On Kawara - I READ - Exhibitionmfc-michèle didier | Paris - Brussels - PARIS
Exhibition from November 24, 2017 to February 10, 2018
Opening on November 23, 2017 from 6pm to 9pm
mfc-michèle didier is delighted to announce I READ, a new work and an exhibition by On Kawara.
Unlike the three parts of the Trilogy, I GOT UP, I WENT and I MET, published respectively in 2008, 2007 and 2004, I READ by On Kawara is not a daily work but is connected to the Today Series, artwork gathering all the Date Paintings realized from 1966 to the eve of the death of the artist, in 2014.
If I READ also begins in 1966 and stops in 1995, by publishing I READ post-mortem, mfc-michèle didier respects the last will of the artist to pursue the work until his death.
I READ contains 3?272 pages. On Kawara has carefully annotated and dated the newspaper clippings which are stuck on the 3.272 sheets of lined paper. On a page are juxtaposed or overlayed several clippings from numerous daily newspapers. Only the date is common to the different selected newspaper articles. Sometimes, the newspapers are dated a day or two days later, but it's the date mentioned on the page header which is precisely the date of the Date Painting.
I READ is thus directly linked to the Today Series and each page is corresponding to a Date Painting. The artist's interest in world news as well as the rhythm of the work of painting by On Kawara are revealed in I READ.
At the occasion of the exhibition, all the publications by On Kawara published by mfc-michèle didier: the Trilogy consisting of I GOT UP, I WENT and I MET and the One Million Years will be presented too at the gallery.
Exhibition from November 24, 2017 to February 10, 2018
Opening on November 23, 2017 from 6pm to 9pm
mfc-michèle didier is delighted to announce I READ, a new work and an exhibition by On Kawara.
Unlike the three parts of the Trilogy, I GOT UP, I WENT and I MET, published respectively in 2008, 2007 and 2004, I READ by On Kawara is not a daily work but is connected to the Today Series, artwork gathering all the Date Paintings realized from 1966 to the eve of the death of the artist, in 2014.
If I READ also begins in 1966 and stops in 1995, by publishing I READ post-mortem, mfc-michèle didier respects the last will of the artist to pursue the work until his death.
I READ contains 3?272 pages. On Kawara has carefully annotated and dated the newspaper clippings which are stuck on the 3.272 sheets of lined paper. On a page are juxtaposed or overlayed several clippings from numerous daily newspapers. Only the date is common to the different selected newspaper articles. Sometimes, the newspapers are dated a day or two days later, but it's the date mentioned on the page header which is precisely the date of the Date Painting.
I READ is thus directly linked to the Today Series and each page is corresponding to a Date Painting. The artist's interest in world news as well as the rhythm of the work of painting by On Kawara are revealed in I READ.
At the occasion of the exhibition, all the publications by On Kawara published by mfc-michèle didier: the Trilogy consisting of I GOT UP, I WENT and I MET and the One Million Years will be presented too at the gallery.
Exposed artworks
Natural wooden box. Contains 6 volumes, each 28.6 x 23.1 x 5.1 cm
14.57 x 16.14 x 12.2 in ( 37 x 41 x 31,5 cm )
Black slipcase. Contains 2 volumes, 14.4 cm x 10.5 cm
6.3 x 4.33 x 3.54 in ( 16,2 x 11,5 x 9,2 cm )
Grey wooden slipcase. Contains 12 volumes, each 21 x 14.8 cm
20.08 x 7.48 x 9.84 in ( 51,2 x 19,2 x 25,8 cm )
Natural wooden slipcase. Contains 12 volumes, each 21 x 14.8 cm
22.44 x 7.48 x 9.84 in ( 57,3 x 19,2 x 25,8 cm )
Black wooden slipcase. Contains 12 volumes, each 21 cm x 14.8 cm
22.44 x 7.48 x 9.84 in ( 57,3 x 19,2 x 25,8 cm )
On Kawara's Trilogy consists of I GOT UP, I WENT and I MET.