Artist Monograph

Ben Vautier, French

Ben Vautier is represented by 323 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as french.

French, born Italy, 1935–2024

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Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	156	48.3%
Photography	53	16.4%
Lithography	32	9.9%
Sculpture	24	7.4%
Drawing	19	5.9%
Collage	7	2.2%

Technique range

Ben Vautier’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Other Media, with secondary engagement in Photography, Lithography, Sculpture, Drawing, Collage.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a substantial body of 323 works attributed to Ben Vautier, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

Ben Vautier is catalogued under French nationality. See the full French artists hub.

Contemporaries among French artists

5032
Eugène Atget
works at MoMA
1437
Jean Dubuffet
works at MoMA
1168
Marc Chagall
works at MoMA
1068
Henri Matisse
works at MoMA
907
Pierre Bonnard
works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Lifespan: 1935–2024 (89 years). Artistic production is attributed within this window.

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 150 shown of 323

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Photograph Acc. FC2896		Gelatin silver print		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
3 film reels Video Acc. FC3171.a-c		Films		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
4 relils film de Ben copie (rayè) Video Acc. FC1746		Film		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Art Total cards from Flux Year Box 2 Multiple Acc. 3239.2008.11.a-bb		Plastic bag, containing offset cards	component (plastic bag): 4 15/16 x 3 7/16 x 1/4" (12.5 x 8.8 x 0.7 cm); component (cards, each approx.): 2 1/2 x 2 1/2" (6.4 x 6.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Flux Holes Gathered from Flux Year Box 2 Multiple Acc. 3239.2008.12.a-e		Plastic box with offset label, containing rubber, metal, cork	overall (closed): 2 15/16 x 2 5/8 x 5/8" (7.5 x 6.7 x 1.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Fluxus Performance Slides Media Acc. FC1885		Box, containing slides	Box: 2 7/16 x 4 3/4 x 7 7/8" (6.2 x 12 x 20 cm)	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Fortissimo Pour Piano Fluxus Video Acc. FC907		DVD		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Gallery One Festival of Misfits Photograph Acc. FC4788			Sheet: 13 15/16 x 10 7/8" (35.4 x 27.7 cm)	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Gestes Simples (Simple Gestures) Video Acc. 2908.2008		16mm film transferred to video (black-and-white, silent) approx. 8 min.		Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift, 2008
mauvaise copie Video Acc. FC1743		Film		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
mauvaise film Rue 1 copie Video Acc. FC1744		Film		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Museum in a Box (not assigned) Acc. FC3785				Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Nine Directions For Art Print Acc. 3240.2008.x1-x6		Artist's book, offset lithograph printed	overall (closed): 5 3/16 × 7 1/4 × 1/16" (13.1 × 18.4 × 0.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Plaque for Flux Light Painting Acc. 2958.2008		Synthetic polymer paint on wood	10 x 14 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Plaque for Stool Painting Acc. 2955.2008		Synthetic polymer paint on wood	3 15/16 x 5 9/16 x 3/16" (10 x 14.2 x 0.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Postcard from Flux Year Box 2 Multiple Acc. 3239.2008.14		Offset card	sheet: 3 1/4 x 5 1/2" (8.3 x 14 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Postcard from Flux Year Box 2 Multiple Acc. 3239.2008.15		Offset card	sheet: 3 1/4 x 5 1/2" (8.3 x 14 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Reel 1 Video Acc. FC900		VHS		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Reel 3 Video Acc. FC902		VHS		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Templon Coque Video Acc. FC5121		Film		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
To Look At from Flux Year Box 2 Multiple Acc. 3239.2008.16		Offset card	sheet: 3 11/16 x 3 7/8" (9.4 x 9.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
