On Kawara

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On Kawara was a Japanese conceptual artist best known for his date paintings and works that meditate on time, existence, and daily life.

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instanceOf conceptual artist
human
painter
countryOfCitizenship Japan
dateOfBirth 1932-01-02
dateOfDeath 2014-07-10
employedTechnique seriality
systematic daily practice
text-based art
fieldOfWork conceptual art
installation art
painting
hasSeries I Got Up NERFINISHED
I Met NERFINISHED
I Went NERFINISHED
One Million Years NERFINISHED
Today series NERFINISHED
hasWorkCharacteristic documentation of everyday activities
minimalist typography
repetition
use of dates
influenced contemporary conceptual artists
influencedBy conceptual art movement
languageOfWorkOrName English
Japanese
movement conceptual art
nationality Japanese
notableExhibition On Kawara—Silence (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum) NERFINISHED
notableFor daily life documentation works
date paintings
meditations on time and existence
notableWork Date Paintings NERFINISHED
I Got Up NERFINISHED
I Met NERFINISHED
I Went NERFINISHED
One Million Years NERFINISHED
Today series NERFINISHED
occupation artist
painter
placeOfBirth Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
representedBy David Zwirner Gallery NERFINISHED
Galerie Konrad Fischer NERFINISHED
residence New York City
sexOrGender male
workFocusedOn daily life
existence
time

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On Kawara Estate associatedWith On Kawara
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On Kawara Estate mainSubject On Kawara
this entity surface form: On Kawara Date Paintings