Shadows Appearing and Vanishing Behind the Curtain: Kate Mosher Hall and “Hollywood Forever” in Berlin

Thousands of images we encounter every day on digital screens flow away without leaving a clear trace in our minds. Los Angeles-based artist Kate Mosher Hall, however, chooses to capture these volatile visuals and pass them through a layered painting process to slow down the viewer’s gaze. The Trautwein Herleth gallery in Berlin brings art lovers together with the artist’s solo exhibition titled “Hollywood Forever,” consisting of a brand-new series of canvases, between September 11 and October 17, 2026.

The first element that catches the eye in Mosher Hall’s works is that hazy atmosphere she constructs with a restricted color palette and harsh contrasts. Transferring images collected from digital media onto canvas with silkscreen, acrylic, and Flashe paints, the artist intentionally blurs the line between digital and analog. Just as the forms on the canvases are about to turn into a familiar shape or a memory in mind, they suddenly dissolve into abstraction. Instead of offering a ready-made narrative, the artist makes the very act of “looking and seeing” the primary matter of the exhibition. A process of perception emerges—one that readjusts itself as you look, vacillating between ambiguity and clarity.

Opening on the evening of Thursday, September 10, as part of Berlin Art Week, Hollywood Forever presents a multi-layered reading on the alluring yet elusive nature of images and popular culture memory. Exploring the possibility of pausing to look at a painting at length in an era of visual bombardment, this series is one of the highest-quality painting exhibitions to visit in Berlin this September.