Jordi Benito

{{Short description|Catalan artist (1951–2008)}}

File:27 Meeting Point, de Jordi Benito, FGC Provença.jpg

Jordi Benito i Verdaguer (1951, in Granollers – December 9, 2008 in Barcelona) was a Catalan artist. He is known as an artist for his actions, installations and performances of a radical and unparalleled savagery that developed especially during the 70s and 80s. However, he also conducted a side task a designer, interior designer and furniture maker who, in collaboration with artisans, served following the family tradition, as his father was a cabinetmaker.[http://www.enciclopedia.cat/enciclop%C3%A8dies/gran-enciclop%C3%A8dia-catalana/EC-GEC-0009307.xml#.Ux3aQ86H1gQ Jordi Benito i Verdaguer]. L'Enciclopèdia.cat. Barcelona: Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.