Spencer Finch

Spencer Finch Cv

At the core of Spencer Finch's practice is his ongoing investigation into the nature of light, colour, memory and perception. Utilizing a range of media from painting, drawing, photography and installations using fluorescent lights with coloured filters, Finch distills his observations of the world into glowing abstract colour. Each work has its origin in Finch's own observation of a particular time or place with a lingering historical resonance, from a recreation of the light at the site of ancient Troy in Eos (Dawn, Troy, 10/27/02) – to a futile attempt to capture the colour of a waterfall in White (Niagara Falls obscured by mist, April 17th 2006, 5.30pm). Inherent in the work is the tension between the objective investigations of science and the subjectivity of perception and lived experience, endowing his work with a melancholy that comes from what Finch describes as 'the impossible desire to see oneself seeing'.

Spencer Finch lives and works in New York.

www.spencerfinch.com
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Spencer Finch Press

Art Monthly, 1st September 2009
Art & Auction, 1st September 2009
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Art Monthly, 1st September 2009
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On Spencer Finch, A Rainbow in Brooklyn
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Spencer Finch Exhibitions

Lisson Presents 5  September 9 - October 3, 2009
Spencer Finch  May 29 - July 26, 2008

Spencer Finch Public Exhibitions

Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City
26 March 2010 – 6 September 2010
Guggenheim Museum

Che cosa sono le nuvole? Werke aus der Sammlung Enea Righi
MUSEION - Museum für moderne und zeitgenössische Kunst , Bolzano
21 March 2010 – 19 September 2010
Museion

1. Biennale für Internationale Lichtkunst Ruhr 2010
Biennale für Internationale Lichtkunst, Unna
28 March 2010 – 27 May 2010
Biennale für Internationale Lichtkunst

Spencer Finch- First View
FRAC, Pays de la Loire, Carquefou
19 March - 30 May
FRAC

Spencer Finch
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA
2010

The River that Flows Both Ways, Project with Creative Time
The High Line, New York
2009
The High Line

As if the sea should part and show a further sea
Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane
2009
Queensland Art Gallery

What Time Is It on the Sun?
MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
2008
MASS MoCA

