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Ben, 1935-2024

 Person

Nationality

French

Found in 160 Collections and/or Records:

Gutai: Dipingere Con Il Tempo E Lo Spazio / Paintinmg With Time And Space / Emanuela Di Lallo, curator ; Shimamoto S ; Yoshihara J ; Hirai S ; Ben ; Restany P ; Jenkins P ; Kaprow A ; Klein Y., 2010

 Item
Identifier: CC-53702-642795
Scope and Contents

Gutai menaing 'Concrete' was formed in 1954 by Jiro Yoshihara in a town between Kobe and Osaka and disbanded in 1972. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

Homage A Pavlov / Bory, Jean-Francois; Tinguely J; Arman; Cesar; Christo; Duchamp M; Ben; Boltanski C; Segal G; Spoerri D; Malevich K., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-21273-21683
Scope and Contents

Each line of J. Bory's poem refers to an artist by name and makes reference to a major attribute or aspect of his art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

Hors Limites: L'Art et la vie 1952-1994 / Jean de Loisy, curator ; Ben ; Blaine J ; Brecht G ; Burroughs WS ; Cage J ; Chopin B ; Dufrene F ; Fahlstrom O ; Filliou R ; Gysin B ; Hains R ; Heidsieck B ; Isou I ; Kaprow A ; Latham J ; Lebel JJ ; Lemaitre M ; Manzoni P ; Schneeman C ; Spoerri D ; Villegle J ; Vostell W ; Warhol A ; Wolman G ; Zazeela M ; Abramovic M ; Anderson L ; Gerz J ; Hubaut J ; Orlan ; Gette PA ; Restany P ; Donguy J ; Dreyfus C ; Higgins D ; Duchamp M ; Knizak M ; Arman ; Paik NJ ; Rauschenberg R ; Tinguely J ; Young L ; Acconci V ; Anderson L ; Kelley M ; Giroud M ; Debord G ; Klein Y ; Cobbing B ; Gette PA ; Maciunas B ; Moorman C ; Brus G ; Schwarzkogler R ; Export V ; Nitsch H ; Muhl O ; Obrist HU ; Beuys J ; Boltanski C ; Szeemann H ; Nauman B ; Merz M., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-29853-31234
Scope and Contents

This scholarly, informative and well illustrated catalogue describes the adventures of the post-WWII artists who searched for new forms of liberty in art beyond aesthetic conventions of the moment or social norms. The exhibition was organized in two sections:1952-1968 and 1968-1994. The catalogue also includes a section of music and cinema, a chronology organized by year and event location and a bibliography. Most of the text consists of interviews of the participants. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Je suis au cafe d'en face / Ben., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-38205-40101
Scope and Contents

The recto of this card is identical to the announcement of the exhibition "objets et environnement" but the announcement is not printed on the verso. -- 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

L'art est une question de nom Propre / Ben., 1974

 Item
Identifier: CC-23614-24061
Scope and Contents

The message was reproduced from a painting written in white paint on a black background. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

L'Art J'aime Pas / Ben., 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-22146-22568
Scope and Contents

This is designated as Ecart postcards No.17. It consists of the title printed in white on a black background. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978