Embodying her visionary philosophy, Yoko Ono's latest artist's book is a companion for life. This new publication by Yoko Ono combines never-before-published texts and invitation pieces written in 2016-18 with drawings from the Franklin Summer series Ono started in 1994. For Ono, words, artworks and books still have the power to change the world we [...]
Yoko Ono pays tribute and lays flowers at the Hiroshima Memorial, August 2011. Dear Friends, The 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were a tragedy of the greatest magnitude. Even now, 73 years later, many victims of the violence of atomic weapons are still suffering, physically, in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. People make a point [...]
Message from Yoko Ono Dear Friends Reading this today, there’s so much meaning for our situation now. Please read every line. Peace, Yoko Ono New York, 4 July 2018 The Declaration of Independence IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events [...]
At the Women’s March, I was surprised that things were happening even better than I wished in 1971. It’s never too late to start from the start. love, THE FEMINIZATION OF SOCIETY by Yoko Ono, February 1972 The aim of the [...]
PEBBLE PEOPLE For International Women's Day, 8 March 2016 A butterfly is hopping from flower to flower. Oh, good, I think. The butterfly is busy-bodying as usual. We are like butterflies. We busybody ourselves every day for our survival as we think we know how. But the difference with us, is that we know we [...]
DAVID BOWIE John and David respected each other. They were well matched in intellect and talent. As John and I had very few friends we felt David was as close as family. After John died, David was always there for Sean and me. When Sean was at boarding school in Switzerland, David would pick him [...]
UNCOVER II - To My Soul Mates in Cambridge by Yoko Ono, Oct. 15th, 2015 Last night, I went to a restaurant after 11 p.m., hoping that I could get coffee and a biscuit. Instead I saw a vast crowd of men, all in grey, as if their suits were the only things that were [...]
Yoko Ono pays tribute and lays flowers at the Hiroshima Memorial, August 2011. Dear Friends, The 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were a tragedy of the greatest magnitude. Even now, 68 years later, many victims of the violence of atomic weapons are still suffering, physically, in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. People make a point [...]
Message from Yoko Ono I'm very saddened by Cynthia's death. She was a great person and a wonderful mother to Julian. She had such a strong zest for life and I felt proud how we two women stood firm in the Beatles family. Please join me in sending love and support to Julian at this [...]
ON THE DAY OF THE BIRTH OF NUTOPIA – 1 April 2015 Nutopia is a country that exists in all of us. John and I created this imaginary world. We called a press conference and produced a white handkerchief from our pockets and said "This is a flag to Surrender to Peace." Not Fight for [...]
Yoko Ono answers your questions every Friday on Twitter and Facebook.
DON'T STOP ME! At my age I should be in a certain way. Please don’t stop me being the way I am. I don’t want to be old and sick like many others of my age. Please don’t create another old person. So even when I am rocking on the stage, they are totally hard [...]
See Hear Yoko See Hear Yoko captures the rich complexity of Yoko Ono—woman, artist, activist, wife and mother—from her days with John Lennon through the present, with intimate portraits by the legendary rock-and-roll photographer Bob Gruen, and words by Ono herself, edited from conversations with Jody Denberg, rock radio’s “Voice of Austin, Texas.” Conceived expressly [...]
TO MY FRIENDS My dear friends. How was your year? Mine was very trying. But I came out of it smelling the sweet air! I hope you did too. I do get concerned, though, how you will be doing over the holidays. So here’s what I want you to do. Follow your heart. And repeat: [...]
For all those that Imagine Peace, YOKO ONO INFINITE UNIVERSE AT DAWN celebrates Yoko Ono's seminal art and activism across eight decades. 'Seeds of ideas, like pebbles, were raining through my life. Genesis Publications has captured those seeds and presented them to you here, for your observation, selection and experimentation, to make their destination entirely [...]
I am proposing the feminization of society; the use of feminine nature as a positive force to change the world. We can change ourselves with feminine intelligence and awareness, into a basically organic, noncompetitive society that is based on love, rather than reasoning. The result will be a society of balance, peace and contentment.
UNCOVER by Yoko Ono Let's quickly assemble the knowledge we have. We ourselves must be peaceful to get peace. Once we follow that logic, and clear our minds of anger, hatred, fear and violence, we can see what we were doing wrong. We are being given the option of having a peaceful world or a [...]
To Elbow: Dear Guy, Craig, Mark, Pete and Richard, Yes. New York has been kind to me as your song says. Thank you. For John, he always wanted to come and live in this city, ever since he saw Bob Dylan on the famous album cover (The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan). And I played the catalyst to [...]
Message from Yoko Ono: Don't give up on our beautiful planet. Use your healing power and make it well. World Peace is around the corner. I love you! yoko Tonight is Yoko Ono's birthday! IMAGINE PEACE TOWER is lit in tribute and the Northern Lights are shining bright! See it all LIVE & send in your [...]
The last time I saw Lou was when we did a show together in New York to raise money for the victims of the Fukushima disaster. Lou's song was full of anger. I couldn't help asking why. Lou just smiled a warm smile. I will never forget that smile. Lou will always be in our [...]