![Walead Beshty — Copper (FedEx® Large Box ©2005 FEDEX 139751 REV 10/05 SSCC, International Priority, Los Angeles–Brussels trk#793448970941, April 15–22, 2010,[...], International Priority, La Courneuve–Long Island City trk#775454393151, January 20–21, 2016)](https://rtwaymdozgnhgluydsys.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/artwork-images/auction-lots/NY010617-192017-lot1774411879298.jpg)
Copper (FedEx® Large Box ©2005 FEDEX 139751 REV 10/05 SSCC, International Priority, Los Angeles–Brussels trk#793448970941, April 15–22, 2010,[...], International Priority, La Courneuve–Long Island City trk#775454393151, January 20–21, 2016)
2010
Walead Beshty's work consists of a copper form that has been shipped multiple times via FedEx in its own packaging, accumulating dents, scratches, and deformations from the transit process itself. The piece foregrounds the physical journey of the object as integral to its meaning, with the title meticulously documenting each shipment's tracking numbers, routes, and dates spanning years of international travel. By surrendering the sculpture to the logistics of commercial shipping, Beshty implicates systems of global exchange and institutional handling in the creation and ongoing transformation of the artwork.
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