The latest work by Hiroshi Sugimoto, Gekka Kohaku Baizu (Red and White Plum Blossoms Under Moon Light), is currently being exhibited at MOA Museum of Art.

The piece was specially produced for the exhibition KORIN'S ART - Korin and Modern Art, to commemorate the 300th anniversary after the passing of Korin Ogata this year. Well-versed in Japan’s antiquities, classics and traditional theater, Sugimoto demonstrates his adaptation of the national treasure Red and White Plum Blossoms by Korin in monochrome by platinum and palladium prints as "plum blossoms in the night". The deepness of black in the prints beautifully emphasizes the reflection of moonlight in the flowing water.

This work is by far in the world the greatest platinum and palladium print in scale, and also an extraordinary form of photographic artwork as it is being mounted into folding screen by a paperhanging specialist. Please be sure to make a visit before the exhibition ends on March 3rd.

EXHIBITION  INFORMATION

Hiroshi Sugimoto
Red and White Plum Blossoms Under Moon Light
Dates: February 4 - March 3, 2015
Closed on Thursdays (except National Holidays)
Venue: 26-2 Momoyama, Atami, Shizuoka, Japan
TEL: +81 (0)557-84-2511
URL: https://www.moaart.or.jp/en/exhibition/korin/
Opening hours: 9:30a.m. ~ 4:30p.m. (Latest admission before 4:00p.m.)