Here Is Always Somewhere Else

Here Is Always Somewhere Else

78 mins | Documentary | June 16, 2007

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.

Here Is Always Somewhere Else

78 mins | Documentary | June 16, 2007

Here Is Always Somewhere Else
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.
Producers
Original title Here Is Always Somewhere Else
Directors René Daalder
Writers René Daalder

Cast

Bas Jan Ader

as Himself (archive footage)

Tacita Dean

as Herself

Fiona Tan

as Herself

Pipilotti Rist

as Herself

Wim T. Schippers

as Himself

Marcel Broodthaers

as Himself

Rem Koolhaas

as Himself

Frans Bromet

as Himself

Rodney Graham

as Himself

Richard Serra

as Himself

Chris Burden

as Himself