David Bellingham | Box Full of Air

David Bellingham

Box Full of Air

Toronto, Canada: Paul+Wendy Projects, 2026

3-3/4 x 1-3/4 x 2-1/2"

Edition of 200 signed copies

I discovered David Bellingham’s work in Scotland, almost twenty years ago. I first found his great book Ideas Leave Objects Standing and then a few days later saw the same phrase on a mug while visiting David Shrigley’s home (they’re old friends). 

Recently I added his watch-hands earrings to my collection of artists wristwatches.*

Earlier this week, Paul+Wendy Projects announced a new edition, their second with Bellingham. It consists of a letterpress printed die-cut cardboard box that ships flat. 

The work functions as a "cardboard vessel for the collection and storage of local air”. It comes accompanied by a signed certificate of assurance, and warranty ("this product will be repaired or replaced if it ceases to function as advertised”). 

Box Full of Air work is the 86th title produced by Paul+Wendy Projects, whose other editions include books, multiples and prints by Michael Dumontier, Marcel Dzama, Neil Farber, Maggie Groat, Kay Rosen, Micah Lexier, Van Maltese, Richard McGuire, Jonathan Monk, Roula Partheniou, David Shrigley, Derek Sullivan, and many others. 

It is available from the publishers, here, for $20.00. 

*An informal collection of watches and clocks by artists that includes: Tauba Auerbach, GuyGuyGuy, Nam June Paik, Jon Sasaki, Jeff Kulak, Marie Ange-Guilleminot, Lenka Clayton & Phillip Andrew Lewis, Yoko Ono, Sara Mackillop, Eunice Luk, Lawrence Weiner, etc.