
Born in 1932, in Bruges, Belgian. Moved to New York in 1965. He is involved in New York's radical political art scene from the 1960s on and was associated with the New York Destructive Art movement, the Artist Workers' Coalition, the Guerrilla Art Action Group (1969-1976; co-founded with Jon Hendricks), organized actions and happenings directly attacking and provoking the New Yorker art-establishment. These groups expressed public consciousness through happenings, written manifestos, publications. Now Toche is working in political mail art under the title OF PISS@N'PUSS.Lives in Staten Island.
2008
JEAN TOCHE Weserburg - Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen

THE IMPERTINENCE OF RAISING QUESTIONS Kulturzentrum Faust, Hannover
2007
JEAN TOCHE Kunstverein Neuhausen/Germany

JEAN TOCHE Free Show, New York
2006
BURN, BABY, BURN artandgallery, Milano/Italy
2003
NO!art in BUCHENWALD Boris Lurie, Catalogbook, Stuttgart
Contribution:
I am a human being
1997
CONFRONTATIONS Printed Matter, New York
1970
TOWARDS A NEW HUMANISM Essay
1968
I ACCUSE dedicated to Marcel Broodthaers, Statement

THE DESTRUCTION ART GROUP Judson Gallery, New York