Fuck Yeah Yoko Ono: Archive

Fuck Yeah Yoko Ono

January 2011

67 posts

Question: When did you first notice the moon? Did you see anything on it? Yoko: When I was a little girl. In Japan, there is such a a thing as a night of tsukimi. You get together with friends. Invite them to your house, maybe. To watch the moon together, and bring out food.

Question: You speak of love and peace. How come you didn’t help Cynthia and Julian out with some money when they were in need. Yoko: During John’s lifetime, the assistance given to Cynthia and Julian was John’s decision, not mine, and I cannot speak for John on that issue. Following John’s death, with love, I made sure that Julian received, and continues to receive, a substantial share of monies...

sleepyshelby: Stand in the evening light until you become transparent or until you fall asleep. 1961 Summer

Question: What’s the most important relationship in your life? Yoko: Me.

The AnOther Proust Questionnaire: Yoko Ono, by... →

“I thought she was a cold woman. I think that’s wrong. She’s just the...”

– Paul McCartney (on his feelings about Yoko Ono, 1995)

Question: Thank you for your inspiration. I have a butterfly mind, Do you have any tips to help focus creativity? Yoko: There is no need to focus. When it comes to you for some good reason, be thankful. That’s all you have to do. Butterflies are the most beautiful thing in the world. The vibe it creates with it’s wings gives a lot to the world without doing anything else. We need more butterflies!

Question: is this all there is? Yoko: What are you saying? It’s a LOT. I am thankful every day of having a beautiful complexity called life presented to me every day.

Yoko Ono on Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox show – by... →

Yoko Ono and Cindy Sheehan talk about peace

The City of Hiroshima has selected Yoko Ono as the... →

The City of Hiroshima has selected Ms Yoko Ono as the winner of the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize. Ms. Yoko Ono (born 1933 in Tokyo, currently lives in New York). Established by the City of Hiroshima in 1989, the Hiroshima Art Prize recognizes the achievements of artists who have contributed to the peace of humanity in the field of contemporary art, and through contemporary art aims to appeal to a...

Question: What do you think of when you look at the sky? Yoko: Joy. Gratitude. Love.

Question: Do you think it is easier to work as a female artist now in comparison to the 60s and 70s? Yoko: It is, and it isn’t. I see that the women power around the world is still very much suppressed and being treated badly. Artwork is only the tip of the iceberg of what one half of the sky is still going through.

Question: What do you think of when you look at the sky? Yoko: Joy. Gratitude. Love.

Question: Do you think it is easier to work as a female artist now in comparison to the 60s and 70s? Yoko: It is, and it isn’t. I see that the women power around the world is still very much suppressed and being treated badly. Artwork is only the tip of the iceberg of what one half of the sky is still going through.

The City of Hiroshima has selected Yoko Ono as the... →

The City of Hiroshima has selected Ms Yoko Ono as the winner of the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize. Ms. Yoko Ono (born 1933 in Tokyo, currently lives in New York). Established by the City of Hiroshima in 1989, the Hiroshima Art Prize recognizes the achievements of artists who have contributed to the peace of humanity in the field of contemporary art, and through contemporary art aims to appeal to a...

“Each planet has its own orbit agenda. Think of people close to you as planets....”

– yoko ono (via whitelephant)

“Each planet has its own orbit agenda. Think of people close to you as planets....”

– yoko ono (via whitelephant)