Benjamin Avesani
Born in 1931.
Died in 2021.
Benjamin Avesani was an artist whose work is characterised by a multidisciplinary approach. His practice, described as that of an “Objektkünstler”, encompasses painting, performance and installation. Avesani succeeded in combining these different forms of artistic expression, thereby creating works that question the boundaries between disciplines.
His career bears witness to a sustained investigation into the interactions between objects and their representation, although details of his work remain only partially documented.