KAWARA, ON
1932 Kariya/Japan - 2014 New York

Title: I Got up.
Subtitle: Mixed lot of 8 postcards.
Date: 1968.
Each: Stamped and franked postcard from Argentina. Ca. 9.5 x 14cm. Stamped with the
artist's name and address in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Gloria Hotel), the title, date and
time of execution and the recipient Kasper König, New York. The cards were executed in the
period from 14th - 22nd November 1968.

Provenance:
- Kasper König Collection, Berlin (directly from the artist)

Exhibitions:
- Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, 2014
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York 2015
- Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden 2017/2018
- Kunstsaele Berlin, 2018
- Centre for Art and Media, Karlsruhe 2018/19
- Ichihara Lakeside Museum, 2021

- For the postcard series to Kasper König, Kawara sent two postcards every day
- In addition to the date, the sender and the recipient, the time at which Kawara got up that day is also recorded on each postcard
- The routine of the action contrasts with the ever-changing time stamps.