Hiroshi Sugimoto exhibition in Paris

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Hiroshi Sugimoto exhibition in Paris - Boucheron
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Boucheron is exhibiting exceptional works by Hiroshi Sugimoto and High Jewelry pictures.

For the Maison Boucheron, art is the very essence of both its destiny and its creations ; art is its raison d’être. Above all else, it is the artistic value that predominates and guides everything that the Maison does or creates, which has always been the case since it s foundation in 1858.

To mark Boucheron’s presence for 120 years at 26 Place Vendôme, the Maison is exhibiting exceptional works by Hiroshi Sugimoto.



Taken from the “ Revolution ” series, these black and white seascapes of imposing size are the product of the artist’s deep meditation on light, water and air. The images are being  presented to the public at the same time as the new High Jewelry collection “Hôtel de la lumière”, an ode to light: that of the stones themselves, the work of the hands that intensify them and, lastly, the brilliant beauty that shines through them.



This initiative forms part of the “Boucheron –Artiste & Artisan du Rêve ” project, which aims to create a dialogue with the contemporary art scene.



In the same spirit, and in the tradition of its founder Frédéric Boucheron, who supported the arts throughout his life, Boucheron supports Hiroshi Sugimoto’s initiative through the production of a new arrangement of the Double suicide à Sonezaki (Sonezaki shinjû) written by the playwright Chi kamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1724) including the Pèlerinage à la déesse Kannon scene, ignored for a long time. This Bunraku performance – Japanese puppet theater at its best – is the epitome of a tradition that UNESCO has recognized as the masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity.



This exhibition forms part of a major Hiroshi Sugimoto event in France, during the Autumn Festival at the end of the summer. It is also planned to exhibit a group of photographic and video works entitled Accelerated Buddha at the Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent from October 10, 2013 to January 26 , 2014.

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