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Walead Beshty — Cross Contaminated RA4 Contact Print [Black Curl (9:6/YCM/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, January 8th 2014, Fuji color Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 199-014, Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher, Cat. No. 847 1484, 02914)]
Walead Beshty

Cross Contaminated RA4 Contact Print [Black Curl (9:6/YCM/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, January 8th 2014, Fuji color Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 199-014, Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher, Cat. No. 847 1484, 02914)]

2014

Walead Beshty's meticulously titled work belongs to his ongoing series of photographic prints produced through a process of deliberate chemical cross-contamination and physical manipulation of light-sensitive paper. The piece foregrounds the material and industrial conditions of its own creation, embedding the specifics of its production — location, date, film stock, and chemical processes — directly into its identity. Rather than depicting a traditional subject, the work itself becomes a record of process, chance, and the latent properties of photographic media.

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Walead Beshty, Cross Contaminated RA4 Contact Print [Black Curl (9:6/YCM/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, January 8th 2014, Fuji color Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 199-014, Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher, Cat. No. 847 1484, 02914)], 2014

Walead Beshty's meticulously titled work belongs to his ongoing series of photographic prints produced through a process of deliberate chemical cross-contamination and physical manipulation of light-sensitive paper. The piece foregrounds the material and industrial conditions of its own creation, embedding the specifics of its production — location, date, film stock, and chemical processes — directly into its identity. Rather than depicting a traditional subject, the work itself becomes a record of process, chance, and the latent properties of photographic media.

Year
2014
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Abstract Art, Conceptual Photography, Contemporary American Artist, Photographic Print, Color Photography, Male Artist, Black And Curl Forms, Archival Medium, Experimental Art, Cool Tones, Emerging Artist, Process Art, 21st Century Art, Monochromatic, Vibrant Colors, Chemigram, Experimental Medium

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