Ben Kinmont
Ben Kinmont | |
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| Born | 1963 United States |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, antiquarian bookseller, publisher |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Known for | Project-oriented work integrating creative production, publishing, and curatorial methodologies; founder of Antinomian Press |
Ben Kinmont (born 1963) is an artist, antiquarian bookseller, and publisher residing in Sebastopol, California, United States. His artistic endeavors investigate the frameworks of value within art and how these frameworks are transferred into contexts outside the traditional art sphere. Since 1988, Kinmont has concentrated on project-oriented work that integrates creative production, publishing, and curatorial methodologies.
He has held teaching positions in the Social Practices Program at California College of the Arts and conducted workshops for students from institutions such as École des Beaux-Arts (France), Cranbrook Academy of Art (United States), and the Rietveld Academy (Netherlands). His exhibition record includes venues like Air de Paris, the 2014 Whitney Biennial, ICA London, CNEAI Chatou, the 25th International Biennial of Graphic Arts in Ljubljana, Frac Languedoc-Roussillon Montpellier, Documenta 11 in Kassel, Les Abattoirs Toulouse, the Pompidou Center, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, as well as a traveling retrospective titled “Prospectus” shown in Amsterdam, Paris, New York, and San Francisco.
Kinmont established Antinomian Press, a publishing initiative dedicated to supporting project-based art and ephemeral works.
In April 2015, Stett Holbrook featured him in The North Bay Bohemian.