Sugimoto Symposium
September 30, 2006
On September 30 – October 1, 2006, a symposium was held at the Pulitzer in conjunction with the exhibition Hiroshi Sugimoto: Photographs of "Joe." Many facets of Sugimoto’s art were discussed, including his early installations, his relation to Japanese tradition, Sugimoto and the concept of time, the relationship of Sugimoto’s photography to Richard Serra’s art, and Sugimoto as architect. Approximately 25 people participated, among them museum curators, university professionals, collectors of Sugimoto’s work, Sugimoto’s studio manager, and six graduate students from Harvard University. The Pulitzer partnered with these students to create blog entries detailing the topics discussed and to create an archive of the symposium proceedings.
Brendan Allen FayStudent of Art History at Harvard University, Cambridge (MA)
Sylvan BarnetProfessor emeritus of English Literature at Tufts University and collector of Hiroshi Sugimoto’s work, Cambridge (MA)
Aaron BetskyDirector of the Netherlands Architecture Institute (Rotterdam)
William BurtoProfessor emeritus of English literature at University of Massachusetts at Lowell and collector of Hiroshi Sugimoto’s work, Cambridge (MA)
William EwingDirector of the Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne (Switzerland)
Fabien FaureProfessor, University Aix-Marseilles (France)
Dana Friis-HansenThe Dr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Butler Executive Director of the Austin Museum of Contemporary Art (TX)
Robin KelseyThe Dr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Butler Executive Director of the Austin Museum of Contemporary Art (TX)
Eric LutzCurator of Photography, The Saint Louis Art Museum (MO)
Deborah Martin KaoRichard L. Menschel Curator of Photography, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge (MA)
Betsy MillardFormer director of the Contemporary Art Museum Saint Louis (MO)
Arden ReedThe Dole Professor of English at Pomona College, Claremont (CA), at the time of the symposium: Fellow at the Clark Art Institute, Williamstown (MA)
Elizabeth SmithJames W. Alsdorf Chief Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (IL)
Gregg StangerStudio Manager of Hiroshi Sugimoto, New York (NY)
Matthias WaschekDirector, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
