Benny Merris, Stranger at Gallery Diet

Sep 12th - Oct 11th, 2014

The exhibition is a continuation of Merris’ performative photographs begun in 2012 while on residence at the Banff Centre. This is Merris’ first exhibition in Miami, the show will be accompanied by a large scale outdoor wall painting.

Benny Merris is painting in the noosphere. If you’re wondering just what the noosphere is, it’s defined as that part of the biosphere that is affected by human thought, activity, culture, and knowledge. Nature and culture not only intersect here, they move together symbiotically. Merris imbues his artwork with similar energy. His references are visual as well as process- oriented, and his paintings, prints, and drawings manifest these interests in the way he considers color, light, and materiality in his work.

This will be Merris’ first solo exhibition at Gallery Diet. Other solo exhibitions include Jeff Bailey Gallery, NY; Kunsthal, Rotterdam; ltd, Los Angeles; Cokkie Snoei, Rotterdam; Societé, Berlin; and The Project Room, Glasgow. Merris received a BA from the University of Massachusetts, Boston in 2002 and an MFA from the Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland in 2007. Merris lives and works in Brooklyn.

Opening Reception: September 12th, 6pm – 9pm

Gallery Diet
174 NW 23rd Street
Miami, Florida 33127
305 571 2288
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www.gallerydiet.com

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