Scott Benzel’s sculptures, installations, and photographs function both as deep investigations of cultural histories and as pieces in a coded game of chance. In Mindless Pleasures, his first solo exhibition at Bel Ami, Benzel combines remnants and ephemera to illustrate how often our most meaningful relationships form through a triangulation of contingency, timing, and pure luck. Each work embeds an element of risk, sometimes via a performative creative process, or by framing chance encounters in the context of an exhibition. The gallery is open by appointment and for drop in visits Wednesday - Saturday from 12-6pm. Email mail@belami.info or text +1 323 382 4376 to schedule.