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Walead Beshty Open Source

Walead Beshty
Open Source
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2017

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2017

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Body Print (Citalopram HBr 10 mg Tablet: AUROBINDO PHA, Meloxicam 15 mg Tablet: CIPLA USA, IN, Amphetamine Salts 10 mg Tablet: AUROBINDO PHA, Valsartan 160 mg Tablet: OHM LABS., Cyclobenzaprine 10 mg Tablet: QUALITEST, Bupropion HCL XL 150 mg Tablet: PAR PHARM., Diovan 160 mg Tablet: NOVARTIS, Azithromycin 250 mg Tablet: TEVA USA, Zolpidem Tartrate 10 mg Tablet: TEVA USA, Alprazolam 0.5 mg Tablet: SANDOZ, Fluticasone Prop 50 mcg Spray: ROXANE LABS., Finasteride 1 mg Tablet: CAMBER PHARMA)

Body Print (Citalopram HBr 10 mg Tablet: AUROBINDO PHA, Meloxicam 15 mg Tablet: CIPLA USA, IN, Amphetamine Salts 10 mg Tablet: AUROBINDO PHA, Valsartan 160 mg Tablet: OHM LABS., Cyclobenzaprine 10 mg Tablet: QUALITEST, Bupropion HCL XL 150 mg Tablet: PAR PHARM., Diovan 160 mg Tablet: NOVARTIS, Azithromycin 250 mg Tablet: TEVA USA, Zolpidem Tartrate 10 mg Tablet: TEVA USA, Alprazolam 0.5 mg Tablet: SANDOZ, Fluticasone Prop 50 mcg Spray: ROXANE LABS., Finasteride 1 mg Tablet: CAMBER PHARMA)
2017
Etched copper-clad FR-4 glass-reinforced epoxy laminate board
4 x 6 inches (each)

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Office Work (Apple iMac A1312 27" Desktop Intel Core 2 Duo)

Office Work (Apple iMac A1312 27" Desktop Intel Core 2 Duo)
2017
Apple iMac A1312 27" Desktop Intel Core 2 Duo and steel
72.5 x 30.5 x 30.5 inches

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Body Print (Laryngeal Prominence, Sternum and Attending Soft Tissues)

Body Print (Laryngeal Prominence, Sternum and Attending Soft Tissues)
2017
Etched copper-clad FR-4 glass-reinforced epoxy laminate board
12 x 8 inches (each)

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Sharp LC-90LE657U 90-inch Aquos HD 1080p 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV

Sharp LC-90LE657U 90-inch Aquos HD 1080p 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV
2017
Sharp LC-90LE657U 90-inch Aquos HD 1080p 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV
80.875 x 47.6875 x 4.5 inches

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Office Work (Canon imageCLASS D1350 Monochrome Laser All-in-One Printer, Copier, Scanner, Fax F161402)

Office Work (Canon imageCLASS D1350 Monochrome Laser All-in-One Printer, Copier, Scanner, Fax F161402)
2017
Canon imageCLASS D1350 Monochrome Laser All-in-One Printer, Copier, Scanner, Fax F161402
72.5 x 28.375 x 28.375 inches

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NEW YORK, STATE OF OPPORTUNITY | Department of Labor, Attention Miscellaneous Industry Employees, Minimum Wage hourly rates effective 12/31/2016 – 12/30/2017, New York City, Large Employers (11 or more employees), Minimum Wage $11.00, Overtime after 40 hours $16.50, Tipped workers, At least $8.30 or $9.35, Overtime after 40 hours $13.80 or $14.85, Small Employers (10 or less employees), Minimum Wage $10.50, Overtime after 40 hours $15.75, Tipped workers, At least $7.95 or $8.90, Overtime after 40 hours $13.20 or $14.15, Long Island and Westchester County, Minimum Wage $10. 00, Overtime after 40 hours $15.00, Tipped workers, At least, $7 .55 or $8.50, Overtime after 40 hours, $12.55 or $13.50, Remainder of New York State, Minimum Wage $9.70, Overtime after 40 hours $14.55, Tipped workers, At least $7 .35 or $8.25, Overtime after 40 hours $12.20 or $13.10, If you have questions, need more information or want to file a complaint, please visit www.labor.ny.gov/minimumwage or call: 1-888-469-7365. Credits and Allowances that may reduce your pay below the minimum wage rates shown above: • Tips - Your employer may use a limited amount of your tips to reduce your wages. This is called a tip credit. Your employer may take a tip credit only if your tips plus wages add up to at least the minimum wage. They must still pay you at least the tipped wage rates shown above. • Meals and lodging - Your employer may claim a limited amount of your wages   for meals and lodging that they provide to you, as long as they do not charge you anything else. The rates and requirements are set forth in wage orders and summaries, which are available online. Extra Pay you may be owed in addition to the minimum wage rates shown above: • Overtime- You must be paid 1ó times your regular rate of pay (no less than amounts shown above) for weekly hours over 40 (or 44 for residential employees). Exceptions: Overtime is not required for salaried professionals, or for executives and administrative staff whose weekly salary is more than 75 times the minimum wage rate. • Call-in pay - If you go to work as scheduled and your employer sends you home early, you may be entitled to extra hours of pay at the minimum wage rate for that day. • Spread of hours - If your workday lasts longer than ten hours, you may be entitled to extra daily pay. The daily rate is equal to one hour of pay at the minimum wage rate. • Uniform maintenance - If you clean your own uniform, you may be entitled to additional weekly pay. The weekly rates are available online. LS 207 (12/16) Minimum Wage Poster, Post in Plain View

