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Born in 1973 in Greeley, CO
Lives in Los Angeles

Jacob Hashimoto is perhaps best-known for his installations in which he creates large-scale sculptural forms out of  thousands of handmade kites. Drawing on the tradition of kite making, Jacob Hashimoto creates each of the kites by hand, using bamboo rods, string, and offset prints.

Selected exhibitions

2000     Studio La Citta, Verona Italy

1999     Armada, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL

1998     Infinite Expanse of Sky, Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL

1998     Patricia Faure Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

1997     Absolute Vision, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL

1996     Young Americans of Asian Ancestry, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL