Camera No Kitamura and Pen Co-Host Hiroshi Sugimoto Talk Event
The event offers rare public access to Sugimoto's shooting notes and a demonstration of the large-format camera central to his work, tying technical craft to curatorial context.
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Camera no Kitamura and Pen magazine will co-host a talk event on July 31, 2026, at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, for the exhibition "Hiroshi Sugimoto: Extinction." Curator Taka Kawachi will discuss the first public display of the "Sugimoto Notes," and Kitamura's Shunsuke Iwata will explain silver halide photography. A rare 8x10 large format camera will be on display. 60 free tickets are available by lottery.
Camera no Kitamura and the magazine Pen will co-host a special talk event for the exhibition "Hiroshi Sugimoto: Extinction" at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, on July 31, 2026. Curator Taka Kawachi will discuss Sugimoto's works and the first-ever public display of the "Sugimoto Notes," which contain memoranda of the shooting and darkroom processes. Kitamura's Shunsuke Iwata will explain the appeal of silver halide (film) photography and the large format 8x10 camera Sugimoto used. The 8x10 camera owned by Shinjuku Kitamura Camera Shop will be on display at the venue. 60 people will be invited free of charge by lottery, with 30 tickets each from Camera no Kitamura and Pen. The event includes an admission ticket to the exhibition, which runs from June 16 to September 13, 2026.
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