Bas Jan Ader | |
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 Ader at his MFA exhibition Implosion, Claremont Graduate University, 1967 | |
| Born | Bastiaan Johan Christiaan Ader 19 April 1942 Winschoten, Netherlands |
| Disappeared | c. July-August 1975 (aged 32–33) North Atlantic Ocean |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | |
| Known for | Photography, film, video, performance and installation |
| Notable work | I'm too sad to tell you |
| Movement | Conceptual art |
| Spouse | Mary Sue Ader-Andersen |
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).
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.[2]
- ^ Wolfs, Rein, ed. (2006). Please don't leave me (1st - English ed.). Rotterdam: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. p. 172. ISBN 978-90-6918-216-2.
- ^ Rene Daalder. "Here is Always Somewhere Else: The Disappearance of Bas Jan Ader" (2007 documentary)