On Kawara
FEB. 16, 1970
“The gunfire, bomb blasts, passions and ferocity of war seemed far away today as the four million people of Cairo feasted, danced and sang under a warm sun. They gathered in parks or any other green area for family picnics, sailed along the Nile in high-masted feluccas and, in general, enjoyed themselves.”
New York
From Today, 1966–2013
Acrylic on canvas, 10 × 13 inches (25.4 × 33 cm)
Pictured with artist-made cardboard storage box, approx. 10 13/16 × 13 5/8 × 2 inches (27.4 × 34.6 × 5 cm)
Private collection
© On Kawara. Photo: Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London
FEB. 16, 1970
“The gunfire, bomb blasts, passions and ferocity of war seemed far away today as the four million people of Cairo feasted, danced and sang under a warm sun. They gathered in parks or any other green area for family picnics, sailed along the Nile in high-masted feluccas and, in general, enjoyed themselves.”
New York
From Today, 1966–2013
Acrylic on canvas, 10 × 13 inches (25.4 × 33 cm)
Pictured with artist-made cardboard storage box, approx. 10 13/16 × 13 5/8 × 2 inches (27.4 × 34.6 × 5 cm)
Private collection
© On Kawara. Photo: Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London
