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Selected Works40

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney
Whitney
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Seattle Art Museum
LACMA
Harvard Art Museums
MCA Chicago
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery
High Museum of Art
High Museum of Art
Blanton Museum
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Previous Sales 16

Sotheby's
4 Color Notes (Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn), 2019
4 Color Notes (Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn), 2019, 2020
Unknown
Feb 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Bellevue Hospital (from 29th Street, New York City).
Bellevue Hospital (from 29th Street, New York City).
Unknown
Jun 2026
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Sunset in My Motel Room, Monument Valley
Sunset in My Motel Room, Monument Valley
Bought In
Jan 1970
Bonhams
Back to Kansas
Back to Kansas, 2015
$8,320
Oct 2023
Phillips
Back to Kansas
Back to Kansas
$9,525
Oct 2023
Sotheby's
i. Trying to Remember the Color of Jackie Kennedy's Pillbox Hat No. 11; ii. Trying to Remember the Color of Jackie Kennedy's Pillbox Hat No. 19; iii. Trying to Remember the Color of Jackie Kennedy's Pillbox Hat No. 21
i. Trying to Remember the Color of Jackie Kennedy's Pillbox Hat No. 11; ii. Trying to Remember the Color of Jackie Kennedy's Pillbox Hat No. 19; iii. Trying to Remember the Color of Jackie Kennedy's Pillbox Hat No. 21, 1994
$16,510
Sep 2023
Christie's
Snow Shadow (Giverny, January 8, 2003 1:10pm)
Snow Shadow (Giverny, January 8, 2003 1:10pm), 2007
$44,100
Dec 2022
Sotheby's
Slippery Slope Haromosh
Slippery Slope Haromosh, 1998
$15,120
Dec 2022
Phillips
The River That Flows Both Ways (Hudson River, June 12, 2008; 9:20 am, 11:29 am, 12:10 pm, 3:54 pm, 7:08 pm)
The River That Flows Both Ways (Hudson River, June 12, 2008; 9:20 am, 11:29 am, 12:10 pm, 3:54 pm, 7:08 pm), 2008
$8,190
Oct 2022
Phillips
Moonlight (Luna County, New Mexico, July 13, 2003)
Moonlight (Luna County, New Mexico, July 13, 2003), 2003
$3,780
Jun 2022
Galerie Nordenhake · Artsy
Falling Leaf (Beech)
Falling Leaf (Beech) , 2019
No longer available
Watercolor on folded paper
Galerie Nordenhake · Artsy
Three Brown Paintings (yellow-violet, red-green, orange-blue)
Three Brown Paintings (yellow-violet, red-green, orange-blue), 2021
No longer available
Acrylic on birch plywood
Lisson Gallery · Artsy
Eos (Dawn, Troy, 10/27/02)
Eos (Dawn, Troy, 10/27/02), 2007
No longer available
Sixty-nine fluorescent fixtures and lamps with filters
Galerie Nordenhake · Artsy
Gutter (San Francisco) straw, cigarette butt, feather, cucumber slice, banana peel, syringe, coffee cup
Gutter (San Francisco) straw, cigarette butt, feather, cucumber slice, banana peel, syringe, coffee cup, 2019
No longer available
Watercolour on paper
Galerie Nordenhake · Artsy
Western Mystery (She sweeps with many-coloured Brooms)
Western Mystery (She sweeps with many-coloured Brooms), 2024
No longer available
Yarn collaged to paper
Galerie Nordenhake · Artsy
Curtain study (Barcelona)
Curtain study (Barcelona), 2012
No longer available
Pastel on paper

For Sale 6

Galerie Nordenhake · Artsy
Pollen, Detail (Squaring A Square)
Pollen, Detail (Squaring A Square), 2017
On hold
Watercolour, pencil, colour pencil, ink, marker, soft pastel, gouache on paper, and archival inkjet prints
Galerie Nordenhake · Artsy
Spring (3,563)
Spring (3,563) , 2016
Inquire about availability
Watercolour on paper
Galerie Nordenhake · Artsy
Invisible Breeze (Ryoanji)
Invisible Breeze (Ryoanji), 2017
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Series of five archival inkjet prints
Berggruen Gallery · 1stDibs
Molecule Drawing
Molecule Drawing
$30,000
Berggruen Gallery · 1stDibs
Atlantic Ocean (Cadiz) April 3, 2015
Atlantic Ocean (Cadiz) April 3, 2015
$60,000
Berggruen Gallery · 1stDibs
Back to Kansas
Back to Kansas
For sale
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Market38 auction results

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$7.6K – $15.1K
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$11.4K
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$15.1K
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Dec 2022 · $15.1K
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Paintings: $15.1K medianWorks on paper: $16.5K medianPhotographs: — medianEditioned prints: $8.3K medianUnclassified lots: $8.2K median
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Galleries3

