Commissioned as part of a new body of work for the gallery Florian Auer will present his first solo exhibition in the UK. Since graduating from Städelschule, Frankfurt last year the artist has been living and working in Berlin.

‘BABIES ARE BORN AT NIGHT’ continues Auer’s fascination for post- industrial aesthetics, which stem from the late eighties and the changing environment of corporate culture. Using material and objects closely associated with consumer desire, aspiration and lifestyle Auer’s practice oscillates between the computer screen, and the materiality of hand crafted matter to drive his methods. Choosing the paraphernalia of the trading floors and urban loft living, which have become iconized by the global markets, Auer reshapes a new scenario to present the ‘bursting bubble’ that continuously drives these forces.

In a text written by Maximilian Biswanger to accompany the exhibition the writer departs from a direct interpretation of the work to explore ideas which surround his continuing exploration of Auer’s practice and his ongoing and close dialogue with the artist.

 

 

The exhibition will coincide with a solo representation by Kraupa Tuskany-Zeidler at LISTE 18, Basel, later in June this year. Solo exhibitions include 'How to Spend It' at Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin (DE) 2012 with selected group exhibitions 'Zauderberg (Unprofessional Service), 'Absolventenausstellung', at Museum für Moderne Kunst – MMK, Frankfurt a.M. (DE), 'Matter of Choice', CCA, Andtrax,(ES) and 'Domino Effect', Catherine Bastide, Brussels (BE). He is presently exhibiting in ‘#### mit Kathi Hofer, Philipp Messner und Florian Auer’ at Ein Kunstraum der Stadt, Munich(DE) throughout May 2013