Yoko launches John Lennon Imagine Awards at Liverpool John Moores University

Yoko Ono is awarding £260,000 to Liverpool John Moores University to establish a new fund for disadvantaged students.
Aimed at young people who have been in care or become estranged from their families, the John Lennon Imagine Awards will offer support to the students, both financial and practical, to ensure they benefit from their time in [...]

Yoko Ono: In Her Life / Shining On (Daily Telegraph, UK)

Yoko Ono: In Her Life / Shining On
After 40 years of being unfairly accused of breaking up the Beatles and harshly mocked for her avant garde art and pop music, Yoko Ono is finally being recognised as a true pioneer.
By Sheryl Garratt, Daily Telegraph
Soon after I sit down to talk with Yoko Ono, I knock [...]

John Lennon’s Imagine rang out on Liverpool Cathedral bells

Video – Liverpool Cathedral Bells play Lennon’s Imagine
By Ian Jackson, Art in Liverpool.com, 16 May 2009
Actually being there in front of the great cathedral with a crowd of people listening intently was quite an experience. It sounded quite melancholic and moving but it maybe doesn’t translate well onto this bit of video. The campanologists did [...]

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Yoko Ono: FLY [Shanghai, China]

Yoko Ono: FLY
from eflux.com

Ke Center for the Contemporary Arts
Yoko Ono-Fly
Nov 23 – Dec 15, 2008
Exhibition Opening:
November 22, 2008, 19:00
Kai Xuan Road 613-B,
Shanghai, 200051 China
http://www.kecenter.org
Exhibition Concept and Curator: Yoko Ono
Organized by Gunnar Kvaran and Biljana Ciric
Presented by Ke Center for the Contemporary Arts
Partner: Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway
Special Thanks to Intrude 366 Art [...]

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Visiting Mendips (Menlove Ave) and Forthlin Rd

The National Trust looks after two suburban houses in Merseyside, 20 Forthlin Road and Mendips. These unassuming houses are the childhood homes of two Beatles, Sir Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
Visiting the Beatles houses in Liverpool is an absolute must for fans of the band of any ages. The tours provide a real insight in [...]

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Yoko Ono: SKYLADDERS – Articles

YOKO ONO: SKYLADDERS
Yoko Ono was in Liverpool on Sunday to visit her ‘Skyladders’ installation at St Lukes Church.
It’s grown since I first saw it. Essentially the idea is that you drop off a ladder with a personal message on.
Ladders aren’t just things for standing on while you remove wallpaper, they are steps that take you [...]

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WANTED – LIVERPOOL SKYLADDERS

WANTED – LIVERPOOL SKYLADDERS
Yoko Ono invites you to donate a step ladder for inclusion in a new work for Liverpool Biennial’s MADE UP exhibition. 
Over the ten weeks of the Biennial (20 Sept – 30 Nov 2008), with your help, a forest of ladders will grow inside St. Luke’s Church. 
Skyladders, big and small, metal and wooden, new and [...]

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Yoko Ono: Skyladders [Liverpool, UK]

location
 St. Luke’s Church

address
 Leece Street/Berry Street, Liverpool

starts
 2008-09-20

ends
 2008-11-30

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 skyladders@biennial.com

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 Part of Group Show: Made Up (Liverpool Biennial)

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