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Ben

Ben






Born in 1935 in Naples, Italy.
Lives and works in Nice, France.
 
Comes to Nice in 1949 where he opens in 1958 “Le Laboratoire 32”, 32 rue de L’Escarène, which becomes the “Ben doute de tout” gallery and a meeting place.
Realizes his first writing-paintings in 1958. Develops from 1958 to 1960 the idea of Total Art and from 1962 the concept of appropriation (signs “Les trous”, “Les eaux sales”, “Dieu”, “Les vitres”…).
On the occasion of an exhibition at the Gallery One in London in 1962 where he lives fifteen days in the window, he meets Georges Maciunas who brings him into the Fluxus group.
Ben uses his gallery’s space in order to spread the Fluxus group ideas as well as his relationship with other vanguard movements.
The shop was bought in 1975 by the Musée National d’Art Moderne and joined the collections of the Centre Pompidou in 1977 for its opening.
Ben played a central role to the divulgation of radical art ideas through his numerous publications.
Has participated to numerous Fluxus group exhibitions and many others all around the world.
 


Works



Pourquoi écrire - Je joue avec les mots... (Why write - I play with words ...), 2011,  Ben

Ben

Pourquoi écrire - Je..., 2011

2,000€

Silkscreen on paperPublisher: Ben Vautier editions, Nice/FrSigned and numbered lower right..

Peut-on penser à rien ? (Can we think of nothing ?), 2019,  Ben

Ben

Peut-on penser à rie..., 2019

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On est tous des barbares (We are all barbarians), 1998,  Ben

Ben

On est tous des barb..., 1998

2,000€

Signed and numbered lower right.Publisher: ADN editions, Nice/Fr...

J'aime les mots... (I like words...), 2011,  Ben

Ben

J'aime les mots... (..., 2011

2,000€

Silkscreen on paperPublisher: Ben Vautier editions, Nice/FrSigned and numbered lower right..

Douter (Doubting), 2014,  Ben

Ben

Douter (Doubting), 2014

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Beau ou laid / Cher ? Pas cher ? (Beautiful or ugly / Expensive ? Not expensive ?), 2022,  Ben

Ben

Beau ou laid / Cher ..., 2022

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recto verso work..

TOILE DE 45cm LONG (45cm LONG CANVAS), 1971,  Ben

Ben

TOILE DE 45cm LONG (..., 1971

2,500€

Silkscreen on white cardboardPublisher: Artestudio Macerata editions/It Signed and numbered lower ri..

Mister Ben, Ca. 2003,  Ben

Ben

Mister Ben, Ca. 2003

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I Ben would like to be the only artist not to be a genious, 1976,  Ben

Ben

I Ben would like to ..., 1976

3,000€

Signed and numbered lower left...

Vrai (True), 2016,  Ben

Ben

Vrai (True), 2016

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REGARDEZ AILLEURS (look elsewhere), 1971,  Ben

Ben

REGARDEZ AILLEURS (l..., 1971

2,500€

Signed and numbered lower right.Publisher: Artestudio Macerata/It editions...

Art, 1993,  Ben

Ben

Art, 1993

3,000€

Signed and numbered lower right.Each copy consists of a unique background (iridescence).Publisher: A..

Nous aussi on veut la gloire, (We also want the glory), 2010,  Ben

Ben

Nous aussi on veut l..., 2010

2,000€

Silkscreen on paperPublisher: Ben Vautier editions, Nice/FrSigned and numbered lower right..

On a tout essayé (We have tried everything) , 2005,  Ben

Ben

On a tout essayé (We..., 2005

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L’amour passe (Love passes), 2021,  Ben

Ben

L’amour passe (Love ..., 2021

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Nous finirons par vaincre (We will finally win), 2007,  Ben

Ben

Nous finirons par va..., 2007

2,000€

Signed and numbered lower right.Publisher: Editions Gefluc, France...

Qui sait ? (Who knows?), 2017,  Ben

Ben

Qui sait ? (Who know..., 2017

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