Born in 1935 in Naples, Ben lives and works in Nice. He began to make a name for himself in 1959 thanks to his ‘hotchpotch shop, a place for meetings and exhibitions.’ One of the founders of the Fluxus movement in the early 1960s, he maintains that everything is art and that everything is possible in art. Ben is a provocative and innovative artist who places the question of ego at the centre of his work. He is best known for his performances and calligraphic aphorisms-texts.
La théorie de l'ego | March 1 > April 5, 2014 / Paris - Impasse Beaubourg |
Ils se sont tous suicidés | January 10 > February 21, 2009 / Paris - Impasse Beaubourg |
Ben's Bizart Bazart | Apr 26 > May 31, 2003 / Paris - Beaubourg |
A bas la culture | Feb 9 > Mar 12, 1994 / Paris - Beaubourg |
Histoire de cul | Jan 5 > Feb 6, 1991 / Paris - Beaubourg |
Mes fonds de tiroirs | march 19 > april 20, 1988 / Paris - Beaubourg |
Ecritures 1958-1983 | april 13 >30, 1983 / Paris - Beaubourg |
Oeuvres récentes | feb 9 > march 6, 1980 / Paris - Beaubourg |
10 ans Galerie Templon | oct 7 > nov 16, 1978 / Paris - Beaubourg |
L'art au présent | oct 2 > nov 10, 1974 / Paris - Beaubourg |
La Déconstruction de l'oeuvre d'art | sept 15 > oct 30, 1973 / Paris - Beaubourg |
Actions | march 1st > 31, 1972 / Paris - Beaubourg |
Ecritures 1958-1966 | jun 22 > jul 10, 1971 / Paris - Rue Bonaparte |
Groupe | may 26 > jul 13, 1970 / Paris - Rue Bonaparte |
L'art est inutile... | sept 22 > oct 10, 1970 / Paris - Rue Bonaparte |