{"id":8167,"date":"2026-09-03T07:27:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=8167"},"modified":"2026-09-03T07:27:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:27:20","slug":"75000-patterned-paper-kites-cascade-in-jacob-hashimotos-largest-ever-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=8167","title":{"rendered":"75,000 Patterned Paper Kites Cascade in Jacob Hashimoto\u2019s Largest-Ever Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"75,000<\/p>\n

Created from bamboo and printed Japanese paper, Jacob Hashimoto<\/a>\u2019s elaborate installations cascade from the ceiling to create a vibrant \u201ccloud canopy.\u201d In his latest exhibition titled Giant Arc<\/em>, ripples of color and pattern stretch from wall to wall as the nearly 75,0000 kite-like elements<\/a> cluster, repeat, and tease the floor. The monumental work, which just went on view at SFMOMA<\/a>, marks the largest piece the artist has created to date.<\/p>\n

As sun streams through the museum\u2019s large windows and mixes with the light of the gallery, the feel of the installation changes throughout the day. Hashimoto conceives of the experience as a conduit to wonder for visitors of all ages, focusing on formal compositional elements like contrast, hue, and repetition to evoke the joy of the present. <\/p>\n

\"an<\/figure>\n

\u201cThe gravity of Giant Arc<\/em> is its universality,\u201d Hashimoto says in a statement. \u201cThis essential nature allows people to find what they might need in the work\u2014mysteries if people want them, stories if people desire them, narratives to spin and twist, experimental maps and aerial geographies to explore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Giant Arc <\/em>will be on view through mid-2028 in the museum\u2019s ground floor gallery. Find more on the Hashimoto\u2019s Instagram<\/a>, and revisit our interview<\/a> with the artist from 2022.<\/p>\n

\"an<\/figure>\n
\"an<\/figure>\n
\"an
Photo courtesy of Jacob Hashimoto Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article 75,000 Patterned Paper Kites Cascade in Jacob Hashimoto\u2019s Largest-Ever Installation<\/a> appeared first on Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Created from bamboo and printed Japanese paper, Jacob Hashimoto\u2019s elaborate installations cascade from the ceiling to create a vibrant \u201ccloud canopy.\u201d In his latest exhibition titled Giant Arc, ripples of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8167\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}