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Auction

Free tags: 
Vêtement
Transaction
Creator: 
Ben
Performer: 
Ben
Arman
Bibliographical sources: 
in fascicule Moi Ben Je signe, Réédition, non daté, circa 1962, p. 5
Producer: 
Ben
Website: 
//www.ben-vautier.com/
Occurence: 
Description: 
During my conference on Art Total, I auctioned off to mark my taking possession of anything as part of my everything, my white Derby shirt. Arman purchased and paid by check the amount of 20 francs.
On that day, Arman, already famous, defies Ben to sell his shirt that should produce a nice profit if he is the important artist he claims to be. Ben takes off his shirt and puts it up for auction… which go up to ± 20 francs. And it's Arman who wins: he then pulls out his checkbook. Ben, first furious, because his shirt had cost him more at "Prisu," blossoms, takes the check and exclaims: "I have an Arman: a check signed Arman!" Arman puts him right: "I sign them by my name: Armand Fernandes…
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