Spencer Finch
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Spencer Finch (b.1962) is an American artist whose work has been exhbited in galleries and museums throughout the world, he is reperesented by the Postmasters Gallery in New York and Yvone Lambert in Paris. The first retrospective of Finch's work has been assembled at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA and ended in March 2008.
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[edit] Personal life
Spencer Finch graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A in comparative literature from Hamilton College 1985. He then pursued an M.F.A in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating in 1989. Finch lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
[edit] Style
Spencer Finch's installations take form in a variety of different mediums, but he is probably best known for his work with fluorescent lights. In some works, Mr. Finch attempts to recreate the exact color and intensity of light the existed at a specific place and time. For example, Moonlight (Luna County, New Mexico, July 13, 2003), 2003 replicates the exact light of the full moon that shone over the desert of Luna County, NM on the evening of July 13, 2003.
[edit] Themes
Spencer Finch borrows heavily from literary themes, often borrowing text from the pieces themselves. Finch's work is particularly concerned with light and memory.
[edit] External links
New York Times article on Finch's retrospective at Mass Moca
