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Lily Benson (born December 20, 1986) is an American artist and filmmaker. She is best known for co-directing The Filmballad of Mamadada (2013), an experimental biopic on the artist Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven.
Biography
Lily Benson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She studied at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City, and at Lund University (Malmö Art Academy) in Sweden.
In 2019, an exhibition of Lily Benson's video works, curated by Katherine Behar, was displayed at the Baruch College in New York City. The exhibition, called "Lily Benson: Future Mechanism Replacement",brought together four of her works, which aim to unsettle characters and events from the past, diverting them from expected outcomes to alternative horizons and untapped feminist futures.
Notable Films
The Filmballad of Mamadada (2013)
A Tour of the Self Cleaning House (2015)
Because Particles (2015)