Luis Jacob

Biography

Luis Jacob is originally from Lima, Peru and arrived in Canada at the age of 10 with his familiy.

Luis Jacob acquired renown on the international artistic scene with his participation in Documenta 12 in Kassel in 2007. His solo exhibitions include the Städtisches Museum Abteiberg of Mönchengladbach, the Hamburg Kunstverein, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery of the University of British Columbia, and the Musée d’art de Joliette. His work has recently shown his work at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in the exhibitionHaunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance, and in the Kunsthalle Bern in the exhibition Animism.