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- Birth nameBenjamin Vautier
- Nickname
- Ben
- Ben Vautier was born on July 18, 1935 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970 (1971), Flux Concert (1979) and Fluxconcert (1991). He was married to Annie Baricalla. He died on June 5, 2024 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- SpouseAnnie Baricalla(1964 - June 4, 2024) (her death, 2 children)
- ChildrenFrançois MalabarEva Vautier
- Vautier died of suicide by firearm on 5 June 2024, at the age of 88, after his wife had died from a stroke the previous evening.
- Vautier joined George Maciunas in the Fluxus artistic movement, in October 1962.
- Vautier ran a record shop called Magazin between 1958 and 1973.
- His work is included in some of the most important collections in the world, including MoMA in New York and Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid.
- Vautier long defended the rights of minorities in all countries, and he was influenced by the theories of François Fontan about ethnism. For example, he defended the Occitan language (southern France).
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