▁in ▁Egypt , ▁Spain , ▁Den mark , ▁Canada , ▁and ▁France . ▁ ▁F illi ou ▁met ▁his ▁wife , ▁Marian ne ▁Staff els , ▁in ▁Den mark . ▁ ▁F illi ou ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁in ▁a ▁monaster y ▁in ▁Les ▁E yz ies , ▁France . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁F illi ou ▁designed ▁his ▁first ▁visual ▁work , ▁Le ▁Col lage ▁de ▁l ' imm ort elle ▁mort ▁du ▁monde ▁( Col lage ▁of ▁the ▁Im mort al ▁Death ▁of ▁the ▁World ), ▁a ▁trans cription ▁of ▁a ▁random ▁the ater ▁play ▁compar able ▁to ▁a ▁ch ess board ▁where ▁individual ▁experiences ▁are ▁expressed . ▁ ▁F illi ou ▁first ▁proposed ▁" Art ' s ▁B irth day " ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁He ▁suggested ▁that ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁ago , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁art . ▁But ▁one ▁day , ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 7 ▁to ▁be ▁precise , ▁Art ▁was ▁born . ▁F illi ou ▁says ▁it ▁happened ▁when ▁someone ▁dropped ▁a ▁dry ▁sp on ge ▁into ▁a ▁bucket ▁of ▁water . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁proposed ▁a ▁public ▁hol iday ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁art ▁in ▁our ▁lives . ▁Art ' s ▁B irth day ▁was ▁first ▁public ly ▁celebrated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁in ▁A achen ▁( i . e ., ▁A ix - la - Ch ap elle