TOUT from Fluxshop Installation Acc. 2980.2008.59		Letterpress	10 15/16 x 13 3/8" (27.8 x 33.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Unfold/Fold from Flux Year Box 2 Multiple Acc. 3239.2008.13.a-b		Envelope containing paper with offset print	overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/4" (8.9 x 5.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Il n'y a pas moins cher que la bourse du disque (There is nothing cheaper than the record market) Print Acc. 2990.2008.x1-x2	c. 1958	Letterpress	sheet: 20 3/8 x 15 11/16" (51.8 x 39.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Laboratoire 32 Print Acc. 2988.2008.2	c. 1958	Letterpress	sheet: 7 11/16 x 31 5/16" (19.5 x 79.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Laboratoire 32 Print Acc. 2988.2008.1	c. 1958	Letterpress	sheet: 7 11/16 x 31 1/2" (19.5 x 80 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Je Signe Tout, Hand This Card to Your Neighbour, Please Return to Sender, Statement on Cut Up Method, and La Strada from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2986.2008.70a-e	1959–1964, assembled 1964	Envelope with bookplate, containing five works in various media	book: 7 9/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 3/16" (19.2 x 21 x 3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Monogram name card accordion, Je Signe Tout, Whispered Art History, Statement on Cut-Up Method, Composition for Rich Man, and La Strada from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2904.2008.67	1959–64, assembled 1964–65	Envelope with glued accordion addition, containing works in various media	book: 7 1/2 × 8 3/8 × 1 13/16" (19.1 × 21.2 × 4.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Poster for Sculpture vivante, Galerie d'Art Total, Nice Print Acc. 2740.2008	1959	Letterpress	sheet: 23 9/16 x 15 3/16" (59.8 x 38.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Poster for Sculpture vivante, Galerie d'Art Total, Nice Print Acc. 3831.2008	1959	Letterpress with pasted stamp	sheet: 23 7/16 × 15 3/16" (59.6 × 38.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Ben Vautier's shop Laboratoire 32/Galerie d'art total, 32 rue Tonduit de l'Escarene, Nice Photograph Acc. ARCH.XX.Fluxus.loan30	c. 1960	Gelatin silver print		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Archive, The Museum of Modern Art Archive
Ben Vautier's shop Laboratoire 32/Galerie d'art total, 32 rue Tonduit de l'Escarene, Nice Photograph Acc. ARCH.XX.Fluxus.loan31	c. 1960	Gelatin silver print		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Archive, The Museum of Modern Art Archive
Boîte mystère Multiple Acc. 2910.2008	1960	Painted wood box	overall: 15 13/16 x 7 15/16 x 3 13/16" (40.2 x 20.2 x 9.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Boîte mystère Sculpture Acc. 2911.2008	1960	Painted wooden box with acrylic additions	overall (closed): 15 3/4 x 7 15/16 x 3 13/16" (40 x 20.2 x 9.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Ce trou Print Acc. 3870.2008	c. 1960	Letterpress	sheet: 22 1/16 × 17 5/8" (56 × 44.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Écrit pour la gloire à force de tourner en rond et d'être jaloux Illustrated Book Acc. 3909.2008	1960–70, published c. 1970	Artist's book, offset lithograph and letterpress printed	overall (closed): 5 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 1 5/16" (13 x 20 x 3.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Écrit pour la gloire à force de tourner en rond et d'être jaloux Illustrated Book Acc. 3910.2008	1960–70, published c. 1970	Artist's book, offset lithograph and letterpress printed, with objects in various media	overall (closed): 11 13/16 × 9 1/16 × 2 15/16" (30 × 23 × 7.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Mystery Box (Boîte mystère) Multiple Acc. 3872.2008	1960–65	Painted wood with letterpress label	overall (closed): 3 13/16 × 2 3/4 × 2 7/16" (9.7 × 7 × 6.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Mystery Box (Boîte mystère) Multiple Acc. 3871.2008	1960–65	Painted wood with letterpress label	overall (closed): 3 15/16 × 2 3/4 × 2 5/16" (10 × 7 × 5.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Partie du tout à Ben Drawing Acc. 2742.2008	1960	Double-sided sheet with ink, postage stamps, and metal grommet	sheet: 10 3/8 x 22 1/16" (26.4 x 56 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
The First Portable Hole (Le Premier trou portatif) Sculpture Acc. 3873.2008	1960	Offset printed cardboard box, containing painted wood with metal handle	overall (closed): 5 3/16 x 4 3/16 x 2 1/16" (13.2 x 10.7 x 5.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Vielles chansons Painting Acc. 2744.2008	1960–62	Synthetic polymer paint, colored pencil, pencil, and felt-tip pen on particle board	overall: 8 1/2 × 7 1/16 × 3/8" (21.6 × 17.9 × 1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Dirty Water Multiple Acc. 2896.2008	1961/1964	(CONFIRM)		Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
