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Friday 5 September 2008

CHALK FOR PEACE: 14-21 SEPT 2008
by John Aaron, Global Project Founder, Chalk4Peace
From its beginnings in 2003 in Arlington, VA, as a Sunday sidewalk chalk project for children to its recognition by the Arlington Arts Commission, the DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities, the DC Mayor's Office, the Humanities Project of Arlington and Whole Foods Markets.
CHALK4PEACE has grown through the efforts of hundreds of events organizers, teachers, parents, community outreach coordinators, libraries, arts centers and other peace minded individuals and organizations. This year, we expect CHALK4PEACE to grow even larger than last year, as it is now happening on four continents and most of the sites from last year have enlisted others to join in and/or create their own sites.
CHALK4PEACE is not encouraged as an anti-war demonstration; rather, it is a creative presentation for young artists of all ages utilizing the theme of PEACE. More here.

Sunday 31 August 2008

THE ART OF JOHN LENNON
A Look Into John Lennon’s Life Through His Artwork

More than 100 examples of Lennon's work will inhabit a temporary gallery built specially for the event.

The exhibit will feature about two dozen lyric sheets for songs including "Imagine," "Day Tripper" and "In My Life," as well as selections from Lennon's Bag One series, chronicling his 1969 wedding ceremony, honeymoon and "bed-in" with Yoko Ono.
Prices range from $200, for some of the lyric sheets, to $20,000 for the "bed-in" sketch.

The space is on the upper level near the new Neiman Marcus, and the exhibit is timed to coincide with the opening of the upscale department store.

'Opening times:
10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fri 5 Sept
10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sat 6 Sept
11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sun 7 Sept

Westfield Topanga, 6600 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park. [map]

Admission Free.
Facebook Event here.

Friday 29 August 2009

ARTIST AS MUSICIAN & THE OTHER WAY AROUND
New York Times
The NY MoMA show, which includes audio recordings and small-press publications alongside more conventional mediums, is accompanied by an extensive film and video program in the Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters.Viewers are greeted by the beatific face of John Lennon, in Yoko Ono’s “Film No. 5 (Smile)” (1968), a 51-minute record of Lennon’s facial expressions (right). Nearby is a selection of works on paper by other artists associated with the Fluxus movement: constellation-like scores by John Cage, collage drawings by Ray Johnson. Article here. MoMA here.

Friday 29 August 2009

YOKO ONO INTERVIEW: GAY.COM
Q: Back in 2005, you released the "Everyman/Everywoman" single as a statement for gay marriage. Gay marriage still seemed like a pipe dream back then, but now it's a reality in a couple states. How did you feel when it was recently legalized in California?
YO: Isn't it amazing? I think it's great. But it should not be great, but normal. I was jumping up and down in my mind.
Q: Speaking of gay, I love that photo of you sandwiched between a drag queen and a gay boy on a New York Pride float.
YO: Did you like that? Whenever I hear music, my body starts to move before I can think. The music started, & I just started dancing.
Q: What would you like to say to your fans on Gay.com?
YO: I love you and keep on truckin'!
Article here.

Friday 29 August 2009

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 old, can be delivered to: St. Luke’s Church, Leece Street/Berry Street, Liverpool, UK [map] on these dates/times:
Mon 15 Sept - Wed 17 Sept, 11am - 5pm
Thur 18 Sept - Sun 21 Sept, 10am - 6pm

Following the Biennial, the artwork will be donated to charity.
For further information or to promise a (sky) ladder please contact skyladders@biennial.com
Liverpool Echo article here. Facebook event here.
Liverpool Skyladders invites us all to find space for dreams and the imagination under the open skies.

Thursday 28 August 2008

YOKO ONO: ORATO QUESTIONNAIRE: AUG 2008
Questions by Heather Wallace, Answers by Yoko Ono

Yoko, what advice would you give to an artist who has lost his or her sense of inspiration?
To know that it will come back at an unexpected time so not to worry or push it.. But be prepared for the time it will come back. Meaning, don't kill yourself getting drunk or shooting up. Just relax and have fun.

…to a peace activist who has lost his or her belief in peace?
If you believe in the doomsday scenario, just have fun while you can. Having fun is the best way to bring Peace in your life...and ours. Don't be upset then, that doomsday didn't come.

…to a war monger who never believed in peace in the first place?
Tell him stop being angry and enjoy life. If all of us did that, there will be peace.

