'' Eating a Tough Egg | A history of performance art on the Riviera from 1951 until now

Eating a Tough Egg

Series: 
Gestes (1958-1972)
Performance type: 
Action
Creator: 
Ben
Performer: 
Ben
Bibliographical sources: 
in Ben "Gestes", Bischofberger, Zürich, 1973, non paginé
in catalogue akties, ideeën, handelingen, ICC, Anvers, 1972, p.45
Producer: 
Ben
Website: 
//www.ben-vautier.com/
Occurence: 
Objets: 

acrylique et photographies sur panneau

Technique description référence: 
acrylique et photographies sur panneau
75 x 75 cm
Ben | trace de la performance "Manger un œuf dur", 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: 

The day of the showing for the École de Nice exhibition at the Galerie des Ponchettes (also known as the Dufy Museum), Ben boils an egg and eats it at 12:33pm precisely.

Ben was not invited to exhibit.

Ben | photographie de la performance "Manger un œuf dur", 1966 | © Ben - ADAGP, Paris 2012 | photographie : © DR | courtesy de l'artiste
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