Bas Jan Ader

London  24 June - 24 August 2016
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Simon Lee Gallery is proud to announce a solo exhibition of work by Dutch conceptual artist Bas Jan Ader, one of the most influential artists of his generation. Forty years after the end of his brief career, his concise body of some thirty-five works created between 1969 and 1975 continues to inspire artists, writers, curators and critical thinkers.

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Bas Jan Ader, 2016 Simon Lee Gallery London (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
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Bas Jan Ader, 2016
Simon Lee Gallery
London

Selected Works
Artwork: Bas Jan Ader, Broken fall (organic), Amsterdamse Bos, Holland, 1971/1994

Bas Jan Ader

Broken fall (organic), Amsterdamse Bos, Holland, 1971/1994
Silver gelatin print
Image: 45.7 x 63.5 cm (18 x 25 in.) Framed: 74.9 x 91.4 cm (29 1/2 x 36 in.)
Edition 3 of 3
Artwork: Bas Jan Ader, On the road to a new Neo-Plasticism, Westkapelle, Holland, 1971

Bas Jan Ader

On the road to a new Neo-Plasticism, Westkapelle, Holland, 1971
4 C-type prints (series)
Each: 30 x 30 cm (11.8 x 11.8 in.) Framed: 41 x 41 cm (16 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
Artwork: Bas Jan Ader, Untitled (Sweden), 1971

Bas Jan Ader

Untitled (Sweden), 1971
Projection of two 35mm colour slides, Unique
Dimensions variable
Artwork: Bas Jan Ader, Fall 1, Los Angeles, 1970

Bas Jan Ader

Fall 1, Los Angeles, 1970
16mm black and white film
Duration: 24”
Artwork: Bas Jan Ader, Fall 2, Amsterdam, 1970

Bas Jan Ader

Fall 2, Amsterdam, 1970
16mm black and white film
Duration: 19''
Artwork: Bas Jan Ader, Broken fall (organic), Amsterdamse Bos, Holland, 1971

Bas Jan Ader

Broken fall (organic), Amsterdamse Bos, Holland, 1971
16mm black and white film
Duration: 1’36’’
Edition 2 of 3
Artwork: Bas Jan Ader, Broken fall (geometric), Westkapelle, Holland, 1971

Bas Jan Ader

Broken fall (geometric), Westkapelle, Holland, 1971
16mm black and white film
Duration: 1’49"
Edition 3 of 3
Artwork: Bas Jan Ader, Nightfall, 1971

Bas Jan Ader

Nightfall, 1971
16mm black and white film
Duration: 4’16’’
Edition 3 of 3
Artwork: Bas Jan Ader, Broken fall (geometric), Westkapelle, Holland, 1971

Bas Jan Ader

Broken fall (geometric), Westkapelle, Holland, 1971
C-type print
40 x 29.5 cm (15 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.)
Edition 3 of 3
Artwork: Bas Jan Ader, Untitled (Flower Work), 1974

Bas Jan Ader

Untitled (Flower Work), 1974
21 C-print photographs
Each: 27.5 x 36 cm (10 3/4 x 14 1/8 in.) In 3 frames, each: 30 x 252 cm (11 7/8 x 99 1/4 in.)
Artwork: Bas Jan Ader, Primary Time, 1974

Bas Jan Ader

Primary Time, 1974
Color U-matic video tape transferred to DVD, silent, PAL format
Duration: 26 minutes
Artwork: Bas Jan Ader, I’m too sad to tell you, 1971

Bas Jan Ader

I’m too sad to tell you, 1971
16mm black and white film
Duration: 3’21''
Artwork: Bas Jan Ader, Study for I'm too sad to tell you, 1971

Bas Jan Ader

Study for I'm too sad to tell you, 1971
Silver Gelatin print, Unique
Image: 21.9 x 16.5 cm (8 5/8 x 6 1/2 in.) Framed: 36.2 x 31.1 cm (14 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.)
Artwork: Bas Jan Ader, Study for I’m too sad to tell you, 1971

Bas Jan Ader

Study for I’m too sad to tell you, 1971
3 Silver Gelatin prints, Unique
Image: 11.5 x 16.2 cm / 17.8 x 12.7 cm (4 1/2 x 6 3/8 in. / 7 x 5 in.) Framed: 22.2 x 27.3 cm / 27.3 x 22.2 cm (8 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. / 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
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The Legacy of Bas Jan Ader

Institute of Contemporary Art, London, 2016

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