Gauntlet Gallery — Invader Print Index
Rubik Cubism (First Edition)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Rubik Cubism (First Edition) is a 2006 screen print released through Space Shop in an edition of 75, in a square 70 x 70 cm format. As a first edition bearing the name of Invader's signature practice, it functions as a keystone work articulating the Rubik Cubism concept directly.
Collector notes: Legacy catalog record: 75. Edition-specific signature and publisher marks not independently documented in the sources reviewed.
Why It Matters
Few Invader editions carry the movement's own name as their title, and the small run of 75 makes this among the scarcer paper works of the period. The square format mirrors the cube geometry at the heart of the practice, giving the print conceptual as well as visual coherence within the series.
Collector Perspective
An edition of 75 is genuinely limited, and the eponymous title lends the work a defining, almost thesis-statement role for collectors building around Rubik Cubism. First-edition status matters here; later or alternate printings, where they exist, do not carry the same primacy. Scarcity and subject alignment drive its appeal.
Historical Context
Space Shop, associated with Invader's own release channels, published this work as the Rubik Cubism practice was fully formed. By 2006 the artist had spent years translating icons into Rubik's Cube grids, and a print named for the movement itself reflects that maturity.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned print
- Release-date note
- Exact release date not independently documented.
- Series
- Rubikcubism
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print
- Edition details
- Legacy catalog record: 75.
- Signature and marks
- Edition-specific signature and publisher marks not independently documented in the sources reviewed.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: Invader dates the start of Rubikcubism to 2005.
Meaning / interpretation: The artist explains that Rubikcubism uses the cube's six-color palette and large pixel scale to make images that resolve at a distance or through a phone screen. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: Legacy catalog record attributes the edition to Space Shop.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation not independently documented in the sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the physical example with the documented signature, numbering, printer/publisher marks, dimensions, support and edition structure. A matching number or seller-issued certificate alone does not authenticate a copy.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed to Space Shop. Copy-level provenance is separate: retain invoices, labels, prior ownership records and condition photographs for the specific example.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Mixed: secondary release record with primary series context
- Legacy release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog · Accessed 2026-07-11 · Starting record for title, release date, edition, dimensions, medium, and original-release details; requires primary-source confirmation where noted.
- Rubikcubism — Invader studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-11 · Artist-authored history of Rubikcubism and the Top 10 / Rubik Low Fidelity series.
FAQ
Why is it called Rubik Cubism?
The title names Invader's practice of composing images entirely from the colored faces of Rubik's Cubes, making the print a direct emblem of the series.
How many were made?
The first edition was limited to 75 impressions.
What is the format?
It is a square 70 x 70 cm screen print, echoing the cube geometry of the concept.
Who published it?
Space Shop, one of Invader's associated release channels.
