Fall-Fail (Works after Bas Jan Ader)

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    Koepelzaal, Academie Minerva Praediniussingel 59

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On 19 September, the exhibitions of Fall: Five Fails - New Works after Bas Jan Ader open with a large public programme. The exhibitions, including Fall-Fail at Academie Minerva is on display from 19 September to 16 October.

The locations Kunstruime Block C, SIGN, Pictura, ARTisBOOK and Academie Minerva will show new works by artists inspired by the theme of failure and falling, under the title Fall: Five Fails - New Works after Bas Jan Ader. The exhibition will take place from 19 September to 16 October.

In the Koepelzaal of Academie Minerva, Fine Art students present new works inspired by two central themes in Ader's oeuvre: falling and failure.

Opening hours

  • Monday to Thursday 9am to 9pm
  • Friday 9am to 6pm
  • Closed on Saturday and Sunday

The exhibitions at the other locations are open until 19 October. Please check the websites of the institutions for their opening hours.

public programme and participating artists
The participating artists in Fall: Five Fails – New Works after Bas Jan Ader are:

  • Pictura: Feiko Beckers, Wim Warrink and Abel Kamps
  • Kunstruimte Block C: Lily Dollner
  • SIGN: Sverre van der Velde and Bernardo Zanotta (curator), with the latter also curating Oded Rimon, Danai Belosinof and Adele Dipasquale
  • ARTisBOOK: Karin Iturralde Nürnberg
  • Academie Minerva (Koepelzaal, Praediniussingel): eleven third-year students – Bella du Toit, Yaga Piątek, Fardau Visser, Beniamin Visarion, Johanna Land, Shervin Atighehchi, Gillian Heinsohn, Julius Joplin, Johnny Groenteman, Nina Klaasing and Nastja Keks

In addition to the exhibitions, there is a public programme:

  • At SIGN, there will be reading and writing sessions by Bernardo Zanotta on 4 and 11 October, and a film programme compiled by Sverre van der Velde on 26 September.

The Fall 2025: Bas Jan Ader Revisited

This is a part of The Fall 2025: Bas Jan Ader Revisited - a collective tribute by art institutions in Groningen to pay homage to artist Bas Jan Ader (1942-1975). In exhibitions, performances and public activities, artists and students explore the themes of fall and failure, central to his work.
Collaboration with Academie Minerva, ARTisBOOK, Kunstruimte Block C, Groninger Museum, Pictura, SIGN and Stichting Gedeelde Verhalen.