The Fall 2026 Issue: Aperture No. 264 (Aperture Magazine)

Hiroshi Sugimoto is an artist based between New York and Tokyo. Over six decades, he has redefined the metaphysical possibilities of the still image, working fluidly across photography, architecture, sculpture, and performance to probe the limits of perception through projects such as Seascapes and Theaters, his landmark series of large-format black-and-white photographs. Throughout his career, he has published hundreds of books and staged exhibitions across the world, including Hiroshi Sugimoto: Extinction at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; Replay the melody at Musée Soulages, Rodez, France; and Hiroshi Sugimoto: Form Is Emptiness at the Singapore Art Museum, all on view this fall. As the guest editor of this issue, Sugimoto has convened a range of writers and artists who share his curiosity about the mysteries of time, light, and nature.