…to a traveller who is stuck in the mud?
Take all your clothes off and roll in the mud until you get to the place there's no mud.

…to a beautiful woman who is “losing” her looks?
Just know that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. To some people you are definitely more beautiful now. In fact, i'm already attracted to you now, since I sense the delicate shade created in your demeanor you probably did not have before.

…to a lover who has lost his or her love?
Sometimes memory is all you have. Some people don't even have that. Be thankful that you have one.

…to a human who has lost his or her sense of self?
What an illusion! When you lose your life, you will know that you did have a sense of yourself when you were alive. Don't wait till then. Just be thankful that you have your life, and therefore, a sense of yourself. We know you do. You are alive! It's not the time to hide from yourself.
Lots of love, yoko

Thursday 28 August 2008

LENNONS ART ASKS THAT WE ALL COME TOGETHER
by Sue Harrison, WickedLocal.com
'Individuals, we are the ones who can make change', Yoko says, sounding as hopeful as she ever did. 'Professional politicians get stuck because there is so much red tape. People Power is much more powerful.'
When asked what message she thinks Lennon would be sending today, she is quick to respond:
''I’d like to think he would be doing exactly what I’m doing but doing it together. If he was doing artwork today he would definitely be doing it on the computer. That would be a big thing for him. It is that mix of enjoying the simple things in life while welcoming the new that personified much of what Lennon stood for. John was a small revolution. His work spoke directly to people. Not like a critic saying this is good, this is not good. When you see his work you just start smiling. Most work in the art field is so serious. You don’t feel that with John’s work.'
More here.

Thursday 28 August 2008

YOKO ONO: WISH FOR THE WORLD
by Biggs Museum of American Art
What a great man that John Lennon. The man who can tag the phrase, "All you need is love." has a legacy that is still carried out by his wife Yoko Ono. When you think of Yoko and John it is likely you'll think of world peace, and their desire for it. As stated above, Mr. Lennon believes that visualization of peace is the key to achieving it. This thought turned into the popular installation pieces by Yoko Ono, entitled the Wish Tree. The installation has been recreated in over 80 cities, most recently in Pasadena, CA.
More here.

Thursday 28 August 2008

YOKO ONO"S WISH TREES DRAW THOUSANDS TO ONE COLORADO
Pasadena Independent
Wish Tree for Pasadena, Yoko Ono’s only West Coast showing of her celebrated Wish Tree installation, attracted more than 10,000 people in its first week in the One Colorado Courtyard.
Attendance far exceeded expectations, with the 21 crape myrtles at the center of this elegant art installation now covered in thousands of wish tags expressing hopes for the future. More wishes are being added at the rate of around 1,200 per day, with 5,000 over the weekend.
Since opening on August 2, Wish Tree for Pasadena has evolved into a multifaceted snapshot into people’s hearts, with wishes demonstrating an astounding range of expression. From the whimsical to the sublime, the personal to the global, they tell they story of aspirations, deepest hopes and sometimes humorous observations about the world around us. From a child-like scrawl hoping to “visit dragonland,” to wanting a new job, to wishing for “a fearless heart for my daughter,” to hoping “for a free panini” or wishing “people wouldn’t lie,” these fluttering tags express the collective hopes of every age and background.
More here.

Thursday 28 August 2008

YOKO ONO: OUT IN HOLLYWOOD
by Greg Hernandez, Los Angeles Daily News
By this time, I've interviewed so many famous people that I rarely get nervous about it. But today, I got nervous.At 12:15 p.m. PST, I called Yoko Ono at her home in The Dakota for a column I'm doing on John Lennon's artwork which is going to be on exhibition next month in SoCal. I'll post the finished column in a few weeks but wanted to give you guys a little preview.Yoko was a little more open than I thought she'd be and actually very easy to talk to. My nerves were gone about 30 seconds into the interview.. We started out by talking about Lennon's artwork:"He was just being himself and himself was a guy who had an incredible sense of humor. It wasn't about trying not trying to impress critics, he was just having fun. More here & here.

