In conversation with Francesco Spampinato
During the talk, Will Benedict will screen a selection of video made over the past eight years depicting characters and subjects as varied as an alien discussing the emotional toll of migration in I AM A PROBLEM, to the experiences of a dominatrix working part time as an UberEats driver in Degrees of Disgust.
Will Benedict’s work incorporates elements of advertising, choreography, music, graphic design and collage in paintings, photos, posters, performances and videos attempting to address the conditions and conflicts of production and collaboration.
The artist will review the last years of his career and, at the end, he will screen some clips from the series The Restaurant - season 2.
In collaboration with the Department of the Arts of the University of Bologna
Will Benedict (b. 1978, Los Angeles) lives and works in Paris. He has recently presented exhibitions at, Pinault Collection - Bourse du Commerce, Paris, Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève, Basement Roma, Kunsthal Charlottenberg, Copenhagen, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, dépendance, Brussels, Galerie Balice Hertling, Paris, Overduin & Co., Los Angeles, Gio Marconi, Milan, Fondazione Giuliani, Rome, Bergen Kunsthall and Halle für Kunst Lüneburg.