Bas Jan Ader. Discovery File 143/ 76

Künstler: Ader, Bas Jan . Verleger: New Documents . Herausgeber: Van Wijk , Marion ; Dalstra, Koos . Datum: 2017. 168 Seiten . Englisch . 4to. (Quartformat). farb. illustr. OKarton/ Softcover. 'On July 9, 1975, Bas Jan Ader departed for what he called a very long sailing tripa several month journey from Stage Harbor, Massachusetts, to the southern coast of England. The crossing was undertaken as part of In Search of the Miraculous, an artwork scheduled to be exhibited at the Groninger Museum in The Netherlands. On April 18, 1976, Aders boat the Ocean Wave was found unmanned and partially submerged 150 miles off the coast of Ireland by the crew of the Eduardo Pondal, a Spanish fishing trawler. The Dutch artists boat was taken to La Coruna for investigation. Days later, the boat was stolen. Aders body was never recovered. Discovery File 143/76 documents the mysterious fate of the 13 ft micro yacht at the center of artist Bas Jan Aders ill-fated attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean. For the book, artists Marion van Wijk and Koos Dalstra compile years of research into the still unsolved mystery of Bas Jan Aders disappearance. The Spanish police report documenting the boats theft is reproduced in facsimile alongside a translation into English. The volume also compiles additional documentation produced during the editors investigations including transcriptions of interviews with Aders widow Mary Sue Anderson, curator Charles Esche, and family members of the. ' (newdocuments). edited by Marion van Wijk and Koos Dalstra. sehr gutes Exemplar/ very good copy.