The ‘Methodical Romance’ of Bas Jan Ader, the Artist Who Set Sail and Never Returned

Bastiaan Johan Christiaan "Bas Jan" Ader (19 April 1942 - disappeared 1975) was a Dutch conceptual and performance artist, and photographer. [1] His work was in many instances presented as photographs and film of his performances. He made performative installations, including Please Don't Leave Me (1969). Bas Jan Ader aboard "Ocean Wave" about to set sail July 9, 1975, 1975 Parrish Art Museum Even before Andy Warhol created his Factory, a hotspot for wannabe artists from the 1960s through the 1980s, public hangouts like bars and nightclubs were the place where many sociable artists solidified their careers.

Bas Jan Ader (Dutch, 19421975), Fall 2, Amsterdam, 1970 Funny pictures, Ader, Perfectly timed

Bastiaan Johan Christiaan "Bas Jan" Ader (born 19 April 1942 - disappeared 1975) was a Dutch conceptual artist, performance artist, photographer and filmmaker. He had lived in Los Angeles, California for the last twelve years of his life. His work was in many instances presented as photographs and film of his performances. Bas Jan Ader, 1942 - 1975 Dutch/Californian artist Bas Jan Ader was last seen in 1975 when he took off in what would have been the smallest sailboat ever to cross the Atlantic. He left behind a small oeuvre, often using gravity as a medium, which more than 30 years after his disappearance at sea is more influential than ever before.. Bastiaan Johan Christiaan "Bas Jan" Ader (19 April 1942 - disappeared 1975) was a Dutch conceptual and performance artist, and photographer. His work was in many instances presented as photographs and film of his performances. He made performative installations, including Please Don't Leave Me (1969). In 1975, artist Bas Jan Ader attempted to sail across the Atlantic. The discovery of his boat 10 months later sparked a fetishistic fascination with his disappearance. Tiernan Morgan November 30,.

Bas Jan Ader Flower Arranging as the Master Art

The Dutch artist Bas Jan Ader's life (1942-75) can hardly be seen otherwise. He disappeared at sea at age 33, the same age his father was in 1944 when executed by the Nazis for his active role in. Christopher Williams has hauntingly memorialized the artist in Bouquet for Bas Jan Ader and Christopher D'Arcangelo, 1991. Ader's rigorous poetics can be felt in Martin Kersel's excellent explorations of gravity, attraction, and repulsion. Artist Collier Schorr has written lucidly and lovingly about him. Dutch/Californian artist Bas Jan Ader was last seen in 1975 when he took off in what would have been the smallest sailboat ever to cross the Atlantic. He left behind a small oeuvre, often using gravity as a medium, which more than 30 years after his disappearance at sea is more influential than ever before. On July 9, 1975, Dutch-born artist Bas Jan Ader set sail from Chatham, Massachusetts, on a thirteen-foot sailboat. He was bound for Falmouth, England, on the second leg of a three-part piece titled In Search of the Miraculous. The damaged boat was found south of the western tip of Ireland nearly a year later. Ader was never seen again.

Tangential Bas Jan Ader

Viewers of Bas Jan Ader's 24-second 16mm film actually do. Present, too, is the same sense of dawning horror, as we see the artist on a chair straddling the roof of a suburban home, then falling. Bas Jan Ader (b. 1942 Winschoten, The Netherlands) received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles (1965) and his Master's of Fine Arts at the Claremont Graduate School and University Center, Claremont CA (1967). In 1975, artist Bas Jan Ader set out on a three-month Atlantic crossing as part of his new work. He was never seen again. His wife recalls his 'earth-shattering kind of heroism.' Allison. Bas Jan Ader has 15 works online. There are 28,447 photographs online. Installation views We have identified these works in the following photos from our exhibition history. In & Out of Amsterdam: Art & Project Bulletin, 1968-1989. Jul 15-Oct 26, 2009. Staging Action: Performance in Photography since 1960.

Bas Jan Ader Artists Meliksetian Briggs

An inadequate boat, capsized off the coast of Ireland. A body lost at sea. For some, this life is not creeping, but rushing forward to its doomed conclusion. Most people turn away, unable to face. Anna Meliksetian and Michael Briggs are pleased to present Bas Jan Ader: Drifting Home, an exhibition of photo and video works curated by Pedro de Llano, focusing on the themes of domesticity and intimacy in the artist's work.The exhibition marks the 40th anniversary of the artist's passing and is the first exhibition of the artist's work at Meliksetian | Briggs.