Walead Beshty
Desk [Source: wood and leather desk designed by BassamFellows from the office of Friedrich Petzel at Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York. Surrogate: WB72414 (produced in conjunction with Friedrich Petzel, Owner), Copper Surrogate (designed by BassamFellows, 456 West 18th Street, New York, New York, June 26–October 4, 2014), conceived in 2013, produced in 2014, made of polished copper and powder-coated steel with the dimensions 33 1/2 x 72 x 1 1/2 inches. Production completed by Benchmark Scenery Incorporated, Glendale, California from 48 ounce Electrolytic-Tough-Pitch C11000 Copper Alloy cut from 60 x 120 inch mirror-polished sheet and 24 ounce Electrolytic-Tough-Pitch C11000 Copper Alloy cut from 60 x 120 inch mirror-polished sheet, with formed corners where necessary, copper plated hardware, perimeter edge French cleat system, and separate black powder-coated steel support structures. $12,076.00 production cost including travel and storage crates with floating lockable cleat system. Unexposed surrogates shipped by Crate 88 Incorporated from Los Angeles to New York, June 19 through June 23, 2014. Installed in place of BassamFellows desk at 456 West 18th Street, New York on June 26, 2014, exposure through the duration of A Machinery for Living organized by Walead Beshty and Walead Beshty: Performances Under Working Conditions at Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York, closing October 4, 2014. Desk has one base surrogate with the dimensions 28 1/2 x 71 5/8 x 33 1/2 inches.]_, 2014
Polished copper table top and powder-coated steel
33 3/8 x 72 x 1 1/2 in
84.9 x 182.9 x 3.8 cm
(WB 14/026)