NEW YORK, STATE OF OPPORTUNITY | Department of Labor, Attention Miscellaneous Industry Employees, Minimum Wage hourly rates effective 12/31/2016 – 12/30/2017, New York City, Large Employers (11 or more employees), Minimum Wage $11.00, Overtime after 40 hours $16.50, Tipped workers, At least $8.30 or $9.35, Overtime after 40 hours $13.80 or $14.85, Small Employers (10 or less employees), Minimum Wage $10.50, Overtime after 40 hours $15.75, Tipped workers, At least $7.95 or $8.90, Overtime after 40 hours $13.20 or $14.15, Long Island and Westchester County, Minimum Wage $10. 00, Overtime after 40 hours $15.00, Tipped workers, At least, $7 .55 or $8.50, Overtime after 40 hours, $12.55 or $13.50, Remainder of New York State, Minimum Wage $9.70, Overtime after 40 hours $14.55, Tipped workers, At least $7 .35 or $8.25, Overtime after 40 hours $12.20 or $13.10, If you have questions, need more information or want to file a complaint, please visit www.labor.ny.gov/minimumwage or call: 1-888-469-7365. Credits and Allowances that may reduce your pay below the minimum wage rates shown above: • Tips - Your employer may use a limited amount of your tips to reduce your wages. This is called a tip credit. Your employer may take a tip credit only if your tips plus wages add up to at least the minimum wage. They must still pay you at least the tipped wage rates shown above. • Meals and lodging - Your employer may claim a limited amount of your wages   for meals and lodging that they provide to you, as long as they do not charge you anything else. The rates and requirements are set forth in wage orders and summaries, which are available online. Extra Pay you may be owed in addition to the minimum wage rates shown above: • Overtime- You must be paid 1ó times your regular rate of pay (no less than amounts shown above) for weekly hours over 40 (or 44 for residential employees). Exceptions: Overtime is not required for salaried professionals, or for executives and administrative staff whose weekly salary is more than 75 times the minimum wage rate. • Call-in pay - If you go to work as scheduled and your employer sends you home early, you may be entitled to extra hours of pay at the minimum wage rate for that day. • Spread of hours - If your workday lasts longer than ten hours, you may be entitled to extra daily pay. The daily rate is equal to one hour of pay at the minimum wage rate. • Uniform maintenance - If you clean your own uniform, you may be entitled to additional weekly pay. The weekly rates are available online. LS 207 (12/16) Minimum Wage Poster, Post in Plain View
2017
Engraved brass
11 x 8 1/2 inches

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Sharp LC-90LE657U 90-inch Aquos HD 1080p 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV

Sharp LC-90LE657U 90-inch Aquos HD 1080p 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV
2016
Sharp LC-90LE657U 90-inch Aquos HD 1080p 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV
80.875 x 47.6875 x 4.5 inches

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Sharp LC-90LE657U 90-inch Aquos HD 1080p 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV

Sharp LC-90LE657U 90-inch Aquos HD 1080p 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV
2017
Sharp LC-90LE657U 90-inch Aquos HD 1080p 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV
80.875 x 47.6875 x 4.5 inches

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Body Print (Azithromycin 250 mg Dose Pack, Lorazepam 1 mg Tablet, Metronidazole Topical 0.75% GL, Lower Rib Cage and Attending Soft Tissues, Left Metacarpophalangeal Joint and Attending Soft Tissues)

Body Print (Azithromycin 250 mg Dose Pack, Lorazepam 1 mg Tablet, Metronidazole Topical 0.75% GL, Lower Rib Cage and Attending Soft Tissues, Left Metacarpophalangeal Joint and Attending Soft Tissues)
2017
Etched copper-clad FR-4 glass-reinforced epoxy laminate board
12 x 8 inches (each)

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Body Print (Fluticasone Prop 50 mcg Spray, Finasteride 1 mg Tablet, Zolpidem Tartrate 10 mg Tablet, Doxycycline Mono 100 mg Cap, Cyclobenzaprine 10 mg Tablet)

