Catherine Anne Vautier (

née The birth name is the name of the person given upon their birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name or to the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a births registe ...

Baricalla; 12 July 1939 – 5 June 2024) was a French performance artist.

Biography

Vautier was born in

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in 1939 and met her future husband in 1963. As a member of the Théâtre Total collective she participated in numerous performances. She appeared in her husbands exhibitions, publications and performances. Vautier died on 5 June 2024 after suffering a stroke. Her husband of 60 years

Ben Vautier Benjamin Vautier (; 18 July 1935 – 5 June 2024), also known mononymously as Ben, was a French visual artist. Early life Benjamin Vautier was born on 18 July 1935 in Naples, Italy, to a French family. He was the great-grandson of the Swiss p ...

committed suicide hours later. He left a message explaining that he could not live without her and that he decided to join her in death. The couple had a son and a daughter.

References

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