This set of twelve books comprises one part of On Kawara’s Trilogy (I Got Up, I Went, and I Met). This is the first of three sets and records the globetrotting Kawara mailing of postcards to friends and colleagues, stamping them with the time at which he arose each day, and indicating the address at which he was staying. The 12 volumes of I Got Up reproduce these postcards as a collection.

Each of the three sets of books was published in a total edition of 100 copies, including 90 copies for sale and 10 A.P. copies. The twelfth volume within each set is numbered 89/90 and is initialed by the artist on the colophon. All of the sets can be seen in the collections section of this gallery’s listings under the title “On Kawara Trilogy”.