#6 Lisson Gallery
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#32 James Cohan
Instagram
#156 Rhona Hoffman Gallery
Instagram
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Podcast Interviews1

podcasts No. 292: Spencer Finch, on Botticelli The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Jun 8, 2017
Episode No. 292 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Spencer Finch and curator Frederick Ilchman. Spencer Finch is presenting two new installations at two venues on opposite sides of the United States: His The…
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Publications1

Monograph 1

Spencer Finch
Prestel · 2016
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#6 Lisson Gallery

Spencer Finch

Spencer Finch

1037 N Sycamore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038, United States

Jun 26, 2026 — Aug 22, 2026

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Recent News13

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A Better World at the Obama Center
The Obama Presidential Center (OPC) in Chicago, designed by architects Billie Tsien and Todd Williams with landscape architect Michael van Valkenburgh…
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Kimball Art Center dives into sound experiences with new exhibit
The Kimball Art Center in Park City, Utah, has opened a new exhibition titled (Re)sounding, running from May 15 to September 13. The show features 15 …
exhibitionsMay 15, 2026
Obama Presidential Center announces new work by Jeffrey Gibson, Rashid Johnson, Lorna Simpson.
The Obama Foundation has unveiled the final group of artists commissioned to create site-specific works for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. …
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Mark Bradford and Carrie Mae Weems Among Latest Artists Commissioned for Obama Presidential Center
The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has announced its latest cohort of commissioned artists, featuring high-profile names such as Mark Bradford a…
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theaster gates tapped for obama presidential center installation celebrating ebony and jet image archives
The Obama Foundation has commissioned artist Theaster Gates to create an expansive frieze for the Pendleton Atrium of the Obama Presidential Center (O…
exhibitionsJan 16, 2026
must see fall gallery shows new york
The article highlights four must-see fall gallery shows in New York City for September-October 2025. It features Mercedes Matter's first solo show at …
exhibitionsDec 11, 2025
Exhibition of large scale contemporary art at Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum
The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum will present "Big Things for Big Rooms," an exhibition tracing the development of immersive, large-scale artworks f…
exhibitionsNov 16, 2025
mika rottenberg says trumps smithsonian situation is fucked up
Artist Mika Rottenberg, whose work is included in an upcoming show at the Smithsonian-run Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, called the Trump admi…
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obama presidential center artist commissions jenny holzer nick cave
The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has announced nine new commissions by ten artists for its 19.3-acre campus, set to open next spring. The comm…
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The 10 Best Booths at Art Basel 2025
Art Basel 2025 opened on June 17 with its VIP preview at Messeplatz in Basel, Switzerland, under intense heat. The 55th edition of the fair features 2…
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obama presidential center chicago artist commissions
US artists Spencer Finch and Lindsay Adams have been commissioned to create new installations for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, which is s…
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Expo Chicago connects the Midwest to the global art market
Expo Chicago returns for its second edition under Frieze ownership from April 24-27, featuring over 170 galleries from 93 cities across 36 countries. …
exhibitionsApr 22, 2025
Spencer Finch and Lindsay Adams to create large-scale commissions for Obama Presidential Center
The Obama Presidential Center has commissioned new site-specific works by artists Spencer Finch and Lindsay Adams for its 19-acre campus in Chicago's …
exhibitionsApr 22, 2025
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Past Exhibitions25

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#32 James Cohan

One Hundred Famous Views of New York City (After Hiroshige)

Spencer Finch

48, 52 Walker St 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10013, USA

Sep 5, 2025 — Oct 4, 2025

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#32 James Cohan

Spencer Finch H2O

48, 52 Walker St 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10013, USA

Feb 22, 2024 — May 11, 2024

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Spencer Finch: Forever is composed of Nows

Spencer Finch

2/F, 27 Huqiu Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China

Sep 15, 2023 — Oct 28, 2023

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#156 Rhona Hoffman Gallery

Spencer Finch La Grande Jatte

Spencer Finch

Apr 7, 2023 — May 13, 2023

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#32 James Cohan

Spencer Finch We send the wave to find the wave

Spencer Finch

48, 52 Walker St 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10013, USA

Sep 10, 2022 — Oct 8, 2022

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Spencer Finch: Only the hand that erases writes the true thing

Spencer Finch

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

Jun 22, 2021 — Jul 31, 2021

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Spencer Finch: Woodcutter. Cut from me my shadow.

