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Walead Beshty — photographic paper
Walead Beshty

photographic paper

Walead Beshty's *Photographic Paper* investigates the materiality of photography itself, treating light-sensitive paper as both subject and medium. The work foregrounds the physical and chemical processes inherent to photographic production, exposing the often-invisible infrastructure of image-making. By stripping away conventional representation, Beshty invites viewers to reconsider photography not as a window onto the world, but as a tangible, mutable object in its own right.

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December 11, 2013

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Walead Beshty, photographic paper

Walead Beshty's *Photographic Paper* investigates the materiality of photography itself, treating light-sensitive paper as both subject and medium. The work foregrounds the physical and chemical processes inherent to photographic production, exposing the often-invisible infrastructure of image-making. By stripping away conventional representation, Beshty invites viewers to reconsider photography not as a window onto the world, but as a tangible, mutable object in its own right.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Minimalist Aesthetic, Male Artist, Cool Tones, Process Based Art, Conceptual Art, Photogram, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Large Format, 21st Century, Experimental Photography, Abstract Photography

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