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The book Bent Onyx appears to be a slab of stone. Artist Tauba Auerbach scanned a piece of onyx repeatedly after grinding off one small layer at a time. The scans were printed digitally and became the pages of the book. The result is that the viewer can page through the stone tomographically, like an MRI scan. The edges of the book are hand painted to align with the images of the stone printed on each page. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. From the Paula Cooper Gallery online exhibition page: “In addition to the paintings, the exhibition will present new photographs and sculptural objects, including Onyx, a deconstructed material volume printed and bound in book form. As Auerbach once observed, ‘A book is an X-axis. The format is almost always linear; the content, bound in a prescribed order, marches single file.’* Inspired by a desire to upend this theory, Auerbach resorts to tomography (the method of producing images of the internal structure of an object), allowing the viewer to slice through a solid block of onyx layer by layer, revealing the twists and turns of a mineral narrative.” *Auerbach, Tauba, “Out of Order: Tauba Auerbach on Carsten Nicolai’s Grid Index,” Artforum, January 2010 Binding co-designed by Daniel E. Kelm and Tauba Auerbach. The book was constructed by Kelm assisted by Leah Hughes. Printing by Bridgeport National Bindery. Digital offset printing, Mohawk superfine paper, Japanese tissue, hand painted edges. Held in private collections. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. hide
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Here you see Bent Onyx standing upright—spine on the left, fore edge on the right. The edges of the book are hand painted to align with the images of the stone printed on each page. |
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The book Bent Onyx appears to be a slab of stone. Artist Tauba Auerbach scanned a piece of onyx repeatedly after grinding off one small layer at a time. The scans were printed digitally and became the pages of the book. The result is that the viewer can page through the stone tomographically, like an MRI scan. The edges of the book are hand painted to align with the images of the stone printed on each page. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. From the Paula Cooper Gallery online exhibition page: “In addition to the paintings, the exhibition will present new photographs and sculptural objects, including Onyx, a deconstructed material volume printed and bound in book form. As Auerbach once observed, ‘A book is an X-axis. The format is almost always linear; the content, bound in a prescribed order, marches single file.’* Inspired by a desire to upend this theory, Auerbach resorts to tomography (the method of producing images of the internal structure of an object), allowing the viewer to slice through a solid block of onyx layer by layer, revealing the twists and turns of a mineral narrative.” *Auerbach, Tauba, “Out of Order: Tauba Auerbach on Carsten Nicolai’s Grid Index,” Artforum, January 2010 Binding co-designed by Daniel E. Kelm and Tauba Auerbach. The book was constructed by Kelm assisted by Leah Hughes. Printing by Bridgeport National Bindery. Digital offset printing, Mohawk superfine paper, Japanese tissue, hand painted edges. Held in private collections. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. hide
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The binding opens revealing images of the layers of the piece of onyx. |
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The book Bent Onyx appears to be a slab of stone. Artist Tauba Auerbach scanned a piece of onyx repeatedly after grinding off one small layer at a time. The scans were printed digitally and became the pages of the book. The result is that the viewer can page through the stone tomographically, like an MRI scan. The edges of the book are hand painted to align with the images of the stone printed on each page. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. From the Paula Cooper Gallery online exhibition page: “In addition to the paintings, the exhibition will present new photographs and sculptural objects, including Onyx, a deconstructed material volume printed and bound in book form. As Auerbach once observed, ‘A book is an X-axis. The format is almost always linear; the content, bound in a prescribed order, marches single file.’* Inspired by a desire to upend this theory, Auerbach resorts to tomography (the method of producing images of the internal structure of an object), allowing the viewer to slice through a solid block of onyx layer by layer, revealing the twists and turns of a mineral narrative.” *Auerbach, Tauba, “Out of Order: Tauba Auerbach on Carsten Nicolai’s Grid Index,” Artforum, January 2010 Binding co-designed by Daniel E. Kelm and Tauba Auerbach. The book was constructed by Kelm assisted by Leah Hughes. Printing by Bridgeport National Bindery. Digital offset printing, Mohawk superfine paper, Japanese tissue, hand painted edges. Held in private collections. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. hide
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The bend in the book is created first by bending thin clusters of pages in a press. |