Spencer Finch

4 Newtown Lane

Dec 3, 2020 — Dec 13, 2020

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#156 Rhona Hoffman Gallery

looking around, gazing intently, beholding

Spencer Finch

Sep 11, 2020 — Oct 31, 2020

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Spencer Finch: No Ordinary Blue

Spencer Finch

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

Mar 15, 2019 — May 4, 2019

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#32 James Cohan

The Brain is deeper than the sea

Spencer Finch

48, 52 Walker St 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10013, USA

Nov 2, 2018 — Dec 21, 2018

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Baltimore Museum of Art

Spencer Finch: Moon Dust

Spencer Finch

10 Art Museum Dr, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA

Feb 21, 2018 — Oct 14, 2024

Spencer Finch — February 21, 2018 – October 14, 2024

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Baltimore Museum of Art

Spencer Finch: Moon Dust

Spencer Finch

10 Art Museum Dr, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA

Feb 21, 2018 — May 22, 2018

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#32 James Cohan

Spencer Finch My business is circumference

48, 52 Walker St 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10013, USA

Oct 14, 2016 — Nov 26, 2016

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Spencer Finch: The Opposite of Blindness

Spencer Finch

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

Apr 1, 2016 — May 7, 2016

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#156 Rhona Hoffman Gallery

Saturated Light

Spencer Finch

Feb 26, 2016 — Apr 16, 2016

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#156 Rhona Hoffman Gallery

Study for Disappearance

Spencer Finch

Sep 13, 2013 — Oct 19, 2013

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#32 James Cohan

Spencer Finch Fathom

Spencer Finch

48, 52 Walker St 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10013, USA

May 2, 2013 — Jun 15, 2013

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Spencer Finch: Not precisely knowing, Not precisely knowing not

Spencer Finch

Via Gastone Pisoni, 2, 20121 Milano MI, Italy

Nov 16, 2012 — Jan 11, 2013

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Spencer Finch: Ex Nihilo

Spencer Finch

1037 N Sycamore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038, United States

Mar 21, 2012 — Apr 28, 2012

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#156 Rhona Hoffman Gallery

Light, Time, Chemistry

Spencer Finch

Mar 27, 2009 — May 2, 2009

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Spencer Finch: Lux and Lumen

Spencer Finch

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

May 29, 2008 — Jul 26, 2008

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#156 Rhona Hoffman Gallery

H2O

Spencer Finch

Apr 28, 2006 — Jun 3, 2006

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#156 Rhona Hoffman Gallery

Spencer Finch Here and There

Spencer Finch

Feb 16, 2001 — Mar 23, 2001

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#6,125 Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA)

Gravity Always Wins

Spencer Finch

152 Nethergate, Dundee DD1 4EA, UK

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#170 Galerie Nordenhake

Sunset in a Cup

Spencer Finch

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Art Fair Appearances34

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ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2026
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2025
Frieze London — London
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2024
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2024
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2024
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2023
Art Basel — Basel
2023
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2023
Frieze London — London
2023
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2022
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2022
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2021
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2020
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2019
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2019
The Armory Show — New York
2019
ZONAMACO — Mexico City
2019
Art Basel — Basel
2018
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2018
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2018
Frieze London — London
2018
Paris Photo — Paris
2018
The Armory Show — New York
2018
Art Basel — Basel
2017
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2017
Frieze London — London
2017
ZONAMACO — Mexico City
2017
Art Basel — Basel
2016
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2016
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2016
The Armory Show — New York
2016
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2015
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Recent Activity20

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Sunset in a Cup
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Gravity Always Wins
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Jun 26, 2026
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Exhibition
Spencer Finch
Jun 26, 2026
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Exhibition
Spencer Finch
Jun 26, 2026
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News
Kimball Art Center dives into sound experiences with new exhibit
May 15, 2026
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Obama Presidential Center announces new work by Jeffrey Gibson, Rashid Johnson, Lorna Simpson.
Apr 9, 2026
stadium
Art Fair
ARCOmadrid 2026
Mar 4, 2026
newspaper
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mark bradford carrie may weem latest artists commissioned obama presidential center
Mar 3, 2026
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theaster gates tapped for obama presidential center installation celebrating ebony and jet image archives
Jan 16, 2026
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must see fall gallery shows new york
Dec 11, 2025
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Exhibition of large scale contemporary art at Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum
Nov 16, 2025
stadium
Art Fair
Frieze London 2025
Oct 15, 2025
newspaper
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mika rottenberg says trumps smithsonian situation is fucked up
Oct 1, 2025
newspaper
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obama presidential center artist commissions jenny holzer nick cave
Sep 11, 2025
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Exhibition
One Hundred Famous Views of New York City (After Hiroshige)
Sep 5, 2025
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2025
Jun 19, 2025
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The 10 Best Booths at Art Basel 2025
Jun 18, 2025
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obama presidential center chicago artist commissions
Apr 25, 2025
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Expo Chicago connects the Midwest to the global art market
Apr 22, 2025
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