To help make this profusion legible, the first floor of the museum is devoted to the oldest part of Ben’s work (1955-1976), and includes a wide selection of pieces from his Fluxus period, including all those kept in the collection of MoMA, New York, but also Ben’s connections to word paintings, concept, theatre, poetry, movies, etc.
It is divided in several themes:
- Concepts
- Ecritures
- Gestes
- Fluxus and performances
- Introspections
- Laboratory
- Cars
- Stupid Ideas
- Exercises on the ego