God Multiple Acc. 2745.2008	1961	Glass bottle with pencil on label	11 13/16 × 3 3/8 × 3 3/8" (30 × 8.5 × 8.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Le Temps Drawing Acc. 2912.2008	1961	Cut-and-pasted printed and colored paper on graph paper with ink additions	sheet: 12 5/8 x 9 1/2" (32 x 24.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Le Temps Drawing Acc. 2913.2008	1961	Cut-and-pasted carbon copy and printed paper on graph paper	sheet: 12 5/8 x 9 1/2" (32 x 24.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Le Temps Sculpture Acc. 2746.2008	1961	Painted alarm clock	overall: 4 5/16 x 3 13/16 x 2 9/16" (11 x 9.7 x 6.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Le Temps Photograph Acc. 2914.2008	1961	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 11 15/16 x 9 7/16" (30.3 x 23.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Mystère No. 6 Drawing Acc. 3874.2008	1961	Rubber stamped ink, typewriting, and ink on paper	sheet: 12 5/16 × 9 3/8" (31.3 × 23.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Prototype for Flux Catalogue Multiple Acc. 2915.2008	1961-69	Dictionary	6 3/8 x 4 5/16 x 1 3/16" (16.2 x 11 x 3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Prototype for Flux Colors (Je signe toutes les couleurs) Drawing Acc. 2916.2008	1961	Ink and color chart on paper	sheet: 12 5/16 x 9 1/2" (31.3 x 24.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Spit Print Acc. FC1486	1961	Rubber stamp	overall: 1 3/8 × 2 1/16 × 3" (3.5 × 5.2 × 7.6 cm)	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Absolument n'importe quoi est art Print Acc. 3832.2008	1962	Letterpress	sheet: 9 1/16 × 12 5/8" (23 × 32 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Ben Dieu – Art total sa revue Illustrated Book Acc. 2747.2008	1962–63	Artist's book	overall (closed): 12 3/8 × 9 × 13/16" (31.4 × 22.9 × 2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Ben Dieu – Art total sa revue Illustrated Book Acc. 3875.2008	1962–63	Artist's book	overall (closed): 12 5/8 × 8 11/16 × 13/16" (32 × 22 × 2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Archive, The Museum of Modern Art Archive
Box lid from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.22	(1962-75)	Black paint and white chalk	irreg. composition 8 3/16 x 11 15/16" (20.8 x 30.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Fluxus Anything Box Sculpture Acc. 2919.2008	1962	Plastic box with presstype, pencil, and felt-tip pen on pasted paper, containing objects in various media	overall (closed): 2 15/16 x 4 x 1 1/8" (7.5 x 10.2 x 2.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Idea Book Illustrated Book Acc. 2748.2008	1962–64	Artist's book containing notes and scores	overall (closed): 16 15/16 x 10 7/16 x 3 7/16" (43 x 26.5 x 8.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Light Bulb (La Lumière) Multiple Acc. 2749.2008.a-b	1962	Light bulb in plastic frame	9 1/8 × 7 3/16 × 3" (23.2 × 18.2 × 7.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Living Sculpture (Sculpture vivante), performed during Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, 1962 Photograph Acc. 2979.2008.4	1962	Gelatin silver print	framed: 14 3/4 x 11 13/16" (37.4 x 30 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Archive, The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York, NY.
Plate (between folios 11 and 12) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.10	(1962-75)	Fold-out collage and rubber stamp, printed in color	composition 12 1/8 x 8 1/4" (30.8 x 20.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 1) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.3	(1962-75)	Collage and photolithograph, printed in black	composition 7 3/8 x 5" (18.7 x 12.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 10) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.9	(1962-75)	Collage and photolithograph, printed in black	irreg. composition 5 15/16 x 4 3/4" (15.1 x 12 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 13) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.11	(1962-75)	Fold-out collage and photolithograph, printed in black	composition 10 5/8 x 5 13/16" (27 x 14.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 14) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.12	(1962-75)	Collage (phonograph record) and photolithograph, printed in black	composition 12 3/16 x 8 1/4" (30.9 x 21 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 17) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.13	(1962-75)	Collage and photolithograph, printed in black	composition 11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 20.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 18) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.14	(1962-75)	Collage and photolithograph, printed in black	irreg. composition 6 7/16 x 8 3/16" (16.4 x 20.