FedEx Medium Kraft Box (C) 2005 FedEx 157872 REV 10/05 SSCC, International Priority, Los Angeles-Brussels trk# 898775903583, January 6-9, 2012, International Priority, Oostende-New York, trk# 770729550804, August 1-5, 2014, (...), Long Island City-Beverly Hills, (...), (...), First Overnight, Los Angeles-Long Island City, trk # 772527201765, January 12-13, 2015, in 2 parts
Walead Beshty's work consists of a FedEx shipping box that has been sent through the postal system multiple times, accumulating dents, tears, and structural damage as evidence of its international journeys. The piece transforms a mundane commercial object into a record of its own transit history, with each shipment leaving behind physical traces of handling, impact, and wear. The work interrogates concepts of value, fragility, and the systems of global commerce by presenting the battered container itself as the artwork.
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Under the Influence
March 4, 2015
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