BAS JAN ADER / I'm searching...

Bas Jan Ader
I'm searching... 2025
Hardcover, 208 pages
27 x 22cm
Walther König, Köln/Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg

Condition: New

In 1975, Dutch artist Bas Jan Ader (1942–75) set out from Cape Cod to cross the North Atlantic as part of a conceptual project titled 'In Search of the Miraculous'. Though an experienced sailor, he was never seen again. Yet Ader left behind a profound body of work that resonated on both sides of the ocean that claimed his life. Marking 50 years since his disappearance, 'I’m searching...' resurrects Ader’s career through seminal pieces, which influenced other conceptual artists. Previously unpublished images from his 16mm films, slides installations and even Ader’s own personal photographs are contextualised both within the world of conceptual art and without, including a eulogy to Bas by his brother, Erik.