Bas Jan Ader
Dutch · b. 1942
Conceptual art, photography, and film
DESCRIPTION
Bas Jan Ader was a Dutch conceptual artist, photographer, and filmmaker known for his emotionally resonant and often melancholic works. He studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and later graduated from Otis College of Art and Design and Claremont Graduate University. He disappeared at sea in 1975 while attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean as part of his final performance piece, 'In Search of the Miraculous'.