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Matthew Benedict The Mages Pantry

Rated 3.9 out of 5 based on 14 customer reviews
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$39.00   $19.00

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In 2001, artist Nayland Blake declared, If a branch of Voodoo had sprouted up in turn-of-the-century New England, its artifacts might look something like the work of the 32-year-old, New York-based Matthew Benedict In his work, desire, especially gay desire, is seen as the entrance to another realm, a secret society filled with coded imagery. Benedicts paintings, photographs, embroidery and sculptural works are populated by a host of obscure references, from pirates to saints to Freemasons and tarot symbology. And archaic-sounding titles abound, like 2006s The Magus and the Old Man recoiling from the High Priest (Moses and Rip van Winkle recoiling from Pius XII) or Still Life with Razor and Sugarcubes from 2000. Creating a labyrinth of literary allusions, Benedict--a Herman Melville fan--deliberately eludes the easy read, though agendas do sometimes emerge. The Childrens Hall (2002-2005), for example, is a diptych featuring all manner of outmoded toy ry--sabres, machetes, daggers--arranged in a decorative, baroque pattern, which rather darkly suggests the aesthetic appeal of violence to children.

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Average Star Rating: 3.9 out of 5
(14 customer reviews)

14 reviews for Matthew Benedict The Mages Pantry

  1. Rated 4 out of 5

      NoisYBoY from Busan, Korea, South

    One of the best christmas gifts ever.

  2. Rated 4 out of 5

      Blossom from Minneapolis, United States

    Very satisfied. Just as advertised. Love it and highly recommended.

  3. Rated 4 out of 5

      Starhawke Mystery from Daegu, Korea, South

    Even better than I could have hoped for

  4. Rated 4 out of 5

      Honey Doll from Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico

    Group buy so cheap for such a good item, delivered after group buy end

  5. Rated 4 out of 5

      beyond my thoughts from Quebec, Canada

    It was listed at a very enticing price on the group buy, one that would let me get the best value for my money. I am extremely happy with my purchase.