I’m Too Sad To Tell You shows Bas Jan Ader crying inconsolably. Ader made a postcard of a still from the film and sent it to friends and acquaintances in Europe.
Specifications
| Title | I’m too sad to tell you |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | 16mm film, black and white, silent |
| Object type |
Film
> Audio-visual work
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Duration (min) 3 Duration (sec) 33 |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Bas Jan Ader
Cameraman: Peter Bakker |
| Accession number | 198 |
| Credits | Permanent exhibition rights obtained from Mary-Sue Andersen-Ader, 1992 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1992 |
| Creation date | in 1970 - 1971 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Omkijken (2025) |
| External exhibitions |
In Search of the Miraculous: Thirty Years Later (2010) STRONG FEELINGS; over het misverstand emoties (2010) Das Selbstportrait (2010) Nul si Découvert/ Void if removed (2011) La La La Human Steps: A Selection from the Collection of Museum Boijmans van Beuningen (2012) Nederlanden: Gisteren en Vandaag (2012) Zomergasten met Erik van Lieshout (2011) Vaste opstelling (2013) Les feux de l'amour (2012) Art Film (2012) Kabinettstücke (2012) The End of Language (2013) The Weak Sex: How Art Pictures the New Male (2013) Among the Leaves (2012) Bas Jan Ader: Tra due Mondi (2013) 0 Performance - The Fragile Beauty of Crisis (2013) Cultura Nova: De Paaseditie (2013) Museumnacht 2013 (2013) Live Magazine (2022) To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates (2025) |
| Object | |
| Technique |
16mm film
> Film (technique)
> Technique
> Material and technique
Black and white (film)
> Image
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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