On July 9, 1975, the artist Bas Jan Ader, age 33, set sail from Cape Cod, intending to cross the Atlantic in a 12.6-foot vessel called “Ocean Wave” and then mount an exhibition at the Groninger Museum in his native Netherlands.The journey was, famously, never completed. The battered boat was found off the coast of Ireland months later, but there was no trace of the artist beyond a few personal belongings. This now 50-year-old art world tragedy, which began as part of the artist’s “In Search of the Miraculous” trilogy (a three-part performance, with the transatlantic journey intended as the second part), made Ader into the consummate artist’s artist and the subject of much study and discussion. Read more in the article by kimberlybradley8667 through our link in bio. . . . #BasJanAder #Artist #ConceptualArt #PerformanceArt