
Bas Jan Ader
Bastiaan Johan Christiaan 'Bas Jan' Ader (19 April 1942 – disappeared 1975) was a Dutch conceptual- and performance artist, photograper. 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).
Ader was lost at sea in 1975, attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean from the American coast to England sailing in a thirteen-foot sailboat. His deserted vessel was found off the coast of Ireland on 18 April 1976, offering few clues as to his fate.
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Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 0.553 |
Birthday | 1942-04-19 |
Place of Birth | Winschoten, Netherlands |
Also Known As | Bastiaan Johan Christiaan Ader, |

1970

Fall 2
6/0
Bas Jan Ader rides his bike into a canal in Amsterdam.
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Fall 2

1971

I'm Too Sad to Tell You
6/2
This short film is part of a mixed media artwork of the same name, which also included postcards of Ader crying, sent to friends of his, with the titl...
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I'm Too Sad to Tell You

1971

Broken Fall (Geometric)
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One of a series of ‘falls’ by Bas Jan Ader that he recorded on film, this work was filmed in West Kapelle, Holland in 1970.
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Broken Fall (Geometric)

1971

Broken Fall (Organic)
6/1
Bas Jan Ader hangs from the branch of a tall tree, until he loses his grip and falls into a river below.
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Broken Fall (Organic)

1971

Nightfall
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Shot in his garage-studio, the camera records Ader painstakingly hoisting a large brick over his shoulder. His figure is harshly lit by two tangles of...
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Nightfall

1970

Fall 1
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Bas Jan Ader's first fall film shows him seated on a chair, tumbling from the roof of his two-storey house in the Inland Empire.
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Fall 1

2007

Here Is Always Somewhere Else
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The life and work of enigmatic Dutch/Californian conceptual artist Bas Jan Ader, who in 1975 disappeared under mysterious circumstances at sea in the...
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Here Is Always Somewhere Else

2019

The Man Who Looked Beyond the Horizon
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More than 40 years ago, Bas Jan Ader decided to go on an adventure. In a tiny sailing boat, the Dutchman set sail across the ocean. Nine months later...
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The Man Who Looked Beyond the Horizon

1972

Untitled (Tea Party)
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Untitled (Tea Party) is a short silent film. The camera slowly zooms into a sunlit clearing in a forest where Ader, formally dressed, is crawling towa...
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