Jean Benoît
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Jean Benoît
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Jean Benoît (1922–2010) was a Canadian artist known as "The Enchanter of Serpents", most famous for his surrealist sculptures. He was born in Quebec City in 1922 and studied art at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, where he met Mimi Parent, whom he married in 1948. He met André Breton in 1959, and joined the Surrealist group that same year. In 1959, he also performed Exécution Du Testament Du Marquis De Sade, for which he made costumes. The dark, grotesque characters wore sharp, seemingly me
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Canadian artist (1922–2010)
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2005-06-20T02:40:39Z
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2024-08-27T18:21:52Z
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