Thursday 28 August 2008

GIVE PEACE A NEW DANCE
by Zeth Lundy, Metro New York
Ono, 75, has led an unprecedented lifelong career as a visual, conceptual and musical artist of the avant-garde, a fact overshadowed by her marriage to John Lennon.
In the late ’60s, Ono and Lennon spearheaded a number of peace rallies and Bed-Ins, the second of which, in 1969 Montreal, produced the original recording of 'Give Peace a Chance'.
Ono herself seems surprised by the song’s lasting impact, not to mention the remix project’s recently topping of Billboard’s Hot Dance Club Play charts. “We just did whatever we could and never looked back,” she says of her musical and activist collaborations with Lennon. “At the time, the Bed-In was the most important thing we were doing.”
More here.

Thursday 28 August 2008

THE MUSIC SLUT: 8 QUESTIONS WITH YOKO ONO
Q: I'm assuming you've been keeping up to date on the US presidential elections. What are your thoughts on the candidates & their goals?
YO: I believe in the power of grassroots movements. That is the strongest force. We should do whatever we can do instead of watching politicians control things. We're all a big family & the whole world is starting to improve. This is not solely because of politicians' goodwill. We live in a complex society. We need more than good politicians.

Q: I'm wondering what your opinion is on the progression of anti-war protests, from the '60s to modern day? How have they changed? Has it been for the better/worse?
YO: While they've been growing, there hasn't been a change in spirit. We're doing our best in so many ways. There's more of a community vibe now than ever before.
More here.

Thursday 28 August 2008

TALKIN' PEACE AND JOHN WITH YOKO ONO
by Marissa Moss, Huffington Post
Q: Are other musicians, artists, those with a public voice, doing enough for world peace or to promote peace? What are you doing next to promote peace?
YO: I think so. There are two things in this world: peace industry and war industry. And anybody who is doing something peaceful in their work is in the peace industry. It needs to keep developing and spreading. That's what we are doing....For me, I'm into just now the imagine peace tower. On October 9th I go to Iceland and put a light on the imagine peace tower. It's giving a lot of solace to people. Go to Imagine Peace. When you click into it, you'll suddenly realize that we are all family.
More here.

Thursday 28 August 2008

YOKO ONO: KUNSTHALLE BIELEFELD, GERMANY
by Fluxus Heidelberg Center Blog
For the 2008 exhibition in Bielefeld (featuring a selection of Ono’s work from 1961 to the present), works placed outside the museum will relate to the city itself. One of these will be a Wish Tree. Just before the opening of the exhibition, children and teens from three schools in Bielefeld will hang their wishes on a selected tree outside the Johnson building. A Golden Ladder, which is an allegory for the exhibition’s title, Between the Sky and My Head, will be installed in the Kunsthalle Park. The work is an imaginary, spiritual space centered between sky and earth. Inside the Kunsthalle, visitors will experience 3 floors of sculptures, paintings, drawings, photographs, films, and sound installations. An interview with the artist, filmed in Bielefeld, will accompany the exhibition. More here.

Thursday 28 August 2008

YOKO ONO: ASKMEN.COM INTERVIEW
Q: You and John seemed to have a great relationship; what advice would you give to couples?
YO: Be understanding of one another and be willing to compromise. I mean, I think that life with another person is always difficult. The alternative however -- being alone -- is also very difficult.
Q: If John was here with us, what would he be doing?
YO: He would be doing the same: He would be innovating, he would have jumped on computers and the Internet... and he would probably come to the conclusion that they are overrated! (laughs).
More here.

Thursday 28 August 2008

YOKO ONO: ABOUT.COM INTERVIEW
DJ Ron Slomowicz: I want to ask you, this is something from your wisdom that I really want to take out of this. What can we as a genre that accepts all cultures, all races, all sexual orientations, what can we do to empower ourselves and the message of our music?
Yoko Ono: Come together, always together. I think that in the beginning there was a word and the word was love and love is what created the world. If love could create a world and the universe, then it could certainly heal the world. I think that this is a time that we should keep dancing with love.
Read more here.

