Born in the State of FLUX/us

Wiesbaden

The exhibition Benjamin Patterson: Born in the State of FLUX/us in the Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden offers an overview of Benjamin Patterson’s versatile and extensive work, displaying a large number of objects, paper works and boxes, from European collections. Giving an overview of Patterson’s dense œuvre, the exhibition shows some selected art works that he did within more than 50 years.

After his studies and performances as classical double-bass player, Patterson started to turn emphasis to experimental music in 1961, participated in avant-garde festivals and organized happenings with like-minded. Patterson worked and interlaced among others with George Maciunas, John Cage, Mary Bauermeister, Robert Filliou, Wolf Vostell and Nam June Paik. He lived among other places in Ottawa, Stuttgart, Cologne, New York and Paris, before he made Wiesbaden his domicile, where he lives and works until today.

Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden

June 2nd – September 23rd, 2012
Wilhelmstraße 15
65185 Wiesbaden
Germany

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