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French artist Ben, known for his irreverent modern art and association with the Fluxus movement, died by suicide at age 88, just hours after his wife Annie Vautier passed away from a stroke. The couple, married since the 1960s, are survived by two children. Ben's work, characterized by playful black-on-white slogans, has been exhibited globally.
French artist Ben, known for his irreverent approach to modern art and association with the Fluxus movement, died by suicide at age 88, just hours after his wife Annie Vautier passed away from a stroke. The couple, married since the 1960s, are survived by their two children. Ben's work, characterized by playful black-on-white slogans, has been exhibited globally, leaving a significant mark on contemporary art.
French artist Richard Plaud spent 4,200 hours creating a 23ft Eiffel Tower replica out of 706,900 matchsticks, only to be disqualified from the Guinness World Record due to using the wrong type of matchsticks. The judges stated that the matchsticks must be commercially available and not cut or deformed, which Richard's were. However, there is hope for Richard as Guinness World Records has acknowledged that they may have been too strict and will review the rules, giving him a chance to prove that his record attempt was within the rules.
A French council worker spent eight years building a 24ft matchstick model of the Eiffel Tower, only to be denied a world record by Guinness World Records because he used the wrong type of matches. Richard Plaud used 706,900 matchsticks, but most were deemed ineligible as they were not commercially available and had been significantly altered. Despite completing the project on the 100th anniversary of Gustave Eiffel's death, the record was denied.
French artist Guemy creates murals in Ukraine to memorialize fallen soldiers, including Dmytro Kotsyubaylo, a young battalion commander known as "Da Vinci," who was killed in battle during Ukraine's resistance against the Russian invasion in Bakhmut.