Tuesday 26 August 2008

COME TOGETHER IN SOUTHAMPTON
by Cindy Bowe & Lori Rush (via email)
Hi Yoko! I visited your art show in Southampton, NY this past weekend! It was amazing. My friend, Lori (left) and I (right) drove from Cherry Hill, NJ just for the show. I have to admit that we were hoping to see you as well! John's art was well worth the trip...we had a fantastic time! We smiled and cried and met some really wonderful people. It was amazing to feel close to the two of you through this collection of artwork. Thank you for sharing him with us, we miss him so much. Love & Peace, Cindy Bowe

Hi Miss Yoko.. THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! I never in this life or any, could have "imagine"d anything so amazing, beautiful, meaningful, wonderful, peaceful and powerful. I have been a fan for so long but never really knew how talented John was as a drawing artist until I experienced it for myself. When I walked in, I heard Paul singing an old Beatles song. Just a tiny bit disappointed.... But next I heard John's voice..(.Let me take you down, cause Im going to
Strawberry Fields..) John's voice was so mesmerizing, I had felt as if I were under a spell. His artwork was so amazing and emotional, I started weeping uncontrollably. The passion of his artwork, the presentation and the words describing his every picture, just captured my heart and reminded me of how much I truly missed him and his artistry. I was taught about the Holocaust many years ago and was told it was "to remember and never forget".... I thank you for keeping John's legend alive and with your love and dedication.. WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER AND NEVER FORGET...Forever Thankful, Peace & Love.....Lori Rush

Hi, Cindy & Lori! That was great that you went to John's show by travelling all the way from Cherry Hill, New Jersey! You guys look smashing in the photo. So I'm sure you brought sunshine to the exhibition! Lots of love, yoko

Tuesday 26 August 2008

HOW TO TEACH PEACE TO YOUR CHILDREN
How does one begin to teach children about Peace ?
It is a word so frequently heard in conversations these days, yet how do we explain its concept to children?
It's a little bit like saying 'do as i say not as i do' rather than leading by example, because we, the adults of our world are not really showing our children a concept of PEACE.
If we have the courage to be really honest with ourselves and take responsibility for our actions (or non action) it is difficult not to admit that actually far from knowing peace and living in peace, we are in fact doing quite the opposite.
More at www.awwwww.org

Tuesday 19 August 2008

YOKO ONO: MAKE A WISH at ART PARADE 2008
The Parade happens at 4pm, Saturday 6 Sept 2008, West Broadway, New York (between Houston & Grand Street).
Deitch Projects, Creative Time and Paper Magazine are pleased to announce the 4th annual Art Parade. Following the success of the past three Art Parades, we have again invited artists, performers and designers to create floats, balloons, placards, portable sculptures, performances and street spectacles. This year’s parade will include over 90 projects, including those by Yoko Ono, Jim Drain, Barry McGee, Clare Rojas, Beta Tank, Dzine, The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black and Kenny Scharf, and will involve over 900 participants, making this the largest and most dynamic Art Parade yet.More here.

Saturday 16 August 2008

TEN ETERNAL QUESTIONS
Questions by Zoe Sallis, Answers by Yoko Ono

1. What is your concept of God?
YO: God is within us and in all animate and inanimate objects in the Universe.

2. Do you think this life is all there is, or do you believe in an afterlife?
YO: I think we have been alive on earth and other planets as well for many, many lifetimes, and will be in the future as well. That's why we recognize each other in such a deep way.

3. Do you accept the concept of karma in the sense of cause and effect?
YO: Of course. But a tragedy is not a punishment, It is only a teaching. We become wiser for it. Joy is not a reward, it is an incling given to us what is possible for the human race in the end - that we shall all live in the joy of life.

4. What is your moral code in relation to right and wrong?
YO: Not to hurt yourself or others intentionally. Hurting creates bad ripples. But if somebody is hurt by you unreasonablly, then that is not your fault.

5. Do you believe you have a destiny, and do you see yourself as here to fulfill it?
YO: I believe that I am taught a lesson every day of my life by life itself. I think, in the end, what all of us are doing is to find a way to heal our selves and the planet for ourselves and for our children.

6. What has life taught you so far?
YO: The total complexty of the puzzle is not being revealed to us yet. But I know that I am part of it as you are and all of us are. The end picture seems to be beautiful.

7. What advice or words of wisdom would you like to pass on to those close to you?
YO: Stay alive. We love you. Don't deplete us of your energy. We are you and you are me and we are all together, as a wise man said.

8. Do you believe our survival on planet Earth is being threatened?
YO: No. if somebody or something seems to be threatening our survival, take it as a warning and take care of it. We are.

9. Who do you most admire in this world, historical or living?
YO: All people who are alive at this moment.

10. How do you find peace within yourself?
YO: By knowing that to find it is vitally important for the health of myself and the world.

