Lucky Benson is an American artist and filmmaker. They are best known for co-directing The Filmballad of Mamadada[1] (2013), an experimental biopic on the artist Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven.

Biography

Lucky Benson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They studied at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City, and at Lund University (Malmö Art Academy) in Sweden.

In 2019, an exhibition of Lucky Benson's video works, curated by Katherine Behar, was displayed at the Baruch College in New York City. The exhibition, called "Lily Benson: Future Mechanism Replacement", brought together four of their works, which aim to unsettle characters and events from the past, diverting them from expected outcomes to alternative horizons and untapped feminist futures.[2]

Notable Films

The Filmballad of Mamadada (2013)[1]

A Tour of the Self Cleaning House (2015)[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Filmballad of Mamadada". www.mamadada.info. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  2. ↑ "New Media Artspace at Baruch College Presents Lily Benson: Future Mechanism Replacement". CUNY Newswire. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  3. ↑ "A Tour of the Self Cleaning House (shorts)". CPH:DOX. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
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