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Signing Nature

Series: 
Gestes (1958-1972)
Performance type: 
Action
Free tags: 
Signature
Creator: 
Ben
Performer: 
Ben
Bibliographical sources: 
in Ben "Gestes", Bischofberger, Zürich, 1973, non paginé
in catalogue A propos de Nice, Centre Pompidou, 1977, p. 20
Producer: 
Ben
Occurence: 
Objets: 

acrylique et photographies sur panneau

Technique description référence: 
acrylique et photographies sur panneau
75 x 75 cm
Ben | trace de la performance "Signer la nature", 1966 | © Ben - ADAGP, Paris 2012
Notes: 
les panneaux en bois se rapportant à la série <em>Gestes</em> ont été réalisés de 1971 à 1973
Description: 

On an abandoned farm of his friend Daniel Cherry, in the mountains of Nice, after having announced it via invitations, Ben validates all he sees as art. For this, he sets up a pole and turns around it. The farm is thus declared “Museum of Modern Art.”

Ben | photographie de la performance "Signer la nature", 1966 | © Ben - ADAGP, Paris 2012 | photographie : © DR | courtesy de l'artiste
Ben | photographie de la performance "Signer la nature", 1966 | © Ben - ADAGP, Paris 2012 | photographie : © DR | courtesy de l'artiste
Ben | photographie de la performance "Signer la nature", 1966 | © Ben - ADAGP, Paris 2012 | photographie : © DR | courtesy de l'artiste
Ben | photographie de la performance "Signer la nature", 1966 | © Ben - ADAGP, Paris 2012 | photographie : © DR | courtesy de l'artiste
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