| Description |
1 online resource (pages . cm) |
| Contents |
Falling; 1; 2; 3; 4; Representing; 5; 6; 7; 8; Trading; 9; 10; 11; 12; Sailing; 13; 14; 15; 16; Dying; 17; 18; 19; 20; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
On July 9, 1975, Dutch-born artist Bas Jan Ader set sail from Chatham, Massachusetts, on a thirteen-foot sailboat. He was bound for Falmouth, England, on the second leg of a three-part piece titled In Search of the Miraculous. The damaged boat was found south of the western tip of Ireland nearly a year later. Ader was never seen again. Since his untimely death, Ader has achieved mythic status in the art world as a figure literally willing to die for his art. Considering the artist's legacy and concise oeuvre beyond the romantic and tragic associations that acc |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 15, 2013) |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Ader, Bas Jan, 1942-1975.
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| SUBJECT |
Ader, Bas Jan, 1942-1975 fast |
| Subject |
Artists -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Artists, Architects, Photographers.
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ART -- Individual Artists -- Artists' Books.
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ART -- Individual Artists -- Essays.
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ART -- Individual Artists -- Monographs.
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Artists
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780226038674 |
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022603867X |
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