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 19) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.15	(1962-75)	Collage (mirror) and rubber stamp, printed in color	composition 12 3/16 x 8 5/16" (31 x 21.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 20 verso) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.17	(1962-75)	Rubber stamp, printed in color	irreg. composition 15/16 x 2 1/16" (2.4 x 5.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 20) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.16	(1962-75)	Rubber stamp, printed in color	irreg. composition 15/16 x 2 1/16" (2.4 x 5.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 21) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.18	(1962-75)	Collage (thread) and photolithograph, printed in black	sheet 12 3/16 x 8 1/4" (30.9 x 20.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 22) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.19	(1962-75)	Collage and photolithograph, printed in black	irreg. composition 11 15/16 x 8 1/4" (30.3 x 21 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 23 verso) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.21	(1962-75)	Collage and rubber stamp, printed in color	composition 7 7/8 x 3 5/16" (20 x 8.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 23) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.20	(1962-75)	Collage and rubber stamp, printed in color	irreg. composition 8 7/8 x 6 3/16" (22.5 x 15.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 3) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.4	(1962-75)	Collage and photolithograph, printed in black	composition 4 5/16 x 2 1/2" (11 x 6.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 4) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.5	(1962-75)	Collage and photolithograph, printed in black	composition 5 5/16 x 5" (13.5 x 12.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 6) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.6	(1962-75)	Collage and photolithograph, printed in black	composition 6 1/4 x 5 15/16" (15.8 x 15.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 7) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.7	(1962-75)	Collage and photolithograph, printed in black	irreg. composition 6 1/4 x 7 5/16" (15.9 x 18.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio 9) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.8	(1962-75)	Collage and photolithograph, printed in black	irreg. composition 5 1/8 x 7 5/8" (13 x 19.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (folio following title page) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.1	(1962-75)	Collage	composition 1 3/4 x 3 1/8" (4.5 x 8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Plate (verso of folio preceding folio 1) from MOI, BEN JE SIGNE Illustrated Book Acc. 159.1975.2	(1962-75)	Collage and rubber stamp, printed in color	irreg. composition 2 x 3 5/16" (16.5 x 8.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Poster for Le Trottoir d'en face Print Acc. 3876.2008	c. 1962	Letterpress	sheet: 19 × 15 11/16" (48.2 × 39.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Prototype for A Flux Suicide Kit Multiple Acc. 2751.2008	1962/1984	Suitcase containing objects in various media	overall: 3 3/4 x 14 9/16 x 7 1/16" (9.5 x 37 x 18 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Prototype for Black Box (Boîte noire) Multiple Acc. 2918.2008	1962	Painted metal	7 7/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16" (20 x 4 x 4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Prototype for Dirty Water (Eau sale) Sculpture Acc. 2917.2008	1962	Glass jar with paint, containing water	overall: 6 11/16 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8" (17 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Reels 1,2,3 Video Acc. FC905	c. 1962-1971	VHS		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A01	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 7 15/16 × 10" (20.2 × 25.