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On Kawara, Japanese

Japanese, 1933–2014

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Drawing 57 68.7%
Other Media 15 18.1%
Acrylic Painting 8 9.6%
Lithography 2 2.4%
Sculpture 1 1.2%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 47 56.6%
Painting & Sculpture 36 43.4%

Production by Decade

2
1960s
73
1970s
1
1980s
2
1990s
3
2000s
2
2010s

Classification Types

  • Painting — 36
  • Drawing — 30
  • Print — 12
  • Illustrated Book — 3
  • Multiple — 2

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)7590.4%
Medium (30–100 cm)89.6%

Range: 14.3 cm → 95.5 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19771
19813
199128
19961
20011
20031
20051
200711
20081
201029
20111
20185

Currently On View

  • "MoMA, Floor 4, 413" — 3

Japanese Contemporaries

  1. 164 Yutaka Matsuzawa
  2. 148 Yoshitomo Nara
  3. 109 Mieko Shiomi
  4. 104 Ikeda Masuo (池田満寿夫)
  5. 100 Tadanori Yokoo