Based on the Ten Eternal Questions questionnaire by Zoe Sallis
Answers by Yoko Ono 16 Aug 2008

Saturday 16 August 2008

WISH TREES FOR PASADENA: YOKO INTERVIEW
Yoko Ono's "Wish Trees for Pasadena" in the One Colorado courtyard now has 21 trees overflowing with knotted tags and scribbled wishes. There are now more than 10,000 wishes hung on the trees, and they're being added at a pace of about 1,250 a day, breaking all forecasts and sending the organizers scrambling to provide more tags. Pasadena's wishes will be added to the 700,000 that have already been collected at other Wish Tree installations. Eventually, the wishes will be removed and shipped to the Imagine Peace Tower, her memorial tribute to John Lennon, Ono said. "I'm amazed at how it's developing and growing and I am very thankful," Ono said.
Full article and interview here. Slide show here.

Saturday 16 August 2008

IMAGINE WHIRLED PEACE
Uplod your message of peace to Ben & Jerry's website.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono hosted a "Bed-in For Peace" using their celebrity-for-good to promote world harmony.
This legendary event inspired an entire generation of people from around the world to think about peace during a critical time of war in1969. Paying homage to these efforts during a time when the world is once again in conflict,
Ben & Jerry's announced a joint effort with The Lennon Estate and Peace One Day , a non-profit organization focused on raising global awareness of the UN day of global ceasefire and non-violence on September 21st annually. The partners hosted a modern-day "Peace Bed-In" to recognize leaders in today's movement. Click here to read the complete press release.

Friday 15 August 2008

KEVIN CONCANNON ON YOKO ONO
Kevin Concannon will give the talk, "Yoko Ono: Imagining Peace 1966-2008," on Friday, Aug. 29, at 5 p.m. in the Gallery Theatre of the Elaine Langone Center at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA. Associate professor of art history at the Myers School of Art at The University of Akron, Concannon is a leading scholar who has published extensively on the work of Yoko Ono. The talk, which is free to the public, will be followed by an opening reception in the Samek Art Gallery for the exhibition, YOKO ONO IMAGINE PEACE Featuring John and Yoko's Year of Peace.

Friday 15 August 2008

THE UNIVERSE OF KEITH HARING
he Universe of Keith Haring by director Christina Clausen is an intimate portrait of world-renowned artist Keith Haring whose mantra was that "Art is for everyone!"
The film is a thorough and intimate exploration of the background and career of one of the most popular and significant artists of the 20th century.
The film features interviews and archival footage of Fab 5 Freddy, Jeffrey Deitch, Kim Hastreiter, Grace Jones, Madonna, Yoko Ono, David LaChapelle, Kenny Scharf, Carlo McCormick, Andy Warhol, Ann Magnuson, Tony Shafrazi, and Junior Vasquez, among many others. From Arthouse FIlms.

Thursday 14 August 2008

MoMA NY PRESENTS: LOOKING AT MUSIC
An exhibition that explores music’s role in the interdisciplinary experimentation of the 1960s, when a dynamic cross-fertilization was taking place among music, video, installation, and what was known as “mixed media” art.
Comprising over 40 works from the Museum’s collection, the exhibition includes video, audio, books, lithographs, collage, and prints, by artists such as Yoko Ono, Laurie Anderson, Nam June Paik (right), Bruce Nauman, and John Cage.
At MoMA New York (map) 13 Aug 2008 - 5 Jan 2009. Link.

Tuesday 12 August 2008

COME TOGETHER
Yoko Ono-Lennon discusses Lennon Art Exhibition
Most people consider the Hamptons to be a place of luxury, wealth and pampering, so perhaps this exhibition, with its connection to the Human Resources of the Hamptons, will be an eye-opening experience. A charity that helps those that are not so fortunate or wealthy. We hope that the exhibition helps people to discuss real issues of Peace. More at Hamptons.com.

Thursday 7 August 2008

GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
NUMBER ONE!
Yoko Ono is this weeks NUMBER ONE on the American Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart for the FOURTH time -
A feat unrivalled by any other artist of her generation.
The Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart is the most authoritative dance chart in America - meaning this week more American clubbers are dancing to Yoko Ono than to any other artist, whether in the dance or the mainstream genres.

ONO’s previous Billboard No.1 dance singles have been:
Walking On Thin Ice (May 2003)
Everyman Has A Man Who Loves Him/
Every Woman Has A Woman Who Loves Her (Nov 2004)
No No No (Jan 2008)
Give Peace A Chance (v1) (v2) (Aug 2008).

