Mat Benote is a contemporary American

United States

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 artist associated with the graffiti

Graffiti

Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....

 urban art

Urban art

Urban art is a style of art that relates to cities and city life often done by artists who live in or have a passion for city life...

 movement. He is most commonly known for placing fine art in museums and public spaces. His work has been displayed in many museums including the Guggenheim in New York City and the Los Angeles County Museum. He is a proponent of the "gifted"

Gifted art

Gifted art is any form or piece of art that is given freely, whether to a city, a group of people, a community or an individual. It refers to any art that is distributed at no direct cost. It is a form of conceptual art. It comes from a belief that art should be for available for all people to...

 art and "added"

Added Art

Added Art uses an existing piece of artwork for its canvas, just as traditional graffiti uses the wall of abuilding for the canvas. It is essentially the graffiti of artwork. Added Art is a merging of high and low art, using...

art movements.

One of his more interesting stunts to date was an exhibition of a single painting split into twelve different sections and displayed in twelve different museums. The work acted basically like a giant puzzle with the pieces spread all over the nation. The Joslyn Museum of Art in Omaha announced soon after receiving, that their section was going into the Museum's permanent collection.

External links

• http://matbenote.com/home
• http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-renegade-artist-kemper-musem-081909,0,6881393.story