GENERAL DESCRIPTION
On Kawara made the "Today" series of paintings between 1966 and 2013. In these paintings, Kawara uses a systematic approach to document the passage of time. They are made on the date referred to in the title and if they are not finished by midnight of that date, they are destroyed. The order of information and the language used follow the convention of the country in which the painting was executed. Overall, Kawara's date paintings serve as a meditation on the daily act of living.
Adapted from
Charles Wylie, former Lupe Murchison Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, Silence and Time DMA exhibition label, 2011.
NOTES
Exhibitions: Silence & Time, On Kawara (added to TMS Exhibitions module)
Fun fact source: Charles Wylie, Acquistion Proposal, April 3, 2007. In Collections Records object file (2007.26.1-5).
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Until 2007: On Kawara
2007: Dallas Museum of Art, The Rachofsky Collection, and an anonymous collection purchased through David Zwirner Gallery, New York [1] [2]
[1] See the Co-Tenancy Agreement in the Collections Records object file (2007.26.1-5).
[2] See the invoice dated April 10, 2007 in the Collections Records object file (2007.26.1-5).
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WEB RESOURCES
- Art Institute Chicago Publications~Read the essay "The Date Paintings of On Kawara."
- ArtsConnectEd~Learn more about On Kawara's date paintings.
- BBC Culture~Read the article "On Kawara: Can conceptual art be emotional?"
- Guggenheim~Watch a video on how On Kawara made his date paintings.
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- Four paintings in this series, those from 1976, 1986, 1996, and 2006, were chosen by the artist himself as a series for the Dallas Museum of Art.
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General Description
On Kawara made the "Today" series of paintings between 1966 and 2013. In these paintings, Kawara uses a systematic approach to document the passage of time. They are made on the date referred to in the title and if they are not finished by midnight of that date, they are destroyed. The order of information and the language used follow the convention of the country in which the painting was executed. Overall, Kawara's date paintings serve as a meditation on the daily act of living.
Adapted from
Charles Wylie, former Lupe Murchison Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, Silence and Time DMA exhibition label, 2011.
Fun Facts
- Four paintings in this series, those from 1976, 1986, 1996, and 2006, were chosen by the artist himself as a series for the Dallas Museum of Art.
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Art Institute Chicago Publications~Read the essay "The Date Paintings of On Kawara."
- ArtsConnectEd~Learn more about On Kawara's date paintings.
- BBC Culture~Read the article "On Kawara: Can conceptual art be emotional?"
- Guggenheim~Watch a video on how On Kawara made his date paintings.
Notes
Exhibitions: Silence & Time, On Kawara (added to TMS Exhibitions module)
Fun fact source: Charles Wylie, Acquistion Proposal, April 3, 2007. In Collections Records object file (2007.26.1-5).
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 2007: On Kawara
2007: Dallas Museum of Art, The Rachofsky Collection, and an anonymous collection purchased through David Zwirner Gallery, New York [1] [2]
[1] See the Co-Tenancy Agreement in the Collections Records object file (2007.26.1-5).
[2] See the invoice dated April 10, 2007 in the Collections Records object file (2007.26.1-5).
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