ON KAWARA PURE CONSCIOUSNESS 19982013

On Kawara created a new picture every day from January 1 to 7, 1997, painting nothing on the canvases but the respective date. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6 and 7 are the first numbers that children learn. The conscious marking of a new calendar year and thechildhood acquisitio n of new skills come together in Pure Consciousness.For the Sydney Biennale in 1998, On Kawara left the bounds of the museum in or der to show these seven Date Paintings in a kindergarten. Since this first port of call, the paintings have travelled around the g lobe under t...[Llegir més]