FedEx® Medium Kraft Box © 2004 FEDEX 155143 REV 10/04 B), Standard Overnight, Los Angeles – New York trk#797507007510, September 12-13, 2011, Standard Overnight, New York- New Castle trk# 798659205644, July 25-26, 2012, Priority Overnight, New Castle – New York trk#799409496088, April 1-2, 2013
This work by Walead Beshty consists of a FedEx shipping box that has been sent multiple times between cities, accumulating cracks, creases, and physical damage through the shipping process itself. The piece transforms the commercial packaging and logistics system into both the medium and the subject of the artwork, with each tracked shipment becoming part of the work's documented history. The box's deteriorating condition serves as a record of its own journey, challenging traditional notions of artistic authorship and the boundaries between object, process, and institution.
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- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Day Sale
May 17, 2013
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