Artworks · Ben Vautier

Mystery Box (Boîte mystère)

1960 · Painted wood with letterpress label

overall (closed): 3 15/16 × 2 3/4 × 2 5/16" (10 × 7 × 5.8 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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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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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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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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Monogram name card accordion, Je Signe Tout, Whispered Art History, Statement on Cut-Up Method, Composition for Rich Man, and La Strada from Fluxus 1

1959 · Envelope with glued accordion addition, containing works in various media

book: 7 1/2 × 8 3/8 × 1 13/16" (19.1 × 21.2 × 4.6 cm)

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Monogram name accordion, Je Signe Tout, Whispered Art History, Statement on Cut-Up Method, Yellow Piece, Composition for Rich Man, and La Strada from Fluxus 1

1959 · Envelope with glued accordion addition, containing works in various media

book: 7 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 2 3/16" (19.1 × 21 × 5.5 cm)

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Je Signe Tout, Hand This Card to Your Neighbour, Please Return to Sender, Statement on Cut Up Method, and La Strada from Fluxus 1

1959 · Envelope with bookplate, containing five works in various media

book: 7 9/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 3/16" (19.2 x 21 x 3 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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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 5/16" (19.5 x 79.5 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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Templon Coque

Film

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Unfold/Fold from Flux Year Box 2

Envelope containing paper with offset print

overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/4" (8.9 x 5.7 cm)

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Flux Holes Gathered from Flux Year Box 2

Plastic box with offset label, containing rubber, metal, cork

overall (closed): 2 15/16 x 2 5/8 x 5/8" (7.5 x 6.7 x 1.6 cm)

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Art Total cards from Flux Year Box 2

Plastic bag, containing offset cards

component (plastic bag): 4 15/16 x 3 7/16 x 1/4" (12.5 x 8.8 x 0.7 cm); component (cards, each approx.): 2 1/2 x 2 1/2" (6.4 x 6.4 cm)

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To Look At from Flux Year Box 2

Offset card

sheet: 3 11/16 x 3 7/8" (9.4 x 9.8 cm)

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Postcard from Flux Year Box 2

Offset card

sheet: 3 1/4 x 5 1/2" (8.3 x 14 cm)

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Postcard from Flux Year Box 2

Offset card

sheet: 3 1/4 x 5 1/2" (8.3 x 14 cm)

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Gallery One Festival of Misfits

 

Sheet: 13 15/16 x 10 7/8" (35.4 x 27.7 cm)

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Museum in a Box

 

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3 film reels

Films

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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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4 relils film de Ben copie (rayè)

Film

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mauvaise film Rue 1 copie

Film

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Fluxus Performance Slides

Box, containing slides

Box: 2 7/16 x 4 3/4 x 7 7/8" (6.2 x 12 x 20 cm)

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mauvaise copie

Film

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TOUT from Fluxshop

Letterpress

10 15/16 x 13 3/8" (27.8 x 33.9 cm)

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Fortissimo Pour Piano Fluxus

DVD

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Gestes Simples (Simple Gestures)

16mm film transferred to video (black-and-white, silent)

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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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Reel 3

VHS

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Reel 1

VHS

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