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On July 9, 1975, artist Bas Jan Ader set sail from Chatham, Massachusetts, for Palmouth, England, on the second leg of a three-part piece titled In Search of the Miraculous. He was never seen again. This book features biography, theoretical reflection, and archival research to draw a detailed picture of the world in which Aders' work.

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"Dumbadze strips away the romantic-tragic myth to reveal a deliberate, ambitious, and philosophical artist. He compares Ader to other important Southern California figures like Chris Burden, Jack Goldstein, and Allen Ruppersberg....And he suggests that Ader's spectacular final voyage is just one of many reasons we should be thinking about him today." (New York Times)

Bas Jan Ader

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    A Paperback / softback by Alexander Dumbadze

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 23 February 2015
      ISBN-13 9780226269856
      978-0226269856
      ISBN-10 022626985X
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      Individual artists, art monographs

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      On July 9, 1975, artist Bas Jan Ader set sail from Chatham, Massachusetts, for Palmouth, England, on the second leg of a three-part piece titled In Search of the Miraculous. He was never seen again. This book features biography, theoretical reflection, and archival research to draw a detailed picture of the world in which Aders' work.

      Trade Review
      "Dumbadze strips away the romantic-tragic myth to reveal a deliberate, ambitious, and philosophical artist. He compares Ader to other important Southern California figures like Chris Burden, Jack Goldstein, and Allen Ruppersberg....And he suggests that Ader's spectacular final voyage is just one of many reasons we should be thinking about him today." (New York Times)

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