Jordi Benito
Illustration — Installation by Jordi Benito at Barcelona Public Transport Jordi Benito i Verdaguer (1951, in Granollers – December 9, 2008 in Barcelona) was a Catalan artist. He is known as an artist for his actions, installations and performances of a radical and unparalleled savagery that developed especially during the 70s and 80s. However, he also conducted a side task a designer, interior designer and furniture maker who, in collaboration with artisans, served following the family tradition, as his father was a cabinetmaker.
Also recorded as Jordi Benito i Verdaguer
Jordi Benito
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- Born
- 1951 · Granollers.
- Died
- 2008
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- artist · designer
- Languages
- Catalan
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Jordi Benito, an artist and designer, was born in 1951 and died in 2008.
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The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France; the death by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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1951
Jordi Benito born at Granollers.
2008
Jordi Benito died.
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