Ben Vautier | A Little Book of Ben [deluxe version]

Ben Vautier

A Little Book of Ben

Stuttgart, Germany:  Reflection Press, 1970

[unpaginated], 23.5 x 16.5 cm., staple-bound on cloth hard covers

Edition of 25 signed and numbered copies

The deluxe version of a staple-bound book released as the 14th issue in a series of handmade publications edited by Albrecht Dietrich called Future Culture [see previous post]. This version - released in an edition of twenty-five copies - comes with a unique hand-written element (“Ben is the Best”, “Reflection?”, “Love is not love but ego”, etc.). 

Also pictured above, are four blue pen drawings on white paper: 'Wann ich male dann ist es für meine Ehre', 'Gott ist da', 'Ich liebe mädchen', and 'Anonyme Kunst ist unmöglich ich bin ein hypokrit’.