b. London, United Kingdom 1976

Lives and works in Los Angeles

Best known for his large-scale photograms, as well as series featuring abandoned shopping malls in America, Walead Beshty uses photography to explore how the medium functions or fails as a documentary form. Since 2005, the artist has also been working on his “FedEx Sculptures” in which the shatterproof glass boxes, which are shipped to various destinations in standard FedEx containers, have a final appearance determined by the damage accumulated during travel.

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