Sam Benezra

Writer and Editor

United States

Artforum, The University Network, The Park Slope Reader, Speakeasy Magazine

Portfolio
Bushwick Daily
06/10/2021
Pranav Sood’s Mosaic Dreams

Analyzing the work of Pranav Sood, a Bushwick-based artist and Indian immigrant whose recognizable bright, mosaic paintings tell dream-like stories.

Artforum
Milena Rossignoli at Ana Mas Projects | Barcelona

"Tendø," the title of Milena Rossignoli's latest exhibition, brings together the Latin verb tendere, meaning "to stretch" or "to extend," and the mathematical symbol for an empty set, here referencing the concept of "the void." The nonce word is an apt descriptor for the forces at play-the sculptural mainstays of tension, space, light, gravity, time-and the delicate balance Rossignoli achieves between them.

Psreader
01/22/2019
Barbès: The Challenge of Making Art in a Changing Neighborhood

Fairly small and sparsely decorated, Barbès is unassuming, but the bar and performance space has grown into a Park Slope institution since its opening in May, 2002. Barbès is well-known and well-loved locally for staging a unique combination of jazz, avant-garde, world, and classical music.

Sloan Science & Film
07/13/2018
Nautical Film

Sloan Science and Film is a website devoted to exploring the intersection of science and film, and enhancing the public understanding of science and technology.

Sloan Science & Film
09/26/2018
PIXELVISION

Sloan Science and Film is a website devoted to exploring the intersection of science and film, and enhancing the public understanding of science and technology.

Speakeasy Magazine
01/31/2017
Athens Underground: A look at the Athens punk scene in the 1980s

Flashback to 1985, a Saturday night maybe, in a dingy bar on Union Street in Athens. In the dim lights, a band takes the stage, their heads almost grazing the low ceiling. The band starts to play, reverberating distorted noise through a packed crowd of students at the nearby Ohio University.

The University Network
10/10/2018
Fighting Fake News By Targeting the Source, Not The Story | The University Network

The onslaught of media in the social media era has made it ever-more challenging to know what news to trust. The phrase "fake news" has become a part of common parlance as fabricated stories stating false or misleading claims spread misinformation to thousands, even millions, of readers each day.