Bas Jan Ader
Bas Jan Ader was a Dutch artist, photographer, filmmaker and ocean rower (1942–1975). He was born at Winschoten and died at Atlantic Ocean.
Also recorded as Bastiaan Johan Christiaan Ader; Basjan Ader; Basjan.
Bas Jan Ader in brief
- Born
- 1942
- Died
- 1975
- Known for
- artist, photographer, filmmaker, ocean rower and painter
- Place of birth
- Winschoten
Contents
Identity and origins
He also worked under the names Ader, Basjan and Ader, Bastiaan Johan Christiaan. The authorities additionally record the headings Bastiaan Johan Christiaan Ader, Basjan Ader and Basjan. His recorded language was Dutch.
He married Mary Sue Andersen.
Recognition and collections
Work by Bas Jan Ader is held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Museum of Modern Art, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection and Whitney Museum of American Art.
Catalogued works
6 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1970 to 1974.
I'm too sad to tell you, dated 1970, held by Museum of Modern Art. Broken Fall (Geometric), Westkapelle, Holland, dated 1971, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.30.2. Fall II, Amsterdam, held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, inventory 196. Fall I, held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Fall 2, dated 1970. Piet Niet, dated 1974, gouache on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2014.974.1.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 5 named public collections.
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Modern Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Photographs in the National Gallery of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
8 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Ader, Bas Jan, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Bas Jan Ader, 2013. ENSAIO PARA O ACIDENTAL: A LOUCURA E A QUEDA EM RANCIÈRE, BAS JAN ADER E DOM QUIXOTE / Essay for the accidental: loucura and fall in Rancière, Bas Jan Ader and Dom Quixote, Arte e Ensaios, 2021. El derecho a la desaparición. La estrategia contraproductiva de Bas Jan Ader., Thémata Revista de Filosofía, 2023. Leta Y. Ming. Review of "Bas Jan Ader: Death Is Elsewhere" by Alexander Dumbadze., caa.reviews, 2014. In Search of the Miraculous: la obra y el documento, Espacio, Tiempo y Forma. Serie VII, Historia del Arte, 2021. Poéticas do percurso: o perder-se em Bas Jan Ader, Palíndromo, 2019. BAS JAN ADER: Dimensões do Mar Do Eu-Corpo Ao Outro-Corpo, Palíndromo, 2013.
Digitised editions and texts
1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.
Bas Jan Ader: In Search of the Miraculous (2007) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 18 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Bas Jan Ader studied at Claremont Graduate University and Otis College of Art and Design. the recorded working language is Dutch.
The field of work recorded is conceptual art.
Work by Bas Jan Ader is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Museum of Modern Art, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection and Whitney Museum of American Art.
Chronology
- 1942Bas Jan Ader born at Winschoten.
- 1970I'm too sad to tell you (Museum of Modern Art).
- 1970Fall 2.
- 1971Broken Fall (Geometric), Westkapelle, Holland (Q214867).
- 1974Piet Niet (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1975Bas Jan Ader died at Atlantic Ocean.
- 2007Bas Jan Ader: In Search of the Miraculous digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Ader, Bas Jan, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
- 3.
El derecho a la desaparición. La estrategia contraproductiva de Bas Jan Ader., Thémata Revista de Filosofía, 2023
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
ENSAIO PARA O ACIDENTAL: A LOUCURA E A QUEDA EM RANCIÈRE, BAS JAN ADER E DOM QUIXOTE / Essay for the accidental: loucura and fall in Rancière, Bas Jan Ader and Dom Quixote, Arte e Ensaios, 2021
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 3 articles naming Bas Jan Ader.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 6.
Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Bas Jan Ader as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 7.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Bas Jan Ader.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 8.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q2479548: Bas Jan Ader
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 9.
“Bas Jan Ader”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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