Ben Vautier, Artist Whose Specialty Was Provocation, Dies at 88 A core member of the anti-art movement Fluxus, he died by suicide hours after the death of his wife of 60 years.

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.