Abel Bentin Peruvian, b. 1984

Abel Bentin (Lima, 1984) is a contemporary artist who graduated in First Place of the Art Faculty of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (2008). Bentin is one of the most active young artists in national and international collective exhibitions. In Abel Bentin's works ice cream cones melt, and viscous substances drip down from classical statues, reinterpreted with a pop sensibility. The aesthetic of his work is the result of his interest in pop culture, having grown up surrounded by classical art and his desire to break the paradigms of what is considered good taste. Overall, his works are an expression of the complexity and decadence of contemporary society.

His work I Don't Believe in Art (2017), made of marble powder and resin, was part of an installation created at the Los Angeles Ice Cream Museum (now permanently closed) in which even the walls of the room were invaded by dripping ice cream cones.