Jacob HASHIMOTO
The Universal Constraints of Memory and Madness
acrylic, bamboo, resin, wood, UV prints, Spectra

2021
TOKYO TORCH Tokiwabashi Tower
Tokyo

Client: Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.
Curating & Direction: Code-a-Machine
Project members: NAKAHARA Takashi (DENBAK-FANO DESIGN)、TSUNOO Mai
Assistant: SONOBE Tatsuri
Technical Team: HIGURE 17-15 cas
PR: KOIKE Miki（HOW）

Photo: OTA Takumi

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Jacob Hashimoto creates spatial works that look like mixtures of clouds and sceneries by combining several small units that resemble paper kites. While he usually works on large-scale works that are many meters long, Hashimoto worked on a smaller piece installed along the VIP flow line of the Tokiwabashi Tower for this exhibition. The translucent material captures the sense of harmony between humans and nature, similar to how a shoji screen door gently separates the interior and exterior areas in Japanese architecture. The white units resemble clouds, steam, or light, and the patterned units call to mind buildings, townscapes, and even people dressed in different designs. This is the first exhibition in Japan for the American artist.

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Jacob HASHIMOTO

1973 Born in Greeley, Colorado. Lives and works in Ossining, NY
1996 School of the Art Institute of Chicago (B.F.A.), Chicago, IL

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2020 “Work”, Rhona Hoff man Gallery, Chicago, IL
2019 “The Heartbeat of Irreducible Curves”, Studio La Città, Verona, Italy
2018 “The Eclipse and Never Comes Tomorrow”, Governors Island, New York, NY
2017 “Giants and Uncertain Atmospheres”, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku, Finland
2014 “Gas Giant”, MoCA/PDC – Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 “Jacob Hashimoto and Mildred Howard”, Anglim Gilbert Gallery/ADAA, New York, NY

Selected Public Collections
LACMA – Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA
Schauwerk, The Schaufler Foundation, Sindelfingen, Germany