A reflection on conceptual artist On Kawara's date paintings and Coronavirus.

"To return to our present moment, in which the dates and even days of the week have melted away, the date paintings can provide a new approach to regarding the passage of time. There is no longer “tomorrow” or “yesterday”, just an endless series of todays."

"As the Coronavirus Pandemic has become our new normal, I’ve noticed more and more people asking what day it is... Instead of operating on a seven-day, weekly cycle, our new cycle is daily. "