Benjamin won a prize in the 6th Print Biennale in Tokyo in 1968 for one of his ‘Floating Edge’ screen prints.

He was contacted by the Museum of Modern Art, Nagaoka,Japan, at the instigation of art critic, Jasia Reichhardt, to enter a piece of his recent sculpture in an exhibition. His 1967 piece -‘Mantle for Sky Dwellers’, won a purchase prize, and was added to the permanent museum collection. As the complex construction had to be dis-assembled for shipping purposes, Benjamin had a series of photos taken to assist in the complicated procedure of re-assembling the sculpture when it arrived in Japan.

“The selected English are among the most up-coming artists in England today. The Japanese artists are also composed of those for whose international activities there are great expectations. “ Jukichi Komagata, Director