Benedict Drew

Benedict Drew's work is chiefly inspired by music. As he told Whitechapel Gallery, "Music is a central part of my practice. I've very interested in how sound can not only act on your body and be a kind of physical presence but also has these cultural implications." Born in Australia, Drew works in video and sculpture in addition to being a musician. In The Trickle-Down Syndrome (2017), he drew on a set of wide-ranging references, fromHollywood director Busby Berkley’s 1930s stage-sets to the Surrealist landscapes of Max Ernst, to examine the "trickle-down effect," a 1980s economic term used to describe the belief that benefits for the wealthy will eventually trickle down to the rest of society. The installation was later turned into a musical score. 

Since receiving his MFA from MFA the Slade School of Fine Art, London, UK, Drew has shown nationally and internationally at institutions including the Tate Modern, London, UK (2017); Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK (2017); the ICA London, London, UK (2015); and Museum of Arts and Design, New York, USA (2013)