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NOT AMERICAN
… in Montreal
After two successful runs in Chicago, NOT AMERICAN promises to be Montreal’s MUST-SEE drag theater event of the Fall!
NA at The DEN - Chicago
For three weekends only!
May 31st & June 1st
June 7 & 8
June 14 & 15
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60622
Between the Absurd and the Profound
I sat down for an interview with writer and curator Vasia Rigou for SIXTY INCHES FROM CENTER. I shared insight into my process for the development of my latest piece NOT AMERICAN.
Read the interview here.
NOT AMERICAN at STEPPENWOLF - Chicago
Inspired by his own immigration journey from French-speaking Québec to the American Midwest, the show lays bare the desperate throes of a middle-aged artist who realizes he has not made it big.
June 16 - June 18, 2023
My Fabulousness
She has reached a point of no return… Beyond recovery
Fabulous, but terminally…
FINDING YOUR FABULOUS
My latest project "My Fabulous Blankets" is featured in NewCity Magazine's September issue.
Read the full article:
LINK HERE!
I'LL SEE YOU WHEN YOU
GET HERE
New solo exhibition by Benjamin Larose
Material Exhibitions
2025 West Belmont, Chicago
Sunday December 8th 2019 - January 12th 2020
Chromodex Collection, Spring 2019
Benjamin Larose newly named Assistant Professor of Fashion Design at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
“Benjamin sees fashion as a ‘dynamic platform’ that defines the interdisciplinary approach in his work to ‘sculpture with the DNA of fashion’. Garment construction (in)forms his methodology, and allows for seamless overlap with our conceptual and technical electives and core courses.”
- Katrin Schnabl, Associate Professor and Sage-Endowed Chair of Fashion
Benjamin Larose named among Breakout Artists 2019
by NewCity Magazine
To read the full article, click here!
SQUALL
On view at John Michael Kohler Art Center (March 23 - September 15, 2019)
Squall will be on view as part of The Autotopographers, a group exhibition at the John Michael Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan Michigan, from March 23 until September 15, 2019. Scroll down to watch a video excerpt from the performance and an interview with the Benjamin.
Photo: James Prinz
Sauver les meubles
On view at EXPO Chicago (September 27 - 30, 2018)
The Chicago Artists Coalition will feature Benjamin Larose’s latest exhibition Sauver les meubles at EXPO Chicago 2018. The artist was selected by Anastasia Karpova Tinari, Director of Rhona Hoffman Gallery. Benjamin Larose will be in dialogue with Anastasia September 30, 2:30 - 3:00 pm, in Booth #174. A written interview is also available in here.
THE PROMISE
On view at 6018|NORTH
(September 3, 2018 - March 31, 2019)
The Promise will be on display as part of Living Architecture, a group exhibition at 6018|NORTH. Living Architecture is a large-scale, multidisciplinary exhibition that highlights the influence and impact of immigrant artists on Chicago. A review by Sabrina Greig is available here.
New Printmakers Collection: Limited edition screenprint
Spudnik Press Cooperative and the Chicago Artists Coalition are thrilled to announce the second year of their project The New Printmakers Collection.
For more information, visit the
SAIC Alumni Feature: Benjamin Larose
Benjamin Larose (MDes ’16), a French-Canadian artist and collector, is always looking to build cultural bridges: between himself and the city of Chicago, fashion and sculpture, or between ideas of mass consumption and individual personal identity.
To read the full interview, click here.
DOT YOUR i’s
WITH HEARTS
On view at Chicago Artists Coalition (April 27 - May 17 2018)
The Chicago Artists Coalition is pleased to announce Dot your i’s with Hearts, a solo exhibition by BOLT artist-in-residence Benjamin Larose. Dot your i’s with Hearts presents a new body of sculpture work that explores boyhood and family using tens of thousands of puzzle pieces. Opening reception: April 27, 2018, 6:00 - 9:00pm.
Baby Step featured in Fields Magazine’s autumn/winter 2017 edition
Winner of the RumChata Foundation Fellowship
“The first ever RumChata Foundation Post-Graduate Fellowship for Fashion Design was presented recently as part of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s annual fashion exhibition.
- Industry Spotlight, The Tasting Panel Magazine, August 2016