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Walead Beshty BIOGRAPHY
Born 1976. Known for: Sculpture.
Walead Beshty's artistic work is dedicated to the industrial processes which surround the production, consumption, and transportation of contemporary art. One work, a solid 18-inch copper cube... Read full biography
Walead Beshty's artistic work is dedicated to the industrial processes which surround the production, consumption, and transportation of contemporary art. One work, a solid 18-inch copper cube modeled after the exact dimensions of a FedEx box, is shipped raw, uncrated via FedEx to and from each... Read full biography
Walead Beshty's artistic work is dedicated to the industrial processes which surround the production, consumption, and transportation of contemporary art. One work, a solid 18-inch copper cube modeled after the exact dimensions of a FedEx box, is shipped raw, uncrated via FedEx to and from each location, and each waybill is placed directly on the surface of the piece. The accrued handling marks, labels and oxidation stains are beautiful accretions of chance and imperfections as proof of the... Read full biography
Walead Beshty's artistic work is dedicated to the industrial processes which surround the production, consumption, and transportation of contemporary art. One work, a solid 18-inch copper cube modeled after the exact dimensions of a FedEx box, is shipped raw, uncrated via FedEx to and from each location, and each waybill is placed directly on the surface of the piece. The accrued handling marks, labels and oxidation stains are beautiful accretions of chance and imperfections as proof of the work's passage through time and space, positioning the work to be in a constant state of creation. The title of the work follows this state of flux—each shipment's tracking number, shipment locations, and dates are included—and contributes to the... Read full biography
Walead Beshty's artistic work is dedicated to the industrial processes which surround the production, consumption, and transportation of contemporary art. One work, a solid 18-inch copper cube modeled after the exact dimensions of a FedEx box, is shipped raw, uncrated via FedEx to and from each location, and each waybill is placed directly on the surface of the piece. The accrued handling marks, labels and oxidation stains are beautiful accretions of chance and imperfections as proof of the work's passage through time and space, positioning the work to be in a constant state of creation. The title of the work follows this state of flux—each shipment's tracking number, shipment locations, and dates are included—and contributes to the overall obsession and main exploration for the artist. Each box stands as "a way to materialize that cha... Read full biography
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Walead Beshty's artistic work is dedicated to the industrial processes which surround the production, consumption, and transportation of contemporary art.
One work, a solid 18-inch copper cube modeled after the exact dimensions of a FedEx box, is shipped raw, uncrated via FedEx to and from each location, and each waybill is placed directly on the surface of the piece. The accrued handling marks, labels and oxidation stains are beautiful accretions of chance and imperfections as proof of the work's passage through time and space, positioning the work to be in a constant state of creation. The title of the work follows this state of flux—each shipment's tracking number, shipment locations, and dates are...But wait, there's more...
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