Reddish Blue is a solo exhibition by Iván Argote presented in 2014 at D+T Project. The exhibition explored states of ambiguity, contradiction, and emotional tension through a series of sculptural and spatial interventions. The title itself points to an impossible or unstable condition—two opposing colors merging into a single, unresolved expression— reflecting Argote’s interest in in-between spaces, where meaning resists fixed definition. In Reddish Blue, Argote approached the exhibition space as a site to be gently disturbed rather than transformed through spectacle. The works engaged with fragility, imbalance, and subtle gestures, questioning how forms, materials, and colors carry emotional and political charge. Rather than offering clear statements, the exhibition proposed situations—moments of hesitation, softness, and disorientation—that invited viewers to slow down and reconsider their own position in relation to space and objects.
Presented early in Argote’s career, Reddish Blue already articulated key concerns that would later become central to his practice: a resistance to authority and rigidity, an attention to vulnerability as a shared condition, and a poetic use of form to question dominant narratives. The exhibition positioned uncertainty not as a lack, but as a productive space—one where new ways of seeing, feeling, and relating might quietly emerge.
