song dynasty artist Muqi.
Now at the Shoto Museum of Art through 12 November 2023.
📸: Hiroshi Sugimoto, “California Condor,” 1994, Pigment print