Body Print (Fluticasone Prop 50 mcg Spray, Finasteride 1 mg Tablet, Zolpidem Tartrate 10 mg Tablet, Doxycycline Mono 100 mg Cap, Cyclobenzaprine 10 mg Tablet)
2017
Etched copper-clad FR-4 glass-reinforced epoxy laminate board
12 x 8 inches (each)

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Body Print (Left Clavicle and Attending Soft Tissues, Left Zygomatic Bone and Attending Soft Tissues, Left Dorsum, Triamcinolone 0.5% Cream, Ketoconazole 2% Cream)

Body Print (Left Clavicle and Attending Soft Tissues, Left Zygomatic Bone and Attending Soft Tissues, Left Dorsum, Triamcinolone 0.5% Cream, Ketoconazole 2% Cream)
2017
Etched copper-clad FR-4 glass-reinforced epoxy laminate board
12 x 8 inches (each)

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Body Print (Left Pectoral, Meloxicam 15 mg Tablet, Hydrocodon-Acetaminophen 5-325, L-Methylfolate 7.5 mg Tablet, Bupropion HCL XL 150 mg Tablet)

Body Print (Left Pectoral, Meloxicam 15 mg Tablet, Hydrocodon-Acetaminophen 5-325, L-Methylfolate 7.5 mg Tablet, Bupropion HCL XL 150 mg Tablet)
2017
Etched copper-clad FR-4 glass-reinforced epoxy laminate board
12 x 8 inches (each)

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Body Print (Coxa and Attending Soft Tissues, Right Dorsum, Amphetamine Salts 10 mg Tablet, Valsartan 160 mg Tablet, Citalopram HBr 20 mg Tablet)

Body Print (Coxa and Attending Soft Tissues, Right Dorsum, Amphetamine Salts 10 mg Tablet, Valsartan 160 mg Tablet, Citalopram HBr 20 mg Tablet)
2017
Etched copper-clad FR-4 glass-reinforced epoxy laminate board
12 x 8 inches (each)

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Body Print (Right Clavicle and Attending Soft Tissues, Left Carpal and Attending Soft Tissues, Right Pectoral, Voltaren 1% Gel, Alprazolam 0.5 mg Tablet)

Body Print (Right Clavicle and Attending Soft Tissues, Left Carpal and Attending Soft Tissues, Right Pectoral, Voltaren 1% Gel, Alprazolam 0.5 mg Tablet)
2017
Etched copper-clad FR-4 glass-reinforced epoxy laminate board
12 x 8 inches (each)

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Body Print (Popliteal Fossa, Left Antebrachium, Right Antebrachium, Right Carpal and Attending Soft Tissues, Fluticasone Prop 50 mcg Spray)

Body Print (Popliteal Fossa, Left Antebrachium, Right Antebrachium, Right Carpal and Attending Soft Tissues, Fluticasone Prop 50 mcg Spray)
2017
Etched copper-clad FR-4 glass-reinforced epoxy laminate board
12 x 8 inches (each)

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Body Print (Right Metacarpophalangeal Joint and Attending Soft Tissues, Right Zygomatic Bone and Attending Soft Tissues, Left Lateral Epicondyle, Abdomen, Right Lateral Epicondyle)

Body Print (Right Metacarpophalangeal Joint and Attending Soft Tissues, Right Zygomatic Bone and Attending Soft Tissues, Left Lateral Epicondyle, Abdomen, Right Lateral Epicondyle)
2017
Etched copper-clad FR-4 glass-reinforced epoxy laminate board
12 x 8 inches (each)

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Office Work (Epson Perfection V550 Photo Scanner J252B)

Office Work (Epson Perfection V550 Photo Scanner J252B)
2017
Epson Perfection V550 Photo Scanner J252B
72.5 x 21.5 x 21.5 inches

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Cross-Contaminated Inverted RA4 Contact Print (MYC/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, April 11, 2016; Fujicolor Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 112-006; Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher; Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174; 07216)

Cross-Contaminated Inverted RA4 Contact Print (MYC/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, April 11, 2016; Fujicolor Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 112-006; Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher; Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174; 07216)
2017
Color Photographic Paper
129.125 x 101.625 inches

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Cross-Contaminated Inverted RA4 Contact Print (CYM/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, April 7, 2016; Fujicolor Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 112-006; Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher; Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174; 06816)

Cross-Contaminated Inverted RA4 Contact Print (CYM/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, April 7, 2016; Fujicolor Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 112-006; Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher; Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174; 06816)
2017
Color Photographic Paper
138.5 x 101.625 inches

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Cross-Contaminated Inverted RA4 Contact Print (YCM/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, April 11, 2016; Fujicolor Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 112-006; Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher; Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174; 07116)

