January 22, 1967, "Today" series, 1966-ongoing
Liquitex on canvas
46 x 61 cm
Collection of the Artist

March 18, 1967, "Today" series, 1966-ongoing
Liquitex on canvas
46 x 61 cm
Collection of the Artist

June 21, 1967, "Today" series, 1966-ongoing
Liquitex on canvas
46 x 61 cm
Collection of the Artist

26 MÄRZ 1976, "Today" series, 1966-ongoing
Acrylic on canvas with cardboard and newspaper cutting
26 x 33 cm
Collection Dorothee and Konrad Fischer

Journals, 1966-2000
35 ring binders containing typewritten paper, photographs (1966-1972) and colour samples of date paintings, in plastic sheets.
35 ring binders, each: 27 x 32 x 4 cm
Collection of the Artist

Since January 1966 Kawara has been working on his "Today" series, in which each painting bears the hand-lettered date of its making. He documents his work in his Journals, which include, among other data, an exact record of the unique shade of each painting. When Kawara finishes a painting, he applies a swatch of the paint mixture he used to a small rectangle that is then glued onto a chart in the journal. Under each colour is a number showing the painting's sequence in that year and a letter indicating its size.