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 (1965-ongoing), 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 - among them artists Lawrence Weiner and Dan Graham and cultural theorist Homi Bhabha - create an indirect 'portrait of the artist'. In his Survey, curator Jonathan Watkins examines the artist's long career, from his early figurative painting in the 1950s, to his later, text-based Conceptual art. Curator RenÈ Denizot analyses in his Focus a two-person exhibition combining Kawara's work with Alberto Giacometti's, revealing both artists' shared concern for the essence of human existence. The artist's interest in consciousness is reflected in a scientific essay he has selected for his Artist's Choice from the academic Journal of Consciousness Studies. 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.

On Kawara (Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series)

Humor & Entertainment

Watkins, Jonathan

Denizot, René

Pop Culture

Phaidon Press

Samuel Elyard, landscape painter and photographer, 1817-1910

Action and Adventure abounds in this top rated hard-boiled detective mystery. Enjoy! Released from prison after another man died under his fists, Roarke has found some semblance of peace as a private investigator. Sometimes he's hired to solve a problem. Sometimes he's hired to do something mean. He prefers the one, but he isn't above the other. When he's hired to locate a gorgeous banking executive's missing niece, Roarke suspects the case might be just another ugly custody fight between the girl's parents. A single gunshot aimed his way proves him wrong, and convinces him to give the missing girl his undivided attention. Soon, Roarke finds himself drawn away from his Detroit lair and into the northern wilderness where a group of heavily armed militiamen calling themselves Sovereign North are holding the girl. Lead by a silver-tongued preacher and a remorseless killer called the Last Watchman, the Sovereign are waiting for him. They think they can bargain with him. They think he can be reasoned with. They're wrong.

The Last Watchman Still Rides

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

This book presents a snapshot of the most interesting curatorial practices in the art world today. There is an emphasis on the "now": the introduction sketches in the development of curatorial practices since the 1980s but the shows under scrutiny in the following 25 case studies have all taken place in the last few years. The selected exhibitions – chosen by an expert panel of curators – run the global gamut, from Europe and the US through Africa and the Middle East to China, and illustrate the particular challenges for curators working in both the commercial and public sectors. Large-scale shows and pop-up exhibits, permanent-collection rehangs and art fairs all have a place here. Each highly illustrated case study is structured around an interview with the curator responsible for the show. The text both tells the story of the show's making and fills in background information about the curator's work, resulting in an accessible guide to contemporary curating.

The New Curator

Arts & Photography

Niemojewski, Rafal

Hoare, Natasha

Milliard, Coline

Borthwick, Ben

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Laurence King Publishing

This volume aims to provide an accessible and extensively illustrated snapshot of the state of contemporary art in Britain today. it features 23 artists working in a range of media, and provides the opportunity to see the work of emerging artists such as Gillian Carnegie and Jim Lambie, alongside new work by established names including Richard Hamilton, Cornelia Parker and Rachel Whiteread.

Days Like These: Tate Triennial Exhibition of Contemporary British Art 2003

Nesbitt, Judith

History & Criticism

Tate

Lee Bul

Hegyi, Lóránd

Ikon Gallery

Artists for Ikon

Ikon Gallery Ltd

Jesse Bruton

GARDNERS VI BOOKS AMS006

This limited-edition facsimile documents On Kawara’s (1932–2014) Pure Consciousness series, in which he created a new picture every day from January 1 to 7, 1997. The booklets accompanying their exhibition, with installation photos and texts by the artist, are extremely rare; it is reproduced for this publication and packaged in a box designed by Kawara.

On Kawara: Pure Consciousness 1998–2013

Bernhöft, Akiko

Kramer, Mario

Walther König, Köln

Over 200 works by figures in modern and contemporary art movements are being shown in an exhaustive look at the art of the 20th century and how it has interpreted everyday life. With the opening of the Castello di Rivoli's exhibition spaces, this show - which includes works by artists outside Europe - juxtaposes avant-garde culture with the everyday. This book opens with works by the masters of cubism and futurism with Braque, Picasso and Boccioni; it continues with New Dadaism, exemplified by Rauschenberg, the underground films of Warhol, the pop images of Hamilton and Oldenburg, and on to the Sixties with Pistoletto and Richter. The Seventies are presented by Gilbert & George, Boltanski, Dan Graham and On Kawara. Late-1990s movements are seen through the works of Nan Goldin, Fischli & Weiss, Sophie Calle, Jeff Wall, to the younger Beat Streuli, Felix Gonzales-Torres, Richard Billingham and Rikrit Tiravanija.

Quotidiana: The Continuity of the Everyday in 20th Century Art/Immagini Della Vita Di Ogni Giorno Nell'Arte Del XX Secolo

Serota, Nicholas

Gulden, Thelma

Charta

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