Frank Benson (born 1976 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American sculptor and photographer based in Brooklyn, New York City, New York.[1] Benson earned his BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1998. He then studied under among others artist Charles Ray at UCLA from which in 2003 he received his MFA.[2][3]
From April 2013 until March 2014 Benson's work "Human Sculpture (jessie) was displayed on the New York City High Line as part of the exhibition "Busted".[4]
Benson gained widespread attention for his piece in the 2015 New Museum Triennial "Surround Audience", a realistic sculpture of the transgender artist and poet Juliana Huxtable whose work was also included in the exhibition.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Frank Benson | Artist Bio and Art for Sale | Artspace". artspace.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ "Sofia Coppola Nominates Frank Benson - Page - Interview Magazine". interviewmagazine.com. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ "Frank Benson » Artpace". artpace.org. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ "Busted - High Line Art". art.thehighline.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ "The New York Times". tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
External links
edit- The artist's website - [1]
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