On Kawara : One Million Years

David Zwirner is pleased to present One Million Years by On Kawara. The on-going project began with the leather-bound twenty-volume set of books One Million Years [Past] and One Million Years [Future] created by the artist in the 1960s.

For the performance, a male and a female reader sit in a recording booth in the center of the gallery and alternate reciting the numbered years collected in these volumes. For the first time, a live recording of the performance will happen in real time. CDs will be recorded and edited on-site. The recordings will later be produced in limited edition boxed sets.

The gallery is currently looking for volunteers to participate in the performance.

Readers will read from the type-written books and be recorded in a sound booth for two-hour intervals in the gallery, Tuesday through Saturday 10 am - 6 pm.

To participate, readers must have a clear speaking voice and be a native-born American speaker. If you are interested in participating in the making of the artwork, please contact Julia Guariglia 212 727 2070 jguariglia@davidzwirner.com

On Kawara
One Million Years