Cross-Contaminated Inverted RA4 Contact Print (YCM/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, April 11, 2016; Fujicolor Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 112-006; Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher; Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174; 07116)
2017
Color Photographic Paper
146.125 x 101.625 inches

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Cross-Contaminated Inverted RA4 Contact Print (MCY/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, April 8, 2016; Fujicolor Crystal Archive Super Type C Em. No. 112-006; Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher; Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174; 07016)

Cross-Contaminated Inverted RA4 Contact Print (MCY/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, April 8, 2016; Fujicolor Crystal Archive Super Type C Em. No. 112-006; Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher; Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174; 07016)
2017
Color Photographic Paper
122 x 101.625 inches

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Copper Surrogate (60” x 120” 48 ounce C11000 Copper Alloy, 90o Bend, 60” Bisection/5 Sections: April 12–17, 2017/DEINSTALL*, New York, New York)

Copper Surrogate (60” x 120” 48 ounce C11000 Copper Alloy, 90o Bend, 60” Bisection/5 Sections: April 12–17, 2017/DEINSTALL*, New York, New York)
2017
Polished Copper
11 x 60 x 60 inches (each)

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Employees only beyond this point

Employees only beyond this point
2017
Engraved brass
11 x 8 1/2 inches

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Press Release

Petzel Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by Walead Beshty. Entitled Open Source, the show features photographs and sculptures that wear their history on the surface, reflecting the artist’s interest in rendering transparent how an artwork is produced. This will be the gallery’s second solo exhibition with the Los Angeles-based artist.

In the Cross-Contaminated Inverted RA4 Contact Prints, the artist continues to explore the complexity of creating photograms made in the darkroom without cameras. The colors, drips and markings on the work’s surface act as an index of the network of tensions within the printing process. In these new works, Beshty has added increasing variables, exposing two sheets simultaneously face-to-face through the processor, resulting in a “Rorschaching” effect.

Also on view are the Office Works; deconstructed office machines skewered on a pole yet still partially working within that constraint, as well as the Sharp LC-90LE657U 90-inch Aquos HD 1080p 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV works–flickering 90” Sharp TVs cut down the middle or drilled through the center with a 12” hole (the size of the standard concrete circular drill bit). In each case, the inner workings that are typically concealed become exposed, allowing the viewer to see what is normally unseen.

The exhibition also features Beshty’s polished copper works. Copper Surrogate (60” x 120” 48 ounce C11000 Copper Alloy, 90o Bend, 60” Bisection/5 Sections: *dates of install/deinstall*, New York, New York) is intended to be treated without gloves when installed or de-installed such that with each handling, the works accrue marks from contact with the art handler’s body. The resultant piece is then a product of the very labor required to display it. The Copper Remnants are the remainders of other copper works the artist has made—their composition derived from the fabricator trying to maximize each sheet. The form of each work is determined by the copper sheet sizes, which are standard to the industry and scaled to fit factory machining. The industrial, corporate or commercial standard is the guide, as is the case with the store bought TVs, used office machines from the gallery, photographic paper from a factory roll. In the artist’s words, “The work fits into these standardized forms, it is a negotiation with these standardizations. In general, I think life is a negotiation with such limits. Improvisation within restriction.”

The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, Procedurals, featuring an interview with the artist.

—Jane Park, March 23, New York City

Walead Beshty (b. 1976, London, UK) is an artist and writer working in Los Angeles, and Associate Professor in the Graduate Art Department of Art Center College of Design. In the past decade, he has had numerous solo exhibitions including, A Partial Disassembling of an Invention without a Future: Helter-Skelter and Random Notes in which the Pulleys and Cogwheels are Lying around at Random All over the Workbench, Curve Gallery at the Barbican Centre, London (2014); Walead Beshty: Untitled, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA (2013); Securities and Exchanges at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2011); A Diagram of Forces at Malmö Konsthall, Sweden / Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, Madrid (2011); and Legibility on Color Backgrounds, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. (2009). His work was included in the 56th Biennale di Venezia (2015); the Tate Triennial (2009); and Whitney Biennial (2008). The artist is curating an exhibition entitled Picture Industry set to open this June at the Hessel Museum of Art at the CCS, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY (2017); and will be the subject of solo shows at Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver (2018); and Musée d’art moderne et contemporain, Geneva (2019).

Beshty’s work is held in permanent museum collections worldwide, including the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago; Guggenheim Museum, New York; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Museum of Modern Art, New York; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco; Tate Modern, London; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; among others.

Recent publications include 33 Texts: 93,614 Words: 581,035 Characters, Selected Writings (2003–2015) (JRP|Ringier, 2016) and Industrial Portraits: Volume One, 2008–2012 also published by JRP|Ringier, set to be released in April 2017.

Petzel Gallery is located at 456 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 AM–6:00 PM. For press inquiries, please contact Janine Latham at janine@petzel.com, or call (212) 680-9467.