Frank Benson

25 March – 25 April 2009
9 Balfour Mews London W1

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For his second show at Sadie Coles HQ, American artist Frank Benson has recreated two pieces from his recent past in different materials, in bronze and stainless steel.
 Human Statue (Bronze) resurrects the supernatural double bluff of Human Statue (2005). In the original version a man adorned in silver greasepaint poses on a plinth. His hair seemingly clogged with the same sticky covering, he effectively gives off the illusion of a figure posing as a statue in a tourist spot such as Covent Garden, Times Square or the Pont des Arts. Originally made of a durable fiberglass composite, recasting the piece in bronze takes the idea to a new level of completion conceptually. It also fittingly allows for the possibility of placing the piece outdoors.