Ben, 1935-2024
Nationality
French
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
20 Jahre Rainer Verlag, 1986
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.
Art Total / Ben; Giorno J; Brecht G; Dufrene F; Rotella M; Heidsieck B; Gette PA., 1965
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.
Editions Camomille, No. 13: Sept Ans de Bonheur, 1991
Ben has written on one side of the mylar pages which have a mirror surface so that the opposite blank page gives a mirror, almost 3D appearance, to the text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fluxus and Friends Going out for a Drive, 1983
Each page reproduces a colored polaroid photograph taken by Ben. Most photographs depict toys or dolls and are captioned by Ben with the name of the artist written in ink. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fonogrammi
Fourre Tout, No. 1, 1967
[Je n'ai nas faim] , 2000
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.
L'Art en Transit, no. 2: Depanne Machine recontre Ben, C'est la vie, 1989
This black box is one "encounter" between an artist and Dépanne Machine, out of a series of six.
le nouveau est arrive! , 2008
This is a poster advertising the arrival of Nouveau Beaujolais wine. It was posted in cafes and restaurants in Paris. Rachid Koraichi asked for the poster on the wall for the Sackners during their lunch together with Albert Behar. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Les Litanies de Ben, 1997
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.
