Japanese-born, New York-based On Kawara 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 Date Paintings, in which he methodically creates a single painting a day, always in the same size and with simply the date written upon it. This book is a chance for his followers to unravel more of the mystery of this cult figure. A unique feature of this book is the Tribute´ section, to replace the Interview, which reflects the artist´s lifelong commitment never to be personally documented in his own words. A collection of short statements by thirty individuals selected by Kawara create an indirect ´portrait of the artist´. 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 that runs through his art. ´
