Ben Patterson

American | 1934 - 2016

Ben Patterson was an American Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1934.

How much does a Ben Patterson cost?

Ben Patterson's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 86 USD to 7,514 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Ben Patterson's most expensive prints & graphic art?

Since 2011 the record price for this artist at auction is 7,514 USD for CASTRO, Lourdes, et Benjamin PATTERSON, sold at Christie's Paris in 2021.

Where can I see Ben Patterson's works?

Their work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Museum Abteiberg in M枚nchengladbach. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Museum Ludwig, Cologne have featured Ben Patterson's work in the past.

Ben Patterson in the news

Ben Patterson has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for MOUSSE Magazine in October 2024. The artist died in 2016.

Artist's alternative names: Benjamin Patterson

At Auction

Notable Lots

Worlds apart ,2005

By Ben Patterson

How to acquire urbanity ,2008

By Ben Patterson

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Perched on a baroquely romantic limb - Ben Patterson

Perched on a baroquely romantic limb ,1996

By Ben Patterson

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Recent Auction Results

If this is how... ,1990

By Ben Patterson

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Win big, bet all and remember your children - Ben Patterson

Win big, bet all and remember your children ,1997

By Ben Patterson

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Fluxus Fountainhead elixirs 2014 valigetta di plastica con 6 bottigliette in vetro cm 25,5x33x4 cad - Ben Patterson

Fluxus Fountainhead elixirs 2014 valigetta di plastica con 6 bottigliette in vetro cm 25,5x33x4 cad ,2014

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Current Exhibitions

Shattered music. Sound Art Beneath the Expansive Shadow of Fluxus

Parra & Romero, Madrid

Madrid | Spain

May 22,2025 - Jul 26,2025

Andersch Collection/Archive: Field Test #4: Køpcke 鈥� Roth

Museum Abteiberg

Mönchengladbach | Germany

Nov 21,2024 - Oct 05,2025

Past Exhibitions

Ursula Burghardt and Benjamin Patterson: Fluxus and Beyond

Museum Ludwig, Cologne

Cologne | Germany

Oct 12,2024 - Feb 09,2025

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Articles

MOUSSE Magazine 31/10/2024

Drawing its title from Andr茅 L. Brock鈥檚 groundbreaking text聽Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures聽(2020).

e-flux 11/10/2024

Fluxus and Beyond: Ursula Burghardt, Benjamin Patterson at the Museum Ludwig takes a fresh look at a 1960s art movement that continues to exert its influence.

ArtDaily 19/07/2024

Fluxus and Beyond: Ursula Burghardt, Benjamin Patterson at the Museum Ludwig takes a fresh look at a 1960s art movement that continues to exert its influence.

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Coverage

鈥� ..Trained in classical music instrumentation and composition, Patterson made his most significant contribution to Fluxus with his concept of the 鈥渁ction as composition鈥濃€攖he resulting sound from simple and... 鈥�
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The Studio Museum in Harlem

鈥� ..Exploring the connection between action and music, Patterson created compositions for both the body in motion and unconventional playing of his instrument, the contra bass, through ordinary gestures and... 鈥�
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The Studio Museum in Harlem

鈥� ..After his hiatus, Patterson reemerged in the 1980s to resume his prolific artistic career... 鈥�
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The Studio Museum in Harlem

鈥� ..Patterson was a founder, and the sole African-American member, of Fluxus, an international collective formed in the 1960s that sought to blur the boundaries between art and life, artist and audience, and... 鈥�
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The Art Institute of Chicago