Ono’s current album Yes, I’m A Witch has seen her work reinterpreted by some of the most credible contemporary figures in music, including Antony Heggarty, Cat Power, Jason Pierce and the Flaming Lips. Meanwhile, she continues to combine her work as one of the world’s leading conceptual artists with making music and working as a peace activist.

The success of Ono’s new version of Give Peace A Chance proves that the peace message John Lennon and Yoko worked so hard to spread has been adopted by a new generation of clubbers, music fans and DJs, to whom Yoko says simply:

I thank you with all my heart and send you much love,
yoko

Thursday 7 August 2008

COME TOGETHER
A Look Into John Lennon’s Life Through His Artwork
Southampton Inn, 91 Hill Street, Southampton, NY 11968-5399

Produced by Legacy Fine Art Productions, this is the largest collection of John Lennon's artworks ever assembled and an exhibit that has travelled across the country and around the world for 15 years, garnering record crowds and raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity.

Come Together features hand-signed pieces and limited edition prints, as well as serigraphs, lithographs, copper etchings and aqua tints, all of which are available for sale.

Lennon’s inspiring and emotional sketches are also in the permanent collections of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the John Lennon Museum in Japan.

Come Together benefits Human Resources of the Hamptons, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping those who face poverty, hunger, illness or homelessness.

Fri 22 Aug 5pm-9pm
Sat 23 Aug 11am-8pm
Sun 24 Aug 11am-7pm

Admission $2.00.
Tel: l (888) ART-1969.
Map here.

Thursday 7 August 2008

DREAM POWER SUPER LIVE 2008! - 8 DEC 2008
ジョン・レノン音楽祭2008
Dream Power ジョン・レノンスーパー・ライヴ
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●前売り券：
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More here.

Sunday 3 August 2008

PASADENA LOCALS USE WISH TREES FOR DREAMS BIG AND SMALL
by Janette Williams, Staff Writer, Pasadena Star News
World peace is all very well, but what 3-year-old Cabral Corvelo really wants is "To make a water balloon and a pancake."
His wish joined dozens of others carefully written out and tied to the branches of 21 flowering crape myrtles Saturday at the opening of Yoko Ono's "Wish Tree" installation in Old Pasadena.
The wishes were personal, "For more understanding,"
and serious - "An end to the genocide in Darfur" -
and easy to grant: "Some bubbles. "
Someone even tied on a signed marriage proposal to his soulmate:: "I wish to marry Lucy ... Love is all there is."
More here.

Friday 1 August 2008

ONO - GIVE PEACE A CHANCE - THE REMIXES
No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart!
Featuring remixes By Tommie Sunshine, Eric Kupper, Johnny Vicious, Dave Aude, Richard Morel, Mike Cruz & Double B.
Available for download now on: Beatport and iTunes.
NEW MIXES ON ITUNES & BEATPORT (right)
by Phunk Investigation, Johnny Vicious, Eric Kupper, Mike Cruz, DJ Dan, Tommie Sunshine, Richard Morel & Mike Cruz.

Friday 1 August 2008

COMING SOON - YOKO ONO: IMAGINE PEACE
Featuring John & Yoko's Year of Peace
Curated by Kevin Concannon and John Noga
Samek Art Gallery, 3rd Floor, Langone Center, Bucknell University, 701 Moore Avenue, Lewisburg, PA 17837, [map]
25 Aug 2008 - 8 Oct 2008.
Open weekdays 11am-5pm. Thurs till 8pm. Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm.

IMAGINE PEACE focuses on the thematic ideals of peace and love, and follows the work of Yoko Ono and John Lennon chronologically as solo artists, as a couple in the 1960s, and also includes Ono's recent solo works.

IMAGINE PEACE will showcase interactive works by Ono which demonstrate her long-standing ambition to involve individuals in the process of achieving peace through the power of imagination.
The exhibition will include installations that are designed to help visitors spread the message of love and peace worldwide through use of stamps, postcards, flashlights, and buttons.
These works include: Play it by Trust; Imagine Peace; Onochord; and the Imagine Peace Tower, in Reykjavik, Iceland, which was dedicated on John Lennon’s birthday, October 9, 2007.

