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Post by afroken on Nov 10, 2011 16:27:51 GMT -8
Just back from the opening in Bergen. Incredible to see so many Folds together in one place and there's a whole new series of work being premiered here that's pretty special. I'm on my iPhone so can't post images but have uploaded a selection of photos to my Flickr account. My profile name is Rainbow Dog if someone else can post them to this thread from there? Will post some more tomorrow when we're due a talk from Tauba and a performance by Glasser.
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Post by funkymonkey on Nov 10, 2011 17:01:40 GMT -8
Thanks for sharing. Here is the link to Afroken's Flickr page: www.flickr.com/photos/7437530@N04/Very nice Fold pieces. Would love to get some detailed pics of those books. |
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Post by shine166 on Nov 10, 2011 17:08:54 GMT -8
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Post by shine166 on Nov 10, 2011 17:10:25 GMT -8
Would love to see that work in person
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Post by ricosg11 on Nov 10, 2011 17:32:12 GMT -8
sexy as hell. That black and yellow is gorgeous.
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Post by iron on Nov 11, 2011 3:18:18 GMT -8
Beautiful.
I can only imagine how they look in person.
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Post by afroken on Nov 11, 2011 6:43:03 GMT -8
The work is incredible. The new series is entirely made of woven fabric ribbon to create an effect not dissimilar to the 50/50 series. I'll try to capture some pix tonight.
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Post by alsbabar on Nov 11, 2011 10:00:34 GMT -8
doesnt have the same wow factor in comparison to what has been posted on here recently, nevertheless i thought i would share this with you.  |
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Post by harveyn on Nov 11, 2011 10:19:36 GMT -8
Looks great A. Did you float them? Thinking of going for two separate frames for mine but this may cause me to rethink.
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Post by alsbabar on Nov 11, 2011 10:30:10 GMT -8
mounted yes, but not float mounted
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Post by prpr on Nov 11, 2011 11:42:57 GMT -8
from afro's flickr   [/img] [/quote] thanks for the early preview! anyone have any info on the new books? are they printed books (allowing paging through the rainbow, like the wood/marble books)? edition of 10 (like those)? available (from?)? also, i got the impression from this forum that the wood, marble, and other books from the a book is not an x show would be in Bergen. yes, no? |
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Post by ricosg11 on Nov 11, 2011 11:55:02 GMT -8
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Post by afroken on Nov 11, 2011 14:09:56 GMT -8
More photos on my Flickr including the new series. More on those incredible books later. Hand sprayed edition of 3.
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Post by epicfai on Nov 11, 2011 14:47:04 GMT -8
doesnt have the same wow factor in comparison to what has been posted on here recently, nevertheless i thought i would share this with you. these look quite nice together in the single frame. nice choice. i think her work is slowly growing on me. thanks for sharing. |
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Post by afroken on Nov 12, 2011 16:11:30 GMT -8
Just back home from a great couple of days in Bergen. A bit more about the books:  They are basically RGB cubes laid out as follows:  The RGB colour spectrum has 16.7 million colours all captured in these pain stakingly constructed 1,670 page (if I'm not mistaken) books which Tauba said were the hardest things she had ever had to make. They are printed with the edges hand sprayed. They are an edition of only 3. The new woven series is pretty breath taking too. Here are some shots:    Finally, Tauba's talk was inspired. She went in to some detail about her journey in pursuit for the truly random (each time ending in beautiful failures like the Statics and Folds that all reveal some kind of order despite her best efforts) and her exploration of the limits of our perceptions as she attempts to imagine in her work the idea of a 4th dimension and a 4th colour spectrum. When she explains it it all makes perfect sense and her eyes light up at the thought of these scientific possibilities that to her are entirely plausible. There were no deep philosophical ramblings in her talk, just logical scientific extrapolations delivered with a lot of warmth and enthusiasm. The only down side is that Norway is sooooo fucking expensive. Everything is 3x the price of London. It's insane. |
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Post by ricosg11 on Nov 12, 2011 18:14:54 GMT -8
sounds incredible. Thanks for the explanations
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Post by epicfai on Nov 12, 2011 19:05:40 GMT -8
jesus, those books are enormous.
interesting that she talked about her search for randomness and yet her books and weaved pieces demonstrate such precision. did she mention why she moved in a new direction?
was this a sales event? or was everything pre-sold?
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Post by afroken on Nov 13, 2011 3:10:30 GMT -8
There were no sales at the event. Everyone was just there to support Tauba and enjoy the art. To discuss pricing would have been completely inappropriate.
As for the the question about order and precision. I think the RGB cubes are about exploring the limits of our colour perception. There may be 16.7 million colours but we can only perceive around a million of them. A Tetrachromat can theoretically perceive 100 million colours which begs the question of what those additional 4th colour spectrum colours might look like.
The woven pieces are about exploring continuous intersecting surfaces. In between the woven strips of fabric potentially lies the 4th dimension that she talks about so that the image that you see isn't created by the fabric itself but the spaces between it.
It made me realise that the magic of the Fold paintings isn't when you look at them head on but it's when you look at them at an angle. Head on they simply look like trompe l'oeil but from an angle they stop making logical sense and begin to really challenge your perception of the illusion of 3 dimensions that they capture, which is what I believe Tauba intends with them. So unless you have the opportunity to examine one of these paintings in person it's very hard to appreciate.
Having said that, Tauba's new book is split in to three sections: the first explores the detail of each painting (up close they are anything but realistic due to the spray paint technique), the second shows them head on, and the third section shows them all again from an angle. Worth buying the book if you don't have the opportunity to see the work in person.
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Post by iron on Nov 13, 2011 3:33:47 GMT -8
Thanks Afroken for all the details, pictures and insight into her work.
I would love to be there myself.
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Post by epicfai on Nov 13, 2011 8:07:10 GMT -8
sounds like a really great event. thanks for sharing your experience!
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Post by svenman on Nov 13, 2011 12:42:42 GMT -8
sounds like a great way to spend the weekend victor.
thanks for the insight.
the new weave pieces don't have the same impact as the fold pieces, but it is always hard to judge when viewing work this this vicariously over the internet.
thanks much for the pictures. the books look quite wonderful.
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Post by dotdot on Nov 23, 2011 23:56:07 GMT -8
New book out soon.  Folds by Tauba Auerbach Hardcover 112 pgs Color Published by Sternberg Press 2011 Available November, 2011 Has anyone seen one of these books yet ? |
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Post by afroken on Nov 24, 2011 3:51:45 GMT -8
I have the book. I recommend it.
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Post by gilsteph on Nov 24, 2011 5:21:21 GMT -8
A new puzzle from Tauba  Does anyone have any news when the pop up books will be shipping? Or the plate distortions? Thanks :-) |
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Post by mose on Nov 24, 2011 5:25:46 GMT -8
On the distortions, my invoice has a ship date of 12/30/2011. Though, I think I remember from my conversation with them that 2nd week of December was a target.
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