
"The record of that topological moment is carried forward after the material is stretched. Each point on the surface contains a record of itself in that previous state." Tauba Auerbach, 2012
Tauba Auerbach's acrylic on canvas presents a mesmerizing field of folded and crumpled texture, its surface appearing simultaneously flat and three-dimensional as light plays across the compressed ridges and valleys. The work captures a frozen moment of physical transformation, preserving the memory of the canvas having been gathered, twisted, or crushed before being stretched taut across its frame. The result is a surface that functions as both painting and document, each wrinkle and crease serving as an index of the material's own history.
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Evening Sale
November 13, 2014
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