EARLY ON
I started this project in 2021 with the essay about On Kawara in New York in 1966. I didn't think I could possibly start in a stronger way. On Kawara created an extraordinary environment, consisting of Date Paintings in a loft, that must surely make a huge impact on anyone who allows a picture of it to gradually form in their mind.
But now in 2024 I've recently been given access to work he did before leaving Japan, and I have to admit that it creates an especially strong pattern as well. So I've decided that I might as well start the site with it, given where it comes in his chronology.
Only depart from chronological order when a superior ordering system presents itself. I'm often telling myself that while writing, never more so than in the last four years.
