Tauba Auerbach
American
1981, California, United States
Tauba Auerbach, born in San Francisco, California in 1981, lives and works in New York. They study the boundaries of perception through an art and design practice grounded in math, science and craft. Their multifaceted interests often focus on issues of duality, interconnectedness, rhythm, and form, and intersects with questions about the structure of the universe. Though best known for painting, Auerbach works in a wide variety of media including weaving, glass, photography, 3D printing, typeface design, book-making and musical instrument design. In 2013, they founded Diagonal Press, the artist’s imprint for open-editioned publications, to formalize their ongoing publishing practice. Auerbach was awarded SFMOMA’s SECA Art Award in 2008, marking their first solo museum presentation. Since, their work has been internationally recognized and featured in solo exhibitions and performances in New York, London, Oslo, and Sweden.
Works in the Collection
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Tauba AuerbachFive Strand Woven Type specimen poster2013 -
Tauba AuerbachTwo Wire Type specimen poster2013 -
Tauba AuerbachWiggle Type specimen poster2010 -
Tauba AuerbachGlasser Type specimen poster2009 -
Tauba AuerbachORGANIZE I poster2017 -
Tauba AuerbachZs Xe album design2015 -
Tauba AuerbachZS Letters (3D)2015 -
Tauba AuerbachPERSEVERE II poster2017 -
Tauba AuerbachPERSEVERE III poster2017 -
Tauba AuerbachPERSEVERE IV poster2017 -
Tauba AuerbachPERSEVERE I poster2017 -
Tauba AuerbachSquare Cloud Type specimen poster2009 -
Tauba AuerbachFunctions2009
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Tauba Auerbach50/50 Floor2008 -
Tauba AuerbachCrumple II2008 -
Tauba AuerbachAlphabetized Bible2006