On Kawara telegram works
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On Kawara telegram works are a series of conceptual art pieces in which the artist sent terse, time-stamped telegrams—often stating simply “I AM STILL ALIVE”—to various recipients, emphasizing existence, time, and communication as artistic material.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artwork series
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mail art ⓘ |
| artisticMethod |
sending telegrams to recipients
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use of everyday communication systems as art ⓘ |
| artisticStrategy |
bureaucratic communication format
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minimal linguistic content ⓘ repetition of a fixed phrase ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | On Kawara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayFormat |
archival telegram forms
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documentation in exhibitions ⓘ framed telegram sheets ⓘ |
| documentationOf | artist’s continued life ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
dematerialization of the art object
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documentation of being alive ⓘ the present moment ⓘ |
| hasForm | time-stamped telegrams ⓘ |
| hasGenre | conceptual art ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
critique of information systems
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meditation on mortality ⓘ record of presence and absence ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMainText | I AM STILL ALIVE ⓘ |
| hasMovement | Conceptual Art movement ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
communication
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ephemerality ⓘ existence ⓘ self-reporting of life status ⓘ time ⓘ |
| hasWorkExample | I AM STILL ALIVE telegrams ⓘ |
| influenced |
artists exploring administrative systems as art
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artists working with mail art ⓘ later conceptual artists using text ⓘ |
| influencedBy | postwar conceptual practices ⓘ |
| modeOfCommunication | telegraph network ⓘ |
| notableWorkText | I AM STILL ALIVE ON KAWARA GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | On Kawara’s lifelong time-based practice ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
On Kawara I Met series
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On Kawara I Went series NERFINISHED ⓘ On Kawara date paintings NERFINISHED ⓘ On Kawara postcard works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1970s ⓘ |
| temporalCharacteristic |
linked to specific dates
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produced intermittently over years ⓘ |
| typicalRecipient |
collectors
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curators ⓘ friends ⓘ galleries ⓘ |
| usesMedium | telegram ⓘ |
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