--- title: On Kawara—Silence description: The Guggenheim Museum is displaying the first comprehensive exhibition of works by Japanese Conceptual artist On Kawara. image: https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Guggenheim1-1.jpg --- ![websites-group](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/new-MMG-01.svg) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-new-marketsmedia-logo.svg)](https://www.marketsmedia.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-traders-redlogo.svg)](https://www.tradersmagazine.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-bestexe-logo.svg)](https://www.bestexecution.net/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-fidesk-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-fixglobal-new-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) - [*Facebook*](https://www.facebook.com/MarketsMedia/) - [*Twitter*](https://twitter.com/marketsmedia) - [*Linkedin*](https://www.linkedin.com/company/markets-media-llc) - [Newsletter](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/kawara-silence#popup-newsletter) #### Want the latest news on securities markets -- FREE? 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The main focus of the exhibition is his *Today* series, which consist of 150 Date Paintings, created over the course of seven decades following rigorous protocols. Each painting is a date inscribed in white acrylic paint against a stark blue, red, or dark gray background. Displayed alongside many of these paintings are the artist’s handmade storage boxes that he lined with cuttings from the daily paper, which gives us a sense of the time these paintings were made. ![On Kawara JUN 10 1975 From I Got Up, 1968–79 Stamped ink on postcard, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (8.9 x 4 cm) Collection of Keiji and Sawako Usami](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IGOTUP_JUN10-525x700-1.jpg?width=479&height=639&name=IGOTUP_JUN10-525x700-1.jpg) On Kawara JUN 10 1975 From I Got Up, 1968–79 Stamped ink on postcard, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (8.9 x 4 cm) Collection of Keiji and Sawako Usami His other series are similarly terse and declarative: *I Got Up, I Went, I Met,* and *I Am Still Alive*, which consist of 100 telegrams delivered between 1969 and 2000, each carrying his simple message to the world: ”I AM STILL ALIVE.” On the surface, Kawara’s art may seem purely a practice in recordkeeping, but it also reveals the many paradoxes that manifest in art and life. The Date Paintings signify both a present and a past, and Kawara’s methodical and biographical tracking of the dates in his life turn out to be the most impersonal thing about his art. *The Guggenheim Museum is located at 1071 Fifth Avenue. General admission to the Guggenheim is $22 for adults and $18 for students/seniors (65+). Members and children under 12 get in for free. Museum Hours: Sun–Wed, 10 am–5:45 pm; Fri, 10 am–5:45 pm; Sat, 10 am–7:45 pm; closed Thurs. On Saturdays, beginning at 5:45 pm, the museum hosts Pay What You Wish.* *Featured image via David Heald/The Solomon R. 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