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The book Bent Onyx appears to be a slab of stone. Artist Tauba Auerbach scanned a piece of onyx repeatedly after grinding off one small layer at a time. The scans were printed digitally and became the pages of the book. The result is that the viewer can page through the stone tomographically, like an MRI scan. The edges of the book are hand painted to align with the images of the stone printed on each page. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. From the Paula Cooper Gallery online exhibition page: “In addition to the paintings, the exhibition will present new photographs and sculptural objects, including Onyx, a deconstructed material volume printed and bound in book form. As Auerbach once observed, ‘A book is an X-axis. The format is almost always linear; the content, bound in a prescribed order, marches single file.’* Inspired by a desire to upend this theory, Auerbach resorts to tomography (the method of producing images of the internal structure of an object), allowing the viewer to slice through a solid block of onyx layer by layer, revealing the twists and turns of a mineral narrative.” *Auerbach, Tauba, “Out of Order: Tauba Auerbach on Carsten Nicolai’s Grid Index,” Artforum, January 2010 Binding co-designed by Daniel E. Kelm and Tauba Auerbach. The book was constructed by Kelm assisted by Leah Hughes. Printing by Bridgeport National Bindery. Digital offset printing, Mohawk superfine paper, Japanese tissue, hand painted edges. Held in private collections. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. hide
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Four-ply museum board is added under the cluster of pages. That way Daniel can progressively adjust the postion of the bend throughout the book. |
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The book Bent Onyx appears to be a slab of stone. Artist Tauba Auerbach scanned a piece of onyx repeatedly after grinding off one small layer at a time. The scans were printed digitally and became the pages of the book. The result is that the viewer can page through the stone tomographically, like an MRI scan. The edges of the book are hand painted to align with the images of the stone printed on each page. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. From the Paula Cooper Gallery online exhibition page: “In addition to the paintings, the exhibition will present new photographs and sculptural objects, including Onyx, a deconstructed material volume printed and bound in book form. As Auerbach once observed, ‘A book is an X-axis. The format is almost always linear; the content, bound in a prescribed order, marches single file.’* Inspired by a desire to upend this theory, Auerbach resorts to tomography (the method of producing images of the internal structure of an object), allowing the viewer to slice through a solid block of onyx layer by layer, revealing the twists and turns of a mineral narrative.” *Auerbach, Tauba, “Out of Order: Tauba Auerbach on Carsten Nicolai’s Grid Index,” Artforum, January 2010 Binding co-designed by Daniel E. Kelm and Tauba Auerbach. The book was constructed by Kelm assisted by Leah Hughes. Printing by Bridgeport National Bindery. Digital offset printing, Mohawk superfine paper, Japanese tissue, hand painted edges. Held in private collections. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. hide
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The trimming of the head and tail of the book is accomplished by clamping the text block between shaped wooden forms, and then cutting with a Japanese hand saw. |
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The book Bent Onyx appears to be a slab of stone. Artist Tauba Auerbach scanned a piece of onyx repeatedly after grinding off one small layer at a time. The scans were printed digitally and became the pages of the book. The result is that the viewer can page through the stone tomographically, like an MRI scan. The edges of the book are hand painted to align with the images of the stone printed on each page. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. From the Paula Cooper Gallery online exhibition page: “In addition to the paintings, the exhibition will present new photographs and sculptural objects, including Onyx, a deconstructed material volume printed and bound in book form. As Auerbach once observed, ‘A book is an X-axis. The format is almost always linear; the content, bound in a prescribed order, marches single file.’* Inspired by a desire to upend this theory, Auerbach resorts to tomography (the method of producing images of the internal structure of an object), allowing the viewer to slice through a solid block of onyx layer by layer, revealing the twists and turns of a mineral narrative.” *Auerbach, Tauba, “Out of Order: Tauba Auerbach on Carsten Nicolai’s Grid Index,” Artforum, January 2010 Binding co-designed by Daniel E. Kelm and Tauba Auerbach. The book was constructed by Kelm assisted by Leah Hughes. Printing by Bridgeport National Bindery. Digital offset printing, Mohawk superfine paper, Japanese tissue, hand painted edges. Held in private collections. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. hide
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After trimming, the text block is sanded. |
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The book Bent Onyx appears to be a slab of stone. Artist Tauba Auerbach scanned a piece of onyx repeatedly after grinding off one small layer at a time. The scans were printed digitally and became the pages of the book. The result is that the viewer can page through the stone tomographically, like an MRI scan. The edges of the book are hand painted to align with the images of the stone printed on each page. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. From the Paula Cooper Gallery online exhibition page: “In addition to the paintings, the exhibition will present new photographs and sculptural objects, including Onyx, a deconstructed material volume printed and bound in book form. As Auerbach once observed, ‘A book is an X-axis. The format is almost always linear; the content, bound in a prescribed order, marches single file.’* Inspired by a desire to upend this theory, Auerbach resorts to tomography (the method of producing images of the internal structure of an object), allowing the viewer to slice through a solid block of onyx layer by layer, revealing the twists and turns of a mineral narrative.” *Auerbach, Tauba, “Out of Order: Tauba Auerbach on Carsten Nicolai’s Grid Index,” Artforum, January 2010 Binding co-designed by Daniel E. Kelm and Tauba Auerbach. The book was constructed by Kelm assisted by Leah Hughes. Printing by Bridgeport National Bindery. Digital offset printing, Mohawk superfine paper, Japanese tissue, hand painted edges. Held in private collections. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. hide
