On Kawara was a Japanese conceptual artist who lived in SoHo, New York City, from 1965 until his death. He took part in many solo and group exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale in 1976.
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On Kawara
…presentation of the reading of One Million Years occurred in 1993 during Kawara's yearlong solo exhibition "One Thousand Days One Million Years" at Dia Center for the Arts in New York. Visitors could hear One Million Years [Future] being read, while viewing One Million Years [Past] and a group of date paintings. In 2002…
Dia Beacon, Riggio Galleries in Beacon, New York, on the Hudson River
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plaque for Untitled (In memory of Urs Graf), Dia's first public art installation.