Galerie Nordenhake - Berlin

In his sixth solo show in Berlin, Spencer Finch continues to explore the meaning of color, the passing of time, and the relationship between science and poetry. The exhibition entitled Decoy includes new and important older works that in their radical reduction create a dynamic movement between abstraction and a precise rendering of the ephemeral. In the works on paper, paintings, and a large light installation for the gallery’s windows, he succeeds in making the fleeting and evanescent palpable and in documenting perspectives that often escape our notice.

Barajas explores the relationship between the Mexican painting tradition and contemporary practices such as installation, video, sculpture, and site-specific work. He uses painting as a tool to re-signify the world beyond rational thought, transforming subjective experience into a collective vehicle for knowledge.