Alan G. Artner

   

I have been acquainted with Lisa Benson since
1998 and have learned of several of her projects.
Each was performed as if she were doing it for
herself, that is, with natural commitment. What she knows, she applies. What she doesn't know, she seeks out. The rest is a matter of care, in a sense, "bedside manner" that separates novices from professionals. This kind of caring is what last year made a two-day book launch involving the Chicago architecture, historic preservation and art communities a success. In 36 years as art critic of the Chicago Tribune, I rarely saw anywhere a comparable degree of thoroughness.