James Benjamin Franklin’s organically constructed shapes and eclectic textures combine to form a practice that is untethered by limits of the traditional canvas. Pushing the boundaries between painting and sculpture, Franklin expands on the objectness of painting through the use of common industrial materials. The works are created on the floor then the wall and back again, maneuvering his signature irregular supports in their ability to house an array of mediums.

Using a collage of rugs and blankets as his foundation, Franklin’s work references the domestic as a leaping-off point. He mines his imagination through memories and psychological interior spaces intuitively searching for meaning, courting surprise and potential disaster.

James Benjamin Franklin received his BFA from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA in 1999 and his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI in 2017. Recent exhibitions include Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI; KMAC, Louisville, KY; FRONT International, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH; Broadway, New York, NY; Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit, MI; Reyes | Finn, Detroit, MI; and Proyectos Monclova, Mexico City.

Born in Tacoma, Washington in 1972
Lives and works in Detroit, Michigan

BROADWAY
broadwaygallery.nyc
375 Broadway
New York, NY 10013
info@broadwaygallery.nyc
+1 212 226 4001

LIBRARY STREET COLLECTIVE
lscgallery.com
1274 Library Street (Alley)
Detroit, MI 48226
info@lscgallery.com
+1 313 600 7443

PROYECTOS MONCLOVA
proyectosmonclova.com
Lamartine 415
Polanco V SECC., Miguel Hidalgo,
11560 Ciudad de México, México
info@proyectosmonclova.com
5555259715 / 5547543546

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