On Kawara

On Kawara was born in Kariya, Japan, in 1933. He died in New York City in 2014.

Art

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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

JUNE 16, 1966, 1966
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

FEB. 14, 1967, 1967
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

5 ABR. 68, 1968
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

NOV. 20, 1969, 1969
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

MAY 25, 1970, 1970
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

2 JAN. 1971, 1971
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

28 DEC. 1972, 1972
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

OCT. 13, 1973, 1973
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

MAR. 24, 1974, 1974
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

FEB. 19, 1975, 1975
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

26. JULI 1976, 1976
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

SEPT. 12, 1977, 1977
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

27 DEC. 1978, 1978
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

MAY 22, 1979, 1979
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A navy-blue canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

OCT. 11, 1980, 1980
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A navy-blue canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

AUG. 3, 1981, 1981
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A navy-blue canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

JAN. 21, 1982, 1982
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

APR. 25, 1983, 1983
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

4 AUG. 1984, 1984
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

MAY 9, 1985, 1985
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

30.NOV.1986, 1986
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A charcoal gray canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

JAN. 28, 1987, 1987
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Black canvas with centered white sans serif type that reads — On Kawara

15 JUL. 1988, 1988
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

NOV. 3 1989, 1989
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

26 OTT. 1990, 1990
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

6 MRT.1991, 1991
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

AUG. 29, 1992, 1992
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

JAN. 1, 1993, 1993
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

JUNE 7, 1994, 1994
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

27 MARS 1995, 1995
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

SEPT. 8, 1996, 1996
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

FEB. 11, 1997, 1997
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

19 DEC. 1998, 1998
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A blue canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

APR. 30, 1999, 1999
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — On Kawara

18 MAI 2000, 2000
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A calendar spanning one hundred years, each row contains a year, the days are listed numerically in black. — On Kawara

24,698 Days (100 Years Calendar), 2000
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Exhibitions and Projects

A navy-blue canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — Exhibition

On Kawara

Long-term view, Dia Beacon
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A black canvas with centered white sans-serif type that reads — Exhibition

On Kawara: One Thousand Days One Million Years [Chelsea]

January 1–December 31, 1993, Dia Chelsea
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Books

ArtistsonArtistsOnKawara

Artists on On Kawara

Alejandro Cesarco, Nancy Davenport, Renée Green, Annette Lawrence, Scott Lyall, Dave McKenzie, Bettina Pousttchi, and Haim Steinbach explore the practice of On Kawara in this Artists on Artists volume.

ON KAWARA_ONE_MILLION_YEARS_COVER — Photo: Don Stahl

On Kawara: One Million Years (Future)

From 1994 AD to 2613 AD.

Watch & Listen

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lawrence kawara thumb — Annette Lawrence on On Kawara
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Annette Lawrence on On Kawara

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Scott Lyall on On Kawara

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Nancy Davenport on On Kawara

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Haim Steinbach on On Kawara

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Dave McKenzie on On Kawara

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Alejandro Cesarco on On Kawara

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Lyall-Scott — Scott Lyall on On Kawara
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Davenport-Kawara — Nancy Davenport on On Kawara
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Steinbach-kawara — Haim Steinbach on On Kawara
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Mckenzie-Kawara — Dave McKenzie on On Kawara
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video-cesarco-kawara — Alejandro Cesarco on On Kawara
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Renée Green on Chantal Akerman and On Kawara

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green akerman kawara aoa — Renée Green on Chantal Akerman and On Kawara
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