Spruill Gallery
January 12^th-March 25^th

^{Opening reception: January 12th, 7-9pm}

WHAT'S IN A NAME?
"The Ben Show"

Is there power inherent in a name? Is there commonality through a name? Is the use of a given name as a thematic device as useful as any other thematic device to create an art exhibition of interest?

These and other burning ideological questions will be explored in this exhibition of local artists (and some others) with "Ben" as part of their names, presented by our curator Ben Apfelbaum. To the best of our google-based knowledge, this is the first show of its kind anywhere inside or outside the continental US of A in this century! Famed electronic artist, Ben Benjamin, French artist Ben Boutin, Benita Carr, Ben Fain, Ben Goldberg, Benjamin Jones, the late Ben Shahn, Ben Smith, Candace Bennett, Marianne Weinberg Benson, video artist Ben Williams and New South Wales photographer Ben Apfelbaum, are among the participants.