On Kawara

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On Kawara of Japan was a conceptual artist best known for his simple but elegant depictions of the passage of time in space and life. His paintings, drawings, books, and performances reflected his humble meditations on consciousness and the human existence.

One Million Years (Past) And (Future)

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The Conceptual Art movement of which he was part emerged worldwide in the 1960's and was characterized by artists who divested their works of personal subjectivity in favor of pure information and conceptual ideas. A self-taught intellectual, Kawara first gained popularity in Tokyo in the 1950's for his dark, postwar renderings. He began traveling around the world in the 60's and spent notable time in New York City studying new art styles and honing his artistic voice. Likewise, his art has been exhibited internationally over the years and multiple times in New York. His epic series One Million Years, which Kawara dedicated to every person who has ever lived and who ever will live, was written over the span of 20 years. It consists of two volumes, Past and Future, that record e Read More

Japan / male artist / Conceptual art / Lettrism / Mail art

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On Kawara

One Million Years (Past) And (Future), 2004

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Populist artistic art movement that is centered on sending work, though small scale postal service. It was initially developed from Fluxus between 1950s-1960s and has since then evolved and developed to become the present day global art movement. Ray Johnson was the first mail artist and his New York School is considered as the first network conscious of mail artists. Mail artists greatly rely on a network as a way of exchanging their artwork.

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