Copper Remnant (Reception [Source: wood, laminate, and particleboard desk designed by Project-Space/Jonathan Caplan from the reception office at Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York. Surrogate: WB72714A (produced in conjunction with Matthew Wilkin, Director; Jason Murison, Director; Theodora Gilman, Assistant to the Directors; Nick Bennett, Gallery Assistant), Copper Surrogate (Reception Desk, section 1: designed by Project-Space/Jonathan Caplan, 456 West 18th Street, New York, New York, June 26 –August 18, 2014), conceived in 2013, produced in 2014,made of polished copper and powder-coated steel with the dimensions 145 3/16 x 226 1/8 x 1 1/2 inches as a singular object. 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. $42,933.00 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 19th through June 23rd 2014. Installed in place of Project-Space/Jonathan Caplan reception desk at 456 West 18th Street, New York on June 26th 2014, exposure through the duration of A Machinery for Living organized by Walead Beshty at Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York, closing August 8th 2014.]; Directors [Source: wood, laminate, and particleboard desk designed by Project-Space/Jonathan Caplan from the reception office at Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York. Surrogate: WB72814A (produced in conjunction with Andrea Teschke, Partner; Kat Parker, Artist Liaison; Samantha Tsao, Partner; Laura Higgins, Gallery Manager; Marco Palumbo and Alexis Diop, Interns), titled Copper Surrogate (Desk, section 1: designed by Project-Space/Jonathan Caplan, 456 West 18th Street, New York, New York, June 26–August 18, 2014), conceived in 2013, produced in 2014, made of polished copper and powdercoated steel with the dimensions 201 3/8 x 355 3/8 x 1 1/2 inches as a singular object. 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. $74,683.00 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 19th through June 23rd 2014. Installed in place of Project-Space/Jonathan Caplan reception desk at 456 West 18th Street, New York on June 26th 2014, exposure through the duration of A Machinery for Living organized by Walead Beshty at Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York, closing August 8th 2014.]; Bookkeeping [Source: wood, laminate, and particleboard bookkeeping desk designed by Project-Space/Jonathan Caplan from the bookkeeping office at Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York. Surrogate: WB72614A (produced in conjunction with Beverly Banks and Cecilia Roberts, Bookkeepers), Copper Surrogate (designed by Project-Space/Jonathan Caplan, 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 68 5/8 x 125 1/8 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. $21,080.00 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 Project-Space/Jonathan Caplan 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.])

2014

Polished copper

21 x 26 inches

Marginalia, 2014