The exhibition will also include photo-documentation of the world-wide broadcast of the Beatles All You Need is Love, and the accompanying parade of signs with the word “love” in several languages; Ono’s all white chess piece, Play It by Trust; Lennon’s lithographs from the Bag One portfolio; Collaborative works, such as their Acorn Event, Bed-In, and the international advertising campaign War is Over! will be represented by films, large-scale photomurals, and lithographs.
Screenings of Ono’s films are planned as well.
Website. Video. More Yoko shows here.

Thursday 31 July 2008

STARTING THIS WEEKEND IN CALIFORNIA
YOKO ONO: WISH TREES FOR PASADENA
This summer, Yoko Ono will present a major installation of her participatory work, Wish Trees, in the large central courtyard at One Colorado. It will be made up of living trees selected by the artist that are identified with the environment or history of Southern California. Visitors are invited to write their wishes on pieces of paper &hang them on the tree branches. The wishes are then saved and ultimately become part of Yoko Ono’s public art project, Imagine Peace Tower, which she created in memory of John Lennon on Videy Island, Reykjavík, Iceland.
One Colorado, 24 E Union St, Pasadena, CA (map)
2 Aug - 9 Nov 2008. tel: 626.792.5101.
More here. Facebook. Article in Pasadena Weekly here.

Monday 28 July 2008

YOKO ON THE RADIO: KUSC CLASSICAL FM
Gail Eichenthal, program director of KUSC Classical FM, interviews Yoko Ono on 'Spotlight on The Arts' - airing each weekday at 8:00am, 1:00pm, and 5:00pm PDT.
A longer, more in-depth feature airs this Saturday on the weekly arts program, 'Arts Alive' at 8:00am and 5:00pm PDT.
The show will be broadcast on: KUSC-FM 91.5 Los Angeles, KQSC-FM 88.7 Santa Barbara, KPSC-FM 88.5 Palm Springs, and KDSC-FM 91.1 Thousand Oaks. You can listen live here.
All features will soon be available online at the KUSC website as an RSS podcast or as an archived audio stream.

Friday 25 July 2008

YOKO'S WISH TREES AT CHANEL MOBILE ART, CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK IN OCTOBER
From CHANEL, Karl Lagerfeld (Artistic Director), Maureen Chiquet (Global CEO) & Bruno Pavlovsky (Fashion President), along with Adrian Benepe (Commissioner of the Department of Parks & Recreation for the City of New York) & Douglas Blonsky (President of the Central Park Conservancy and Central Park Administrator) announced today that Central Park will serve as the sole American venue for CHANEL Mobile Art, a traveling international exhibition housed in a gleaming futuristic pavilion designed by Zaha Hadid.
Commissioned by CHANEL, Mobile Art presents changing installations of works by foremost contemporary artists from Europe, the United States, Asia, Russia and Latin America,
each of whom has made a unique piece for the project
exploring the visual, conceptual and cultural possibilities in the convergence of fashion and art.
Opens 20 Oct 2008 until 9 Nov 2008.
CHANEL Mobile Art, Rumsey Playfield, 69th St at 5th Ave Entrance, Central Park, New York, NY 10019 [map]
Admission: free with reserved, timed tickets, available at the official website, here. Gothamist article here.

Friday 25 July 2008

ONO - GIVE PEACE A CHANCE - THE REMIXES
No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart!
Featuring remixes By Tommie Sunshine, Eric Kupper, Johnny Vicious, Dave Aude, Richard Morel, Mike Cruz & Double B.
Available for download now on: Beatport and iTunes.
NEW MIXES ON ITUNES & BEATPORT (right)
by Phunk Investigation, Johnny Vicious, Eric Kupper, Mike Cruz, DJ Dan, Tommie Sunshine, Richard Morel & Mike Cruz.

Friday 25 July 2008

LOVE AND GRATITUDE TO WATER CEREMONY
ON SUNDAY 3RD AUGUST 2008
by Dr. Masaru Emoto
Dear Friend,
Our planet Earth is called "Planet of Water".
We have not found any other planet in this vast universe, which contains such a great amount of liquid water. It is said that our life was born in the primordial ocean of this planet, and water is a critical element for us to maintain our life form.
All life could not exist without water.
Our precious and essential resource, however, has been seriously polluted all over the world.
Lake Baikal located in eastern Siberia is the largest and cleanest supply of freshwater on the planet. It has long been admired as the"Sacred Gem" and "Pearl in Siberia". It is said that Lake Baikal is the deepest lake on Earth and holds 20% of the world's freshwater supply, which is more than the amount of water of the Five Great Lakes in