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A02.x1-x2	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A03	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A04	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A05	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A06	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A07	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A08	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A09.x1-x2	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A10	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A11	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A12.x1-x2	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A13	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A14	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A15	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A16	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A17.x1-x2	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A18	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A19	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A20	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A22	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A23.x1-x2	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A24.x1-x2	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A25	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A26.x1-x2	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A28	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 13 15/16 × 11" (35.4 × 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A21.x1-x2	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A29.x1-x2	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sculpture Vivante (Living Sculpture), Festival of Misfits, Gallery One, London, October 23- November 8, 1962, Taking "God" 1960 for a walk during the Festival of Misfits Photograph Acc. 3724.2008.A27	1962	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Selling God as a Work of Art Photograph Acc. 2979.2008.1	1962, printed 1998	Gelatin silver print	framed: 14 5/16 x 11 7/16" (36.4 x 29 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Archive, The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York, NY.
Selling God as a Work of Art Photograph Acc. 2979.2008.2	1962, printed 1998	Gelatin silver print	framed: 14 3/4 x 11 13/16" (37.4 x 30 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Archive, The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York, NY.
Selling God as a Work of Art Photograph Acc. 2979.2008.3	1962, printed 1998	Gelatin silver print	framed: 14 3/4 x 11 13/16" (37.4 x 30 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Archive, The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York, NY.
Selling God as a Work of Art Photograph Acc. 2979.2008.1-4	1962, printed 1998	4 gelatin silver prints	.1, framed: 14 5/16 x 11 7/16" (36.4 x 29 cm) .2-.4 framed, each: 14 3/4 x 11 13/16" (37.4 x 30 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Archive, The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York, NY.
This Room is a Ben Creation Painting Acc. 2750.2008	1962	Synthetic polymer paint on wood	overall: 7 1/16 x 8 1/4" (18 x 21 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Turn This Page from Fluxshop Installation Acc. 2980.2008.61a-xxxx	1962	102 copies of double-sided offset	sheet (each): 7 9/16 x 7 13/16" (19.2 x 19.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Turn This Page from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 3084.2008.38	1962, assembled c. 1965-66	Double-sided offset	book: 7 9/16 × 8 7/16 × 2 3/8" (19.2 × 21.5 × 6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Turn This Page from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2183.2008.48	1962, assembled c. 1976	Double-sided offset lithograph	book: 7 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 1 15/16" (19.1 × 21 × 5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Turn This Page from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2187.2008.38	1962, assembled 1964	Double-sided offset	book: 7 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 2 3/16" (19.1 × 21 × 5.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Turn This Page from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2904.2008.38	1962, assembled 1964–65	Double-sided offset	book: 7 1/2 × 8 3/8 × 1 13/16" (19.1 × 21.2 × 4.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Turn This Page from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2987.2008.39	1962, assembled c.1965	Double-sided offset	book: 7 1/2 × 8 7/16 × 1 15/16" (19.1 × 21.4 × 5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Turn This Page from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2430.2008.37	1962, assembled 1964	Double-sided offset	book: 7 1/2 × 8 7/16 × 2 3/16" (19.1 × 21.4 × 5.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Turn This Page from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2986.2008.38	1962, assembled 1964	Double-sided offset	book: 7 9/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 3/16" (19.2 x 21 x 3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
(Curieux! de Ben) Video Acc. FC903	c. 1963	DVD		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
