Details

Provenance

Deitch Projects, New York Private Collection Sale: Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, Contemporary Art Evening Sale , 8 March 2012, Lot 4 Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

New York, Deitch Projects, Tauba Auerbach: Yes And Not Yes , 2006

Literature

Tauba Auerbach, How to Spell the Alphabet , New York 2007, p. 58, illustrated in colour Condition Colour:<br>The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the whites are brighter in the original.<br><br>Condition:<br>This work is in very good condition. Very close inspection reveals extremely minor wear to the bottom left corner. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light. "In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE." Catalogue Note “Towards the end of working with language in an explicit way, I became really interested in binary code as a linguistic structure, and eventually I landed on the binary between flatness and non-flatness” (the artist in an interview with Courtney Fiske, ‘Tauba Auerbach’s Peripheral Visions,’ Art in America , 21 June 2012, n.p.).

Catalog summary

Tauba Auerbach Binary Lowercase signed, titled and dated 2006 on the reverse acrylic on panel 61 by 49.8cm.; 24 by 19 7/8 in. Provenance Deitch Projects, New York Private Collection Sale: Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, Contemporary Art Evening Sale , 8 March 2012, Lot 4 Acquired directly from the above by the present owner Exhibited New York, Deitch Projects, Tauba Auerbach: Yes And Not Yes , 2006 Literature Tauba Auerbach, How to Spell the Alphabet , New York 2007, p. 58, illustrated in colour Condition Colour:<br>The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the whites are brighter in the original.<br><br>Condition:<br>This work is in very good condition. Very close inspection reveals extremely minor wear to the bottom left corner. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light. "In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE." Catalogue Note “Towards the end of working with language in an explicit way, I became really interested in binary code as a linguistic structure, and eventually I landed on the binary between flatness and non-flatness” (the artist in an interview with Courtney Fiske, ‘Tauba Auerbach’s Peripheral Visions,’ Art in America , 21 June 2012, n.p.).