9780714841045: On Kawara
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{"authorDescription":"Survey by Jonathan Watkins, Tribute by various authors, Focus by René Denizot, Artist's Choice texts by Stuart Hameroff and Roger Penrose, Writings by On Kawara","bookshot2d":null,"bookshot3d":null,"bookshot3dSquare":null,"categories":[],"date":"","editionId":11141,"guid":"40e88f60-c327-47b6-b805-5499675b67a5","images":[],"markets":{"AUD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"55.00","show":false},"CAD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"59.95","show":false},"EUR":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"39.95","show":false},"GBP":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"27.95","show":false},"TEST":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"0.00","show":false},"USD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"45.00","show":false}},"related":[],"sku":"9780714841045","source":"BOOKs","specifications":{"binding":"Paperback","colIlls":"120","extent":"160","language":"English","lenInch":"11 3/8","lenMm":"290","weightKilo":"0.99","widthInch":"9 7/8","widthMm":"250"},"status":false,"subtitle":"","title":"On Kawara","uri":"","webAuthorDescription":"Jonathan Watkins is Director of the Ikon Gallery, Birmingham. Previously Artistic Director of the 11th Sydney Biennial, when based in London he was Curator at the Serpentine Gallery (1995-7) and Director of Chisenhale Gallery (1990-5). \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eRené Denizot is a critic and philosopher who has written particularly on Conceptual art and contemporary sculpture. He has been a close friend of Kawara and a follower of his work for well over a decade. \u003cbr /\u003e","webDescription":"","webKeywords":"","webLongDescription":"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 \u003cem\u003eDate Paintings \u003c/em\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","webReviews":"\u003cp\u003e'The boldest, best executed, and most far-reaching publishing project devoted to contemporary art. These books will revolutionize the way contemporary art is presented and written about.' \u003cem\u003e(Artforum) \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The combination of intelligent analysis, personal insight, useful facts and plentiful pictures is a superb format; invaluable for specialists but also interesting for casual readers, it makes these books a must for the library of anyone who cares about contemporary art.' \u003cem\u003e(Time Out) \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A unique series of informative monographs on individual artists.' \u003cem\u003e(The Sunday Times)\u003c/em\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Gives the reader the impression of a personal encounter with the artists. Apart from the writing which is lucid and illuminating, it is undoubtedly the wealth of lavish illustrations which makes looking at these books a satisfying entertainment.' \u003ci\u003e(The Art Book) \u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","webShortDescription":"A meditation on one of the world's best-known Conceptual artists."}