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Ben, 1935-2024

 Person

Nationality

French

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Art A to Z Part Two, 1977

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Crozier, Robin: [Barcode: 31858072491362]
Identifier: CC-19213-19596
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1977

Boites Ben / Ben., 1997

 Item — Box 272: [Barcode: 31858072460938]
Identifier: CC-29958-31349
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1997

Editions Camomille, No. 13: Sept Ans de Bonheur, 1991

 Item — Box 237: [Barcode: 31858072460375]
Identifier: CC-14353-14662
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1991

Fluxus and Friends Going out for a Drive, 1983

 Item — Box 335: [Barcode: 31858072491040]
Identifier: CC-21092-21501
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1983

La Brosse de Ben / Ben., 1998

 Item — Box 272: [Barcode: 31858072460938]
Identifier: CC-31552-33047
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1998

L'Art en Transit, no. 2: Depanne Machine recontre Ben, C'est la vie, 1989

 Item — Box 123: [Barcode: 31858072458098]
Identifier: CC-16094-16437
Scope and Contents

This black box is one "encounter" between an artist and Dépanne Machine, out of a series of six.

Dates: 1989

le nouveau est arrive! , 2008

 Item — Folder 66: [Barcode: 31858072538006]
Identifier: CC-00002-1
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 2008

Livres d'Artistes, 1987

 Item — Box 272: [Barcode: 31858072460938]
Identifier: CC-07388-7532
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1987