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Walead Beshty
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Walead Beshty
- 18‐inch Copper (FedEx® Large Kraft Box ©2005 FedEx 158396 REV 4/05 BP 01345‐0808, Standard Overnight, Los Angeles‐New York trk#867788937067, January 12‐13, 2010, Priority Overnight, New York‐Sherman Oaks trk#794430098705, February 17‐18, 2011, International Priority Freight, Los Angeles‐Dubai trk#794917430886, March 8‐11, 2013, International Priority, Dubai City‐London trk#799331445330 March 24 – April 2, 2013, International Priority, Hounslow-Doha trk#518944811373, April 4-15, 2013.
- copper box with FedEx pouches and labels
- 45.7 by 30.5 by 8.3cm.; 18 by 12 by 3 1/4 in.
- Executed in 2007-2013.
Provenance
Wallspace, NY
Private collection, USA
Private collection, USA
Condition
Condition: This work is in very good condition. There are some handling marks and various labels affixed to the copper surface, all of which are inherent to the artist's working process.
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is slightly darker due to the additional handling marks that have occurred during transport.
There are also three additional labels affixed to the surface from when the work was shot, which in keeping with the artist's intention.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Walead Beshty’s artistic œuvre is dedicated to the industrial processes which surround the production, consumption, and transportation of contemporary art. The present work, a solid 18-inch copper cube modeled after the exact dimensions of a FedEx box, is shipped raw, uncrated via FedEx to and from each location, and each waybill is placed directly on the surface of the piece. The accrued handling marks, labels and oxidation stains are beautiful accretions of chance and imperfections as proof of the work’s passage through time and space, positioning the work to be in a constant state of creation. The title of the work follows this state of flux—each shipment’s tracking number, shipment locations, and dates are included—and contributes to the overall obsession and main exploration for the artist. Each box stands as “a way to materialize that change of context [from one exhibition space to another]. In this sense the marks are an analogy for the transformation of the object based on the accumulation of symbolic value.” (The artist in conversation with Mikkel Carl, 2010)