FALL. 1970.

Amsterdam: s.p.(Ader), 1970 

19 x 19cm, 48pp plus card covers. Artist’s book displaying 24 b/w photo reproductions of two performances of Bas Jan Ader; namely the artist falling from the roof of his house in California and riding a bike and falling into a canal in Amsterdam while still sitting astride the cycle. The one of only two artist’s books published under his own name during his lifetime. Before his death Ader only created 38 known works, books or art documents or posters of which this is one. An extremely rare publication in very fine condition and greatly sought after. Ref: Nr 11 Ader Werkverzeichnis.