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Walead Beshty — FedEx® Large Kraft Box ©2004 FEDEX 155143 REV 10/04 SSCC, International Priority, Los Angeles–Beijing trk#875468976018, September 08–14, 2011, International Priority, Beijing–Miami trk#874108926300, November 23–28, 2011, Priority Overnight, Miami–Boston trk#875575040808, January 18–19, 2012
Walead Beshty

FedEx® Large Kraft Box ©2004 FEDEX 155143 REV 10/04 SSCC, International Priority, Los Angeles–Beijing trk#875468976018, September 08–14, 2011, International Priority, Beijing–Miami trk#874108926300, November 23–28, 2011, Priority Overnight, Miami–Boston trk#875575040808, January 18–19, 2012

2011

A conceptual artwork using an actual FedEx shipping box that traveled internationally across multiple continents. Beshty transforms the documentation of global logistics and commerce into a critique of contemporary trade systems and the object's journey as artistic subject.

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Walead Beshty, FedEx® Large Kraft Box ©2004 FEDEX 155143 REV 10/04 SSCC, International Priority, Los Angeles–Beijing trk#875468976018, September 08–14, 2011, International Priority, Beijing–Miami trk#874108926300, November 23–28, 2011, Priority Overnight, Miami–Boston trk#875575040808, January 18–19, 2012, 2011

A conceptual artwork using an actual FedEx shipping box that traveled internationally across multiple continents. Beshty transforms the documentation of global logistics and commerce into a critique of contemporary trade systems and the object's journey as artistic subject.

Year
2011
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Installation, Found Object, Conceptual Art, Globalization, Logistics, Contemporary

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