Ben, 1935-2024
Nationality
French
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Art A to Z Part Two, 1977
For this book, each artist was asked to contribute one page of autobiography and one page about anything beginning with the same initial as his surname. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Boites Ben / Ben., 1997
This small wooden box contains what appears to be a smaller, "black box." It has a sliding top inscribed with the handwritten name, Ben. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Ce Jour La On N'avait Rien A Faire On A Fait Un Livre, 1968
Most of the collage elements are circular reinforcements for the holes of loose leaf pages in varied colors -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Flux Holes Gathered by Ben Vautier, 1981
The first edition was made in 1964. As often occurs in the work of Ben as in the two copies held by the Sackner Archive, editions with the same title might have totally different contents. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fourre Tout, No. 1, 1967
La Brosse de Ben / Ben., 1998
The black toothbrush is printed "Keep smiling (Ben)" in the artist's characteristic, white calligraphy. The box also adds "embrasse moi (Ben)." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Livres d'Artistes, 1987
This unusual exhibition catalog, which itself can be classified as an artist book, consists of booklets with reproductions from limited editioned artist and illustrated books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Manifeste d'Arte Total, 1997
Ben Vautier contributes a line ink drawing which is white on the inside front cover and yellow on the facing page of a smiling man's face and the statements "moite blanc" and "je suis moitie jaune." The main section of the book is conventionally printed and list aphorisms of Ben's "Art Total" from 1965 -1997. The accompanying print was written in Ben's typical style. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Moi, Ben Je Signe, 1975
This edition of the book is a reprinting from a book published in 1962-1963; it is the ordinary edition - the other 85 copies contained signed original work by Ben. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Tout No.....15, 1966
All books were assembled by Ben and no two copies are alike. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Tout No.....15, 1966
All books were assembled by Ben and no two copies are alike. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Untitled], 1967
The envelope is addressed to John Furnival. The messages are printed rather than calligraphed as in Ben's later works. The cards may have been published in 1963, -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.