Bas Jan Ader

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • Title: Bas Jan Ader
  • Popularity: 0.539
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1942-04-19
  • Place of Birth: Winschoten, Netherlands
  • Homepage: http://www.basjanader.com/
  • Also Known As: Bastiaan Johan Christiaan Ader
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Bas Jan Ader Movies

  • 1970
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    Fall 2
    Fall 2

    6 1970 HD

    Bas Jan Ader rides his bike into a canal in Amsterdam.

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  • 1971
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    I'm Too Sad to Tell You
    I'm Too Sad to Tell You

    6 1971 HD

    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...

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  • 1971
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    Broken Fall (Geometric)
    Broken Fall (Geometric)

    5 1971 HD

    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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  • 1971
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    Broken Fall (Organic)
    Broken Fall (Organic)

    6 1971 HD

    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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  • 1971
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    Nightfall
    Nightfall

    1 1971 HD

    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...

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  • 1970
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    Fall 1
    Fall 1

    6 1970 HD

    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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  • 2007
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    Here Is Always Somewhere Else
    Here Is Always Somewhere Else

    6 2007 HD

    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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  • 2019
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    The Man Who Looked Beyond the Horizon
    The Man Who Looked Beyond the Horizon

    1 2019 HD

    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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  • 1972
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    Untitled (Tea Party)
    Untitled (Tea Party)

    1 1972 HD

    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...

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  • 2008
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    Broken Fall (Organic)
    Broken Fall (Organic)

    1 2008 HD

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  • 1971
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    Nightfall
    Nightfall

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Broken Fall (Geometric)
    Broken Fall (Geometric)

    5 1971 HD

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  • 1970
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    Fall 2
    Fall 2

    6 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Fall 1
    Fall 1

    6 1970 HD

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  • 1971
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    I'm Too Sad to Tell You
    I'm Too Sad to Tell You

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Broken Fall (Organic)
    Broken Fall (Organic)

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1974
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    Primary Time
    Primary Time

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1972
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    Untitled (Tea Party)
    Untitled (Tea Party)

    1 1972 HD

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