Tauba
Auerbach

Tauba Auerbach's work comes alive at the intersections of art, mathematics, and physics, challenging perceptions with her intricate patterns and transformative visual experiences. If you’re looking for Tauba Auerbach original prints and editions for sale or would like to sell, request a complimentary valuation and browse our network’s most in-demand works.

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Biography

Born in 1981 in San Francisco, Tauba Auerbach's artistic lineage traces back to her formative years where she was intrigued by both the disciplines of art and science. Graduating from Stanford University with a degree in Visual Arts, her early career fused these dual passions, manifesting in artworks that oscillate between order and chaos.

Auerbach’s oeuvre spans a range of mediums, from painting and sculpture to book design. Regardless of the medium, a consistent theme emerges: an exploration of the boundaries of perception and the nature of dimensions. Many of her works, such as the Fold series, play with the viewer's sense of depth and perspective, turning the two-dimensional into something that feels alive and three-dimensional.

A groundbreaking aspect of Auerbach’s work is her focus on topology, a branch of mathematics concerned with properties of space that are preserved under continuous transformations. Through her art, she gives visual form to complex ideas like the Möbius strip and other non-Euclidean geometries. In her Weave paintings, Auerbach manipulates the canvas itself, twisting and folding it before applying paint, creating a visual dialogue between the flatness of the medium and the sculptural quality of the surface.

Auerbach's venture, Diagonal Press, further underscores her ambition to bridge seemingly disparate domains. Through this initiative, she crafts not just visual experiences but tactile ones, allowing audiences to physically engage with the fruits of her creative experimentation. These limited-edition pieces are not mere commodities but tactile portals into Auerbach's world, where the tactile nature of the items amplifies the themes she explores. By transmuting high-level concepts into tangible artefacts, Auerbach does more than simplify; she revolutionises. Her work becomes a catalyst, urging viewers to reconceive what's possible, redefining the borders between the real, the abstract, and the realms of imagination.

Untitled (Fold) by Tauba Auerbach - Phillips

Image © Phillips / Untitled (Fold) © Tauba Auerbach 2010

1. £1.4M for Tauba Auerbach's Untitled (Fold)

Untitled (Fold), from Auerbach's Fold series, appeared at Phillips one year after the below work. Utilising her signature method of manipulating and spray-painting canvas over stretcher bars, Auerbach achieves a mesmerising gradient. These pieces stimulate contemplation on pattern recognition and surface intricacies, prompting curiosity about their deeper significance embedded within the technique. Selling for seven figures, this artwork fetched just below the subsequent piece at £1.19 million, reaching £1.4 million with fees, marking new auction highs for Auerbach's works. This sale showcases the demand for Auerbach's Fold series in the market and her innovative artistic vision.

Untitled (Fold) by Tauba Auerbach - Phillips

Image © Phillips / Untitled (Fold) © Taube Auerbach 2011

2. £1.4M for Tauba Auerbach's Untitled (Fold)

Untitled (Fold) (2011) epitomises Auerbach's esteemed artistic approach. Beginning her Fold series in 2009, Auerbach employs a spray-painting technique by crumpling canvas and then stretching it, transforming its three-dimensional folds into a compelling two-dimensional composition. Despite its organic appearance, the underlying pattern is meticulously orchestrated through material manipulation. Auerbach's tactile method renders lines and creases, creating a gradual shift in colour tone achieved by spray application. This results in an interplay of light and shadow, transitioning from warm to cool hues. The artwork's random folding process adds complexity, inviting viewers to contemplate the interplay of intention and chance, challenging traditional artistic forms.This work sold at Phillips in October 2015, hammering at £1.2 million and achieving £1.4 million solidifying Auerbach's auction record.

Untitled (Fold) by Tauba Auerbach - Sotheby's

Image © Sotheby's / Untitled (Fold) © Tauba Auerbach 2011

3. £1.4M for Tauba Auerbach's Untitled (Fold)

From the esteemed Macklowe Collection and auctioned at Sotheby's in November 2021, Untitled (Fold) (2011) boasts a rich exhibition history, notably featured in Auerbach's 2011 travelling exhibition, Tetrachromat. This exhibition explores speculative theories suggesting certain women possess four retinal cones, enhancing their chromatic perception beyond the standard three. Auerbach's meticulous study suggests tetrachromats discern dramatic variations in colors, from light to shadow, imperceptible to most. Her Fold series employs luminescent hues, echoing this heightened perception and inviting viewers into spectral possibilities and hyper-spatial realms. Auerbach's intricate technique blends the fabric's two and three-dimensional states, coined by her as the '2.5 dimension'. This work fetched £1.3 million (fees included), underscoring the captivating allure and luminosity of her Fold paintings.

Untitled (Fold) X by Tauba Auerbach - Phillips

Image © Phillips / Untitled (Fold) X © Tauba Auerbach 2009