BENJAMIN VAUTIER
1935 - 2024
Is a French artist of Swiss origin. Known since 1959 thanks to his “tote store, place for meetings and exhibitions”, Ben was one of the founders of the Fluxus movement in the early 1960s: he affirms that everything is art and that everything is possible in art. Provocative and innovative art. Provocative and innovative putting the question of the ego at the center of his work, he is known in particular for his performances and his calligraphic scriptures and aphorisms.