Yoko Ono performing Voice Piece for Soprano, 1961. Photo courtesy of Lenono Photo Archive “The only sound that exists to me is the sound of the mind.” Yoko Ono, 1966 Listen presents a selection of music by pioneering artist, musician, and activist Yoko Ono (b. 1933). For over six decades, Ono’s powerful [...]
Some of the world’s most exciting contemporary artists star in a new exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 2 February 2013. New Works at the Walker consists of more than 50 works from the gallery’s own collection and includes pieces by Anish Kapoor, Paula Rego, Yoko Ono, Wolfgang Tillmans and winner of the 2010 [...]
Video from the John & Yoko IMAGINE Event in Times Square NYC from Dec 21st. Message from Yoko Ono: Yes, PEACE! No more violence! No more war! Can we do that? I think we are already getting there... Last night's Times Square seemed like a different country from where the most recent tragedy happened. Thank [...]
Venice International Performance Art Week In December 8–14, 2012, PALAZZO BEMBO EXHIBITIONS will organize the first VENICE INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE ART WEEK in close cooperation with VestAndPage (Verena Stenke and Andrea Pagnes), who are appointed as curators and co-organizers. This event will present the works of over 20 international performance artists. View Larger Map Consciousness and [...]
MY MOMMY IS BEAUTIFUL MY MOMMY IS BEAUTIFUL is a tribute to all Mothers of the World from each of your children; a celebration of the love that nurtures us all. Invitation to participate Visitors are invited to write a thought or a memory of their mothers, or take a photo and attach it to [...]
Racked Road Tests Yoko Ono's Opening Ceremony Pants by Kerry Folan, Racked Every once in a while, fashion goes so far out on a limb that we are all forced to ask ourselves, "Could you really wear that in real life?" Today, Racked set out to answer that question in regards to the pants Yoko [...]
ONE ON ONE Massimo Bartolini, Nina Beier, Joe Coleman, Trisha Donnelly, Geoffrey Farmer, Hans-Peter Feldmann, FORT, Günter K., Annika Kahrs, Robert Kusmirowski, Alicja Kwade, Renata Lucas, Yoko Ono, Blinky Palermo, Anri Sala, Jeremy Shaw, Tobias Zielony 18.11.2012 – 20.01.2013 Opening: 17.11.2012, 12 – 10 pm Alone in the space with the art, one-on-one with a [...]
WOMEN IN FLUXUS & Other Experimental Tales Eventi Partiture Performances Reggio Emilia, Palazzo Magnani 10 novembre 2012 – 10 febbraio 2013 Vernice per la Stampa: 9 Novembre 2012, ore 11.30 Ulteriori informazioni ed immagini: www.studioesseci.net Comunicato Stampa A Fluxus parteciparono, come raramente accade nella storia dell’arte, diverse donne, artiste provenienti da luoghi e percorsi [...]
Yoko Ono, who will celebrate her 80th birthday next year (on 18th Feb 2013) has today been announced as the director of Southbank Centre’s Meltdown Festival 2013. In curating the festival in its 20th anniversary year, the iconic musician and artist follows in the footsteps of some of music’s biggest names including David Bowie, Patti [...]
This year Yoko Ono will be joining a number of other luminaries including VALIE EXPORT, Matthias Horx, Ute Meta Bauer, Gerard Mortier and Shady El Noshokaty as well as a number of up-and-coming artists and cultural players. “We meet, we share, we discuss, we celebrate, we establish new links, and sometimes we change our views.” 5.15 - 6.00pm Friday 9 Nov, Halle E, MuseumsQuartier, Vienna.
Yoko Ono photographed by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel THE LITTLE BLACK JACKET 12 October - 4 November 2012 CHANEL's photographic exhibition dedicated to Karl Lagerfeld's latest book, 'The Little Black Jacket: CHANEL's classic revisited by Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld', is open at the Saatchi Gallery in London in October. Following on from Tokyo, New [...]
The annual John Lennon 'Dream Power' concert, a charity event held to raise funds to help children in developing countries around the world, will be held again this year on Saturday December 8, the anniversary of John Lennon's death. A galaxy of top artists will pay tribute to John Lennon's music at the Budokan Arena [...]
In 1968, John Lennon and Yoko Ono planted two acorns for peace at Coventry Cathedral. The acorns were planted in east and westerly positions, symbolizing the meeting of the couple and the union of their two cultures. This was the first of many peace events that the couple would initiate throughout their lives. In 1969, John and Yoko mailed acorns and [...]
Yoko OnoSky TV for Hokkaido, 1966 - 2008Photograph by Jon Hendricks© Yoko Ono "Ends of the Earth" is the first large-scale, historical-thematic exhibition on Land Art. It documents the impulses that simultaneously came from various disciplines in the 1960s, and focused on using the earth as an artistic medium and exhibiting works in [...]
This exhibition is devoted to examining the defining impact Lucy R. Lippard’s groundbreaking book Six Years had on the emergent Conceptual art movement. Published in 1973, Six Years simultaneously catalogued and described the development of conceptual art practices in the late sixties and early seventies, and is now widely considered an essential reference work for [...]
Tokyo 1955–1970: A New Avant-Garde From the mid-1950s through the 1960s, Tokyo transformed itself from the capital of a war-torn nation into an international center for arts, culture, and commerce, becoming home to some of the most important art being made at the time. Tokyo 1955–1970: A New Avant-Garde provides a focused look at the [...]
Liverpool Love - charitable artbeat – is a unique Art exhibition (curated by Christian Furr) celebrating the city of Liverpool through the Artistic contributions of some of the world’s leading artists. Yoko Ono: Liverpool Luv, 2012 - Ink on paper, 4.5 x 6.7" (unframed) - Bid here. Through the Art displayed we hope to provide, not only great [...]
Fukushima Contemporary Art Biennale 2012 - SORA Aug 11 - Sept 23, 9am - 7pm Fukushima Airport building, park, blue tent facilities and International Cargo: http://www.fks-ab.co.jp tel: 0247-57-1111 Gallery Masuga http://gallery-masuga.com Fukushima University Library Gallery.
OPEN #15. International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations: 'Flags' Curated by Paolo De Grandis The fifteenth edition of OPEN, International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations will be held in Venice Lido and in the San Servolo Island from 30th August to 30th September 2012 in parallel with the Venice Cinema Festival and the Architecture Biennale. This [...]
Yoko Ono (born 1933, Tokyo) is a pioneering artist, film-maker, poet, musician, writer, performance artist and peace activist. Her prolific career has spanned five decades - she has embraced a wide range of media, defying traditional boundaries and creating new forms of artistic expression. The Serpentine is delighted to present the work of artist Yoko Ono. [...]