FedEx® Large Box ©2005 FEDEX 139751 REV 10/05 SSCC, Priority Overnight, Los Angeles-New York trk#795506878000, November 27-28, 2007
Walead Beshty shipped an unprotected glass box via FedEx, allowing the inevitable bumps and jostling of commercial transit to shatter and crack the work during its journey from Los Angeles to New York. The resulting piece presents the fractured glass contained within the original FedEx shipping box, transforming the damage incurred through the logistics of transport into the artwork itself. By incorporating the tracking number, shipping dates, and corporate packaging into the title, Beshty implicates the systems of global commerce and distribution as both the medium and the subject of the work.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Under the Influence
March 7, 2014
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