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’. 

Ben Vautier | A little book of Ben

Ben Vautier

A little book of Ben

Stuttgart, Germany:  Reflection Press, 1970

[32] pp., 23.5 x 16.5 cm., staple-bound

Edition size unknown

The fourteenth title published as part of Albrecht D.'s fluxBLATTzeitung series at his Reflection Press. The series ran from 1968 to 1973 and included twenty-four hand-made titles, including works by Wolf Vostell, R.Hausmann, and Dick Higgins. 

A little book of Ben is available from Jonathan Hill Bookseller for $150.00 US, here. 

A special edition of 25 signed copies was also issued [see next post]. 

Ben Vautier

On this day last year, Ben Vautier took his own life at the age of 88. His lifelong partner Annie had died a stroke the previous evening. 

Matchbooks

Matchboxes and matchbooks by Arthur Koepcke, Ben Vautier, Daniel Olson, George Brecht & Robert Filliou, David Shrigley, Joyce Holland (editor), Louise Lawler, Barbara Kruger, Ryan McGinness, Rasah Subtler and Red Seifer.