Our client, Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto, with his work “Point of Infinity” in San Francisco. Image via Jessica Chou/The New York Times.
Our firm is proud to announce the public art unveiling of the newest sculpture installation from our esteemed client Hiroshi Sugimoto. Entitled Point of Infinity, Sugimoto’s breathtaking sculpture stands as contemplative sentinel over the San Francisco Bay. The stunning work – intended to draw the eye upwards to an indefinite point – is 69-feet of stainless steel construction. Its very physicality relies on Sugimoto’s precise artistic eye and meticulous engineering skills. The sculpture is 23-feet at its base, yet less than one inch across at its top. To construct such a gravify-defying sculpture, while still maintaining the optical illusion that the two points will (eventually, even if only in the viewer’s minds’ eye) meet, reveals the genius of Sugimoto as an artistic force. It is truly an honor to work with him and represent his work.
Sugimoto began this project in 2017, and our firm has been at his side to protect his artistic and intellectual property in the work. Sugimoto won an open call for artists in order to produce the piece. The Treasure Island Art Program selected his work from an astonishing pool of 495 talented artists.
Manhattan Apartment designed by Hiroshi Sugimoto. Image via Anthony Cotsifas/New York Times.
Our firm is thrilled to call attention to the incredible work and expansive lexicon of Sugimoto. His success across multiple mediums speaks to his innate talent, pure vision, and clear artistic voice. Sugimoto is continually producing new, fresh work and drawing upon past experiences to refine and hone his talent.
In 2019, Sugimoto was featured in The New York Times for designing one of T’s Best Interiors of 2019. The ethereal space included a bathroom that is notably devoid of boxes or clutter of any kind. The cedar ceiling abuts Towada stone walls. Drawing from his heritage, Sugimoto even incorporated salved stones from a now-defunct Kyoto tram station to lay under the cypress tub.
Our client Hiroshi Sugimoto’s collaboration with luxury fragrance house Diptyque, entitled Fragrance of Infinity. Imaga via Diptyque.
In 2021, Sugimoto joined a host of other prominent artists to participate in French cosmetics brand Diptyqe’s limited edition perfume bottles to celebrate the fragrance house’s 60th anniversary. The finished product was inspired by Sugimoto’s childhood memories of seeing the ocean for the first time. Drawing inspiration from the Japanese province of Kankitsuzan, the completed piece evokes an exploration between man and nature. Read more about the collection here.
Moving into 2022, Sugimoto continued to leap across mediums and grow as one of strongest artistic voices of the modern age. In 2022, Sugimoto broke ground on another major installation – a highly-anticipated sculpture garden gracing the Smithsonian Institution. Prominent artists Jeff Koons and Laurie Anderson were in attendance for the ceremony, as was none other than First Lady Jill Biden. The presence of these esteemed guests should come as no surprise. Sugimoto is a superbly talented artist, photographer, architect, and visionary. It is a true honor and privilege to call him a long-time client and for Amineddoleh & Associates to have represented his legal needs for so many valuable art projects, including the above-referenced works.