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View of text block with hand painted edges in progress. |
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The book Bent Onyx appears to be a slab of stone. Artist Tauba Auerbach scanned a piece of onyx repeatedly after grinding off one small layer at a time. The scans were printed digitally and became the pages of the book. The result is that the viewer can page through the stone tomographically, like an MRI scan. The edges of the book are hand painted to align with the images of the stone printed on each page. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. From the Paula Cooper Gallery online exhibition page: “In addition to the paintings, the exhibition will present new photographs and sculptural objects, including Onyx, a deconstructed material volume printed and bound in book form. As Auerbach once observed, ‘A book is an X-axis. The format is almost always linear; the content, bound in a prescribed order, marches single file.’* Inspired by a desire to upend this theory, Auerbach resorts to tomography (the method of producing images of the internal structure of an object), allowing the viewer to slice through a solid block of onyx layer by layer, revealing the twists and turns of a mineral narrative.” *Auerbach, Tauba, “Out of Order: Tauba Auerbach on Carsten Nicolai’s Grid Index,” Artforum, January 2010 Binding co-designed by Daniel E. Kelm and Tauba Auerbach. The book was constructed by Kelm assisted by Leah Hughes. Printing by Bridgeport National Bindery. Digital offset printing, Mohawk superfine paper, Japanese tissue, hand painted edges. Held in private collections. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. hide
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Thermoplastic adhesive is used to glue the book together. Daniel modified a dry mount press with a pneumatic cylinder that opens and closes the press. It is operated by a foot peddle. That way his hands are free to manipulate the book. |
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The book Bent Onyx appears to be a slab of stone. Artist Tauba Auerbach scanned a piece of onyx repeatedly after grinding off one small layer at a time. The scans were printed digitally and became the pages of the book. The result is that the viewer can page through the stone tomographically, like an MRI scan. The edges of the book are hand painted to align with the images of the stone printed on each page. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. From the Paula Cooper Gallery online exhibition page: “In addition to the paintings, the exhibition will present new photographs and sculptural objects, including Onyx, a deconstructed material volume printed and bound in book form. As Auerbach once observed, ‘A book is an X-axis. The format is almost always linear; the content, bound in a prescribed order, marches single file.’* Inspired by a desire to upend this theory, Auerbach resorts to tomography (the method of producing images of the internal structure of an object), allowing the viewer to slice through a solid block of onyx layer by layer, revealing the twists and turns of a mineral narrative.” *Auerbach, Tauba, “Out of Order: Tauba Auerbach on Carsten Nicolai’s Grid Index,” Artforum, January 2010 Binding co-designed by Daniel E. Kelm and Tauba Auerbach. The book was constructed by Kelm assisted by Leah Hughes. Printing by Bridgeport National Bindery. Digital offset printing, Mohawk superfine paper, Japanese tissue, hand painted edges. Held in private collections. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. hide
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Daniel is adding the back cover to the text block in this operation. |
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The book Bent Onyx appears to be a slab of stone. Artist Tauba Auerbach scanned a piece of onyx repeatedly after grinding off one small layer at a time. The scans were printed digitally and became the pages of the book. The result is that the viewer can page through the stone tomographically, like an MRI scan. The edges of the book are hand painted to align with the images of the stone printed on each page. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. From the Paula Cooper Gallery online exhibition page: “In addition to the paintings, the exhibition will present new photographs and sculptural objects, including Onyx, a deconstructed material volume printed and bound in book form. As Auerbach once observed, ‘A book is an X-axis. The format is almost always linear; the content, bound in a prescribed order, marches single file.’* Inspired by a desire to upend this theory, Auerbach resorts to tomography (the method of producing images of the internal structure of an object), allowing the viewer to slice through a solid block of onyx layer by layer, revealing the twists and turns of a mineral narrative.” *Auerbach, Tauba, “Out of Order: Tauba Auerbach on Carsten Nicolai’s Grid Index,” Artforum, January 2010 Binding co-designed by Daniel E. Kelm and Tauba Auerbach. The book was constructed by Kelm assisted by Leah Hughes. Printing by Bridgeport National Bindery. Digital offset printing, Mohawk superfine paper, Japanese tissue, hand painted edges. Held in private collections. Bent Onyx was exhibited in Tauba Auerbach’s solo show, Float, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, May 5–June 9, 2012. hide
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Here the front cover is being adhered to the text block. |
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