FedEx@Large Box, International Priority Los Angeles - New York TRK-799801787482, New York - London TRK-863164717027
2008
A large-scale glass sculpture bears the physical evidence of its own transatlantic journey, having been shipped via FedEx in its original packaging without protective measures, allowing the stresses of international transit to fracture and reshape its form. The work embeds the tracking numbers of its actual shipments into its title, transforming the bureaucratic language of commercial logistics into a record of the object's traveled history. Beshty's piece interrogates themes of globalization, commodity exchange, and the hidden labor and movement underlying the circulation of goods and art objects.
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- Auction House · Phillips
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
March 10, 2017
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