Barton Lidice Benes & Screaming Jesus
I had the privilege of visiting Barton Lidice Benes in his home in Greenwich Village this year. Here he is with one of his original works ‘Screaming Jesus’. Barton’s home is a museum, every inch is taken up with his work or the things he collects and he collects strange things. This is a New York apartment, which is average size and yet he has room for artifacts all over the world. In fact Barton has already made arrangements to have his apartment transported to a museum when he dies which will move everything intact, including his bed, TV, the remote and his ashes so he can continue to watch his favorite TV shows. Goggle Barton and enjoy so many images of his work. The weirdest item in his apartment for me was the bull’s head on the wall opposite the cooking area. Barton said someone sent it to him from abroad because he admired it. His work is amazing and beautiful.
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