On Kawara

On Kawara was deeply concerned with the ways humans experience and record time. Kawara began his Today series of paintings on January 4, 1966, and continued to work on them until his death in mid-2014. Adhering to a rigorous set of rules that he established, Kawara required that each painting be completed on the date depicted on its surface and in the language and grammar of the country in which it was completed. In addition to these formal conventions, the paintings are stored in handmade cardboard boxes along with a clipping from the local newspaper.