One of the great mysteries of the art world

Here Is Always Somewhere Else

6.0 (3 votes)• 2007• 78m•Released

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The life and work of enigmatic Dutch/Californian conceptual artist Bas Jan Ader, who in 1975 disappeared under mysterious circumstances at sea in the smallest boat ever to cross the Atlantic. As seen through the eyes of fellow emigrant filmmaker René Daalder, the picture becomes a sweeping overview of contemporary art films as well as an epic saga of the transformative powers of the ocean.

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Production Details

Languages: English, Dutch

Director: René Daalder

Starring Cast: Bas Jan Ader, Tacita Dean, Fiona Tan, Pipilotti Rist, Lonnie van Brummelen, Wim T. Schippers

Cast

Bas Jan Ader

Himself (archive footage)

Tacita Dean

Herself

Fiona Tan

Herself

Pipilotti Rist

Herself

Lonnie van Brummelen

Herself

Wim T. Schippers

Himself

Marcel Broodthaers

Himself

Rem Koolhaas

Himself

Frans Bromet

Himself

Rodney Graham

Himself

Richard Serra

Himself

Chris Burden

Himself

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