While putting together an exhibition proposal today I was reminded of the intense work of one of my favorite film artists, James Benning. One of the lesser known avant-gardests of the 1970's, his work is long-form experiments in interrogating landscapes visually. 11X14 ('77) has an eye on Chicago. Los (2001) frames a series of thirty-five, 2.5 minute shots of the workings of LA while his new
13 Lakes is a feature length film looking at 13 lakes in which half the frame is sky and the other half water. They take it all in and force you to look through the scene, not at it.
"You never clock out as an artist. You can't quit the job either."
- JB
Plus he is a mathematician.
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