Artworks · Ben Vautier

Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)

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Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

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Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)

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Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)

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Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)

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Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

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Poster for Le Trottoir d'en face

1962 · Letterpress

sheet: 19 × 15 11/16" (48.2 × 39.8 cm)

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Absolument n'importe quoi est art

1962 · Letterpress

sheet: 9 1/16 × 12 5/8" (23 × 32 cm)

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Fluxus Anything Box

1962 · Plastic box with presstype, pencil, and felt-tip pen on pasted paper, containing objects in various media

overall (closed): 2 15/16 x 4 x 1 1/8" (7.5 x 10.2 x 2.9 cm)

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Prototype for Black Box (Boîte noire)

1962 · Painted metal

7 7/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16" (20 x 4 x 4 cm)

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Prototype for Dirty Water (Eau sale)

1962 · Glass jar with paint, containing water

overall: 6 11/16 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8" (17 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm)

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Prototype for A Flux Suicide Kit

1962 · Suitcase containing objects in various media

overall: 3 3/4 x 14 9/16 x 7 1/16" (9.5 x 37 x 18 cm)

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Light Bulb (La Lumière)

1962 · Light bulb in plastic frame

9 1/8 × 7 3/16 × 3" (23.2 × 18.2 × 7.6 cm)

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Idea Book

1962 · Artist's book containing notes and scores

overall (closed): 16 15/16 x 10 7/16 x 3 7/16" (43 x 26.5 x 8.7 cm)

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Ben Dieu - Art total sa revue

1962 · Artist's book

overall (closed): 12 3/8 × 9 × 13/16" (31.4 × 22.9 × 2 cm)

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This Room is a Ben Creation

1962 · Synthetic polymer paint on wood

overall: 7 1/16 x 8 1/4" (18 x 21 cm)

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Mystère No. 6

1961 · Rubber stamped ink, typewriting, and ink on paper

sheet: 12 5/16 × 9 3/8" (31.3 × 23.8 cm)

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Le Temps

1961 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 11 15/16 x 9 7/16" (30.3 x 23.9 cm)

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Prototype for Flux Colors (Je signe toutes les couleurs)

1961 · Ink and color chart on paper

sheet: 12 5/16 x 9 1/2" (31.3 x 24.1 cm)

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Prototype for Flux Catalogue

1961 · Dictionary

6 3/8 x 4 5/16 x 1 3/16" (16.2 x 11 x 3 cm)

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Le Temps

1961 · Cut-and-pasted carbon copy and printed paper on graph paper

sheet: 12 5/8 x 9 1/2" (32 x 24.1 cm)

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Le Temps

1961 · Cut-and-pasted printed and colored paper on graph paper with ink additions

sheet: 12 5/8 x 9 1/2" (32 x 24.1 cm)

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God

1961 · Glass bottle with pencil on label

11 13/16 × 3 3/8 × 3 3/8" (30 × 8.5 × 8.5 cm)

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Le Temps

1961 · Painted alarm clock

overall: 4 5/16 x 3 13/16 x 2 9/16" (11 x 9.7 x 6.5 cm)

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Ce trou

1960 · Letterpress

sheet: 22 1/16 × 17 5/8" (56 × 44.7 cm)

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Écrit pour la gloire à force de tourner en rond et d'être jaloux

1960 · Artist's book, offset lithograph and letterpress printed

overall (closed): 5 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 1 5/16" (13 x 20 x 3.3 cm)

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The First Portable Hole (Le Premier trou portatif)

1960 · Offset printed cardboard box, containing painted wood with metal handle

overall (closed): 5 3/16 x 4 3/16 x 2 1/16" (13.2 x 10.7 x 5.2 cm)

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Écrit pour la gloire à force de tourner en rond et d'être jaloux

1960 · Artist's book, offset lithograph and letterpress printed, with objects in various media

overall (closed): 11 13/16 × 9 1/16 × 2 15/16" (30 × 23 × 7.5 cm)

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Mystery Box (Boîte mystère)

1960 · Painted wood with letterpress label

overall (closed): 3 13/16 × 2 3/4 × 2 7/16" (9.7 × 7 × 6.2 cm)

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Boîte mystère

1960 · Painted wooden box with acrylic additions

overall (closed): 15 3/4 x 7 15/16 x 3 13/16" (40 x 20.2 x 9.7 cm)

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Boîte mystère

1960 · Painted wood box

overall: 15 13/16 x 7 15/16 x 3 13/16" (40.2 x 20.2 x 9.7 cm)

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Partie du tout à Ben

1960 · Double-sided sheet with ink, postage stamps, and metal grommet

sheet: 10 3/8 x 22 1/16" (26.4 x 56 cm)

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Vielles chansons

1960 · Synthetic polymer paint, colored pencil, pencil, and felt-tip pen on particle board

overall: 8 1/2 × 7 1/16 × 3/8" (21.6 × 17.9 × 1 cm)

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Poster for Sculpture vivante, Galerie d'Art Total, Nice

1959 · Letterpress with pasted stamp

sheet: 23 7/16 × 15 3/16" (59.6 × 38.6 cm)

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Poster for Sculpture vivante, Galerie d'Art Total, Nice

1959 · Letterpress

sheet: 23 9/16 x 15 3/16" (59.8 x 38.6 cm)

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Laboratoire 32

1958 · Letterpress

sheet: 7 11/16 x 31 5/16" (19.5 x 79.5 cm)

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Il n'y a pas moins cher que la bourse du disque (There is nothing cheaper than the record market)

1958 · Letterpress

sheet: 20 3/8 x 15 11/16" (51.8 x 39.8 cm)

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Laboratoire 32

1958 · Letterpress

sheet: 7 11/16 x 31 1/2" (19.5 x 80 cm)

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Nine Directions For Art

Artist's book, offset lithograph printed

overall (closed): 5 3/16 × 7 1/4 × 1/16" (13.1 × 18.4 × 0.1 cm)

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Plaque for Flux Light

Synthetic polymer paint on wood

10 x 14 cm

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Plaque for Stool

Synthetic polymer paint on wood

3 15/16 x 5 9/16 x 3/16" (10 x 14.2 x 0.5 cm)

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