Jacob Hashimoto.
Photo: Derek Zeitel
We are delighted and proud to share that Jacob Hashimoto’s Giant Arc, the most significant work of his career, is now on view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), USA.
This monumental site-specific installation is composed of 75,000 individually handcrafted paper kites. Transforming the museum’s Roberts Family Gallery and Phyllis Wattis Theater from floor to ceiling and wall to wall, the work creates an immersive environment reminiscent of a dreamlike, floating ecosystem.
Hashimoto’s practice exists at the intersection of craft, sculpture, and painting, blurring the boundaries between these disciplines. His sculptures are not static objects but dynamic forms that subtly move and respond to the surrounding space and light. This interplay, together with a multitude of abstract patterns and carefully orchestrated graphic details, creates a compelling visual experience within his organic, multi-layered spatial tapestries. Hashimoto’s large-scale installations command the space they occupy, inviting viewers to adapt their movement and perception in response to the work.
Jacob Hashimoto: Giant Arc is on view from August 22, 2026 through June 2028.
Jacob Hashimoto (b. 1973) has held numerous exhibitions worldwide at venues including the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles, Governors Island in New York, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art in Turku, Finland, and the MACRO – Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome. His works are held in collections such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Tacoma Art Museum, the Saastamoinen Foundation, and the Schaufler Foundation.
Galerie Forsblom has been representing Jacob Hashimoto since 2011.
