With the sudden passing of Benjamin Vautier, better known by his alias Ben, on June 5, 2024, take a look back on the life of one of France’s most popular and impertinent artists.

Ben, the French artist best known for his irreverent approach to modern art, has died aged 88, taking his own life hours after the death of his wife, his family said in a statement Wednesday.

French artist Ben Vautier, known simply under the artistic moniker Ben, died by suicide at his home in Nice just hours after the death of his wife, his family said on Wednesday. View on euronews ...

Ben Vautier, a French artist and agitator who often worked under the moniker Ben, and who as a core member of the anti-art collective Fluxus blurred the boundaries of high and low, art and life ...

Ben, the French artist best known for his irreverent approach to modern art, has died aged 88, taking his own life hours after the death of his wife, his family said in a statement Wednesday.

French artist Ben Vautier, 88, dies by suicide hours after wife’s death. Fluxus movement proponent believed in the idea that ‘everything is art’ ...

June 7 (UPI) --French artist Ben has died at the age of 88, taking his own life hours after his wife of 60 years died of a stroke, his family said. Annie Vautier, Ben's wife, died at 3 a.m ...