{"product_id":"on-kawara-isbn-9780714841045","title":"On Kawara","description":"Japanese-born, New-York-based On Kawara (b.1933) is one of the world's best-known Conceptual artists, a major international figure since the 1960s. Kawara's existence is documented solely through his daily art-making practice. Best known are his \u003ci\u003eDate Paintings \u003c\/i\u003e(1965-ongoing), in which he methodically creates a single painting a day, with simply the date written on it. \u003cp\u003eThis book is a rare chance for his followers to unravel more of the mystery of this cult figure, and for less familiar readers to be introduced to his fascinating life and work. A unique feature of this book is the Tribute section, which reflects the artist's lifelong commitment never to be personally documented in his own words. A collection of short statements by 30 individuals selected personally by Kawara - among them artists Lawrence Weiner and Dan Graham, and cultural theorist Homi Bhabha - create an indirect 'portrait of the artist'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Survey, Curator Jonathan examines the artist's long-standing career: from his early figurative painting in the 1950s, to his later, text-based Conceptual art. Curator René Denizot analyses in his Focus a two-person exhibition combining Kawara's work with Alberto Giacometti's, revealing both artists' shared concern for the essence of human existence. The artist's interest in the nature of consciousness is reflected in a scientific essay he has selected for his Artist's Choice from the academic \u003ci\u003eJournal of Consciousness Studies\u003c\/i\u003e. In the Artist's Writings, a series of handwritten love letters in an indecipherable code reflect the mix of the impersonal and the deeply humanistic threads that run through Kawara's art. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phaidon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892000583909,"sku":"NP9780714841045","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_dac75d4a-d0f9-4fb7-8867-7b78c6bd4491.jpg?v=1773104299","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/on-kawara-isbn-9780714841045","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}