15 Compositions pour une perception nouvelle et totale de la musique de ce disque from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2986.2008.40	1963, assembled 1964	Record	book: 7 9/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 3/16" (19.2 x 21 x 3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Art Total Print Acc. 2752.2008.x1-x2	1963	Letterpress	sheet: 16 5/8 x 13 11/16" (42.3 x 34.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Attaché de Ben and/or Variation #1 on "Braid" (String Piece), performed during Fully Guaranteed 12 Fluxus Concerts, Canal Street, New York, April 1964 Photograph Acc. 2753.2008.a-b	1963, performed 1964	Two gelatin silver prints	image (each): 15 1/8 x 15 1/8" (38.4 x 38.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Certificate for Festival of Total Art and Comportment, Nice, July 27, 1963 Print Acc. 2989.2008.x1-x3	1963	Letterpress	sheet: 10 x 10 9/16" (25.4 x 26.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Crise et dépression chez Ben (Crisis and Depression at Ben's) Print Acc. 3833.2008	1963	Letterpress	sheet: 22 1/16 × 17 13/16" (56 × 45.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Disque de Musique Total Print Acc. 2754.2008.1	1963	Letterpress on record jacket	sheet: 7 5/16 x 7 1/16" (18.5 x 18 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Disque de musique total Print Acc. 2754.2008.3.a-b	1963	Letterpress record jacket, containing 7-inch vinyl record	overall: 7 1/16 x 7 1/16" (18 x 18 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Faites comme d'habitude (Business as Usual) Print Acc. 2992.2008.x1-x3	1963–64	Letterpress	sheet: 8 11/16 x 13 3/8" (22 x 34 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Flux Mystery Food performed by the artist, Robert Bozzi and George Maciunas during Fluxus Festival of Total Art and Comportment, Nice, July 1963 Photograph Acc. ARCH.XX.Fluxus.loan19	1963	Gelatin silver print		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Archive, The Museum of Modern Art Archive
Flux Mystery Food, performed during Fluxus Festival of Total Art and Comportment, Nice, July 26, 1963 Photograph Acc. FC4958	1963	Gelatin silver print	image: 4 5/16 x 6 11/16" (11 x 17 cm); sheet: 4 15/16 x 6 15/16" (12.6 x 17.7 cm)	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Index for My Chest Illustrated Book Acc. 2920.2008	1963	Felt-tip pen on board with tape, twine, and pin	sheet (each approx.): 7 1/16 x 7 1/16" (18 x 18 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Je sors du trou Print Acc. 3877.2008.x1-x2	1963	Letterpress with rubber stamp additions	sheet: 15 13/16 × 11 5/8" (40.2 × 29.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
L'Art est pas art Print Acc. 3834.2008.x1-x2	1963	Letterpress	sheet: 4 7/16 x 15 9/16" (11.3 x 39.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Label for Mystery Food Print Acc. 2921.2008.x1-x4	1963	Letterpress	sheet: 4 15/16 x 6 5/16" (12.6 x 16 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Musique Aussi Absence de Musique Illustrated Book Acc. 2904.2008.39	1963, assembled 1964–65	Vinyl record	book: 7 1/2 × 8 3/8 × 1 13/16" (19.1 × 21.2 × 4.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Mystery Food Multiple Acc. 3192.2008	1963	Metal can	overall: 4 1/2 x 2 15/16" (11.5 x 7.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Partie du tout à Ben Print Acc. 2994.2008	c. 1963	Letterpress	sheet (irreg.): 17 15/16 x 13 3/8" (45.6 x 33.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Piano Piece No. 17 Drawing Acc. 2755.2008	1963–64	Felt-tip pen on paper	sheet: 4 1/8 × 5 1/2" (10.4 × 14 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Poster for L'Événement théatral mondial, Nouveau Casino, Nice, France, July 27, 1963 Print Acc. 3835.2008	1963	Letterpress	sheet: 12 3/16 x 8 5/16" (31 x 21.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Poster for Le Théâtre d'art total, rue Tondutti de l'Escarene, Nice, July 29, 1963 Print Acc. 3836.2008	1963	Letterpress	sheet: 3 3/8 × 3 9/16" (8.5 × 9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Record of Music Total (Disque de Musique Total) Print Acc. 2754.2008.2	1963	Letterpress on record jacket	sheet (a): 7 5/16 x 7 1/16" (18.5 x 18 cm); sheet (b): 7 1/4 x 7 5/16" (18.4 x 18.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by Ben Vautier are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 323 works attributed to Ben Vautier.

What medium did Ben Vautier primarily work in?

Based on MoMA's holdings, Ben Vautier's most represented medium is Other Media.

What nationality is Ben Vautier?

Ben Vautier is catalogued as French in MoMA's Artists index.