RECENT AND CURRENT PROJECTS

COMPRESSED JUNK MAIL
These molded and compressed sculptures and installations are the more recent work in Hashimoto's on-going environmental art project. more>

PARIS EXHIBITION
The Junk Mail Experiment: PARIS was prestened at the Musée du Montparnasse under the sponsorship of the Les Amis de la Terre - Paris and R.A.P. (resistance a l’agression publicitaire) and in collaboration with French film maker Suzanne Körösi.  more>

CHICAGO EXHIBITION
Dubhe Carreño Gallery in Chicago's West Loop gallery district mounted a selection of work from Barbara Hashimoto’s on-going environmental art project, The Junk Mail Experiment, concurrent to the artist’s solo exhibition at the Musée du Montparnasse in Paris. more>

CHICAGO ARTISTS MONTH
Barbara Hashimotowas selected as one of twelve Featured Artists by The City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs for their annual month-long celebration, Chicago Artists Month. more>

THE JUNK MAIL EXPERIMENT
For an entire year Hashimoto collected and hand-shredded the junk mail that was delivered by the USPS to her studio address amassing more than 3,000 cubic feet of shredded material. This labor-intensive, yet intimate process has inspired a series of installations, performances, and collaborations. more>

RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION
This solo exhibition held at Dubhe Carreño Gallery was an overview of the artist’s body of work since her first exhibition in Tokyo in 1991. more >

YOUR DOCUMENTS PLEASE | EXHIBITION | JAPAN
Barbara Hashimoto's work is currently on view at the Museum of Arts and Crafts, Itami, Japan in "Your Documents, Please." The exhibition travels to venues in Asia, Europe and The Americas throughout 2009 and 2010. more >