Spencer Finch Images

<i>West (Sunset in My Motel Room, Monument Valley, January 26, 2007, 5:36-6:06 PM), </i>2007 9 channel synchronized video installation with 9 TV monitors Dimensions variable
West (Sunset in My Motel Room, Monument Valley, January 26, 2007, 5:36-6:06 PM), 2007 9 channel synchronized video installation with 9 TV monitors Dimensions variable
<i>Kaaterskill Falls (July 30, 2006, 12:37PM), </i>2006 Fluorescent light boxes with laminated filters 188 x 127 x 20 cm and 142 x 97 x 20 cm
Kaaterskill Falls (July 30, 2006, 12:37PM), 2006 Fluorescent light boxes with laminated filters 188 x 127 x 20 cm and 142 x 97 x 20 cm
<i>Kaaterskill Falls (July 30, 2006, 12:37PM), </i>2006 Fluorescent light boxes with laminated filters 188 x 127 x 20 cm and 142 x 97 x 20 cm
Kaaterskill Falls (July 30, 2006, 12:37PM), 2006 Fluorescent light boxes with laminated filters 188 x 127 x 20 cm and 142 x 97 x 20 cm
<i>Taxonomy of Clouds, </i>2006 17 Inkjet prints 15 x 15 cm
Taxonomy of Clouds, 2006 17 Inkjet prints 15 x 15 cm
<i>Taxonomy of Clouds, </i>2006 17 Inkjet prints 15 x 15 cm
Taxonomy of Clouds, 2006 17 Inkjet prints 15 x 15 cm
<i>Dusk (Hudson River Valley 10/30/2005), </i>2005 Filters, clothespins, fishing line, fluorescent lights Dimensions variable
Dusk (Hudson River Valley 10/30/2005), 2005 Filters, clothespins, fishing line, fluorescent lights Dimensions variable
<i>Dusk (Hudson River Valley 10/30/2005), </i>2005 Filters, clothespins, fishing line, fluorescent lights Dimensions variable
Dusk (Hudson River Valley 10/30/2005), 2005 Filters, clothespins, fishing line, fluorescent lights Dimensions variable
<i>Moonlight (Luna County New Mexico, July 13, 2003),</i> 2005 Filters and tape Dimensions variable
Moonlight (Luna County New Mexico, July 13, 2003), 2005 Filters and tape Dimensions variable
<i>Sky (Over Coney Island, November 26th, 2004, 12:47pm. Southwest view over the Cyclone.), </i>2004 Balloons, helium and string Dimensions variable
Sky (Over Coney Island, November 26th, 2004, 12:47pm. Southwest view over the Cyclone.), 2004 Balloons, helium and string Dimensions variable
<i>Sky (Over Coney Island, November 26th, 2004, 12:47pm. Southwest view over the Cyclone.), </i>2004 Balloons, helium and string Dimensions variable
Sky (Over Coney Island, November 26th, 2004, 12:47pm. Southwest view over the Cyclone.), 2004 Balloons, helium and string Dimensions variable
<i>Night Sky, Over the Painted Desert, Arizona, 1/9/04, </i>2004 87 lamps, 401 bulbs Dimensions variable
Night Sky, Over the Painted Desert, Arizona, 1/9/04, 2004 87 lamps, 401 bulbs Dimensions variable
<i>Night Sky, Over the Painted Desert, Arizona, 1/9/04, </i>2004 87 lamps, 401 bulbs Dimensions variable
Night Sky, Over the Painted Desert, Arizona, 1/9/04, 2004 87 lamps, 401 bulbs Dimensions variable
<i>Abecedary (Nabokov's Theory of a Colored Alphabet applied to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle), </i>2004 Ink and watercolor on paper 274 x 914 cm
Abecedary (Nabokov's Theory of a Colored Alphabet applied to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle), 2004 Ink and watercolor on paper 274 x 914 cm
<i>Abecedary (Nabokov's Theory of a Colored Alphabet applied to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle), </i>2004 Ink and watercolor on paper 274 x 914 cm
Abecedary (Nabokov's Theory of a Colored Alphabet applied to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle), 2004 Ink and watercolor on paper 274 x 914 cm
<i>Sunlight in an Empty Room (Passing Cloud for Emily Dickinson, Amherst, MA, August 28, 2004), </i>2004 100 fluorescent lights, filters, clothespins Dimensions variable
Sunlight in an Empty Room (Passing Cloud for Emily Dickinson, Amherst, MA, August 28, 2004), 2004 100 fluorescent lights, filters, clothespins Dimensions variable
<i>Sunlight in an Empty Room (Passing Cloud for Emily Dickinson, Amherst, MA, August 28, 2004),</i> 2004 100 fluorescent lights, filters, clothespins Dimensions variable
Sunlight in an Empty Room (Passing Cloud for Emily Dickinson, Amherst, MA, August 28, 2004), 2004 100 fluorescent lights, filters, clothespins Dimensions variable
<i>Sunset (South Texas, 6/21/03), </i>2003 16" x 40', Fluorescent lights, filters Dimensions variable
Sunset (South Texas, 6/21/03), 2003 16" x 40', Fluorescent lights, filters Dimensions variable
<i>Sunset (South Texas, 6/21/03), </i>2003 16" x 40', Fluorescent lights, filters Dimensions variable
Sunset (South Texas, 6/21/03), 2003 16" x 40', Fluorescent lights, filters Dimensions variable
<i>Paris/Texas, </i>2003 Sandblasted stained glass 365 x 850 cm Installation view ArtPace, San Antonio, Texas
Paris/Texas, 2003 Sandblasted stained glass 365 x 850 cm Installation view ArtPace, San Antonio, Texas

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