On Kawara's Date Paintings
Series of Horror and Boredom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9365301 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jung-Ah Woo (0000-0002-7880-8830, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 62-72 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Art Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-3249 • E-ISSN: 2325-5307 |
| Publisher | College Art Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00043249.2010.10791384 |
| OpenAlex | W1995539339 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In New York, in 1965, On Kawara created Title, a tripartite painting that employed his signature style of white letters on a monochrome canvas. On deep pink canvases, the artist meticulously painted three phrases: ONE THING—1965—VIET-NAM.1 Anne Rorimer argues that the work is essentially self-referential: “ONE THING” designates the painting's own reality as an object, while “1965” and “VIET-NAM” provide minimal political-historical context.2 However, the original constellation of the work demonstrates its calculated reference to the political incidents of the year, particularly the war and trauma in Asia
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| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |