January 2012
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Yoko Ono Delivers "Peace Postcards" to Occupy Wall... →
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“My wardrobe went down very rapidly, until there were maybe two clothes left,”...”
– Yoko Ono on “Cut Piece”. (via fuckyeahsheroes)
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The Wire: Yoko Ono: A Life in Flux →
There are no two ways about it: Yoko Ono has led an extraordinary life. Descended from Japanese emperors and samurai, she survived the bombing of Hiroshima to move to New York, where she became both patron to and collaborator with some of the most influential figures in 20th century music, including LaMonte Young, John Cage and Ornette Coleman. Then she met John Lennon and was transformed...
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“Enlarge your photograph(s) and make many
kites and fly.
When the sky is filled...”
– Yoko Ono, “KITE PIECE III” (1963 autumn)
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“Borrow the Mona Lisa from the gallery.
Make a kite out of it and fly.
Fly it...”
– Yoko Ono, “KITE PIECE I” (1963 autumn)
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“Write all the things you intend to do.
Show that to somebody.
Let him sleep...”
– Yoko Ono, “SLEEPING PIECE II” (1960 winter)
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“Write all the things you want to do.
Ask others to do them and sleep
until...”
– Yoko Ono, “SLEEPING PIECE I” (1960 winter)
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“Ride bicycles anywhere you can in
the concert hall.
Do not make any noise.”
– Yoko Ono, “BICYCLE PIECE FOR ORCHESTRA” (1962 autumn)
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Question: What is your favorite New Years Eve memory?
Yoko: Every year of the ones we spent in our apartment in Dakota. We would watch the TV and when the ball fell in Times Square, John carried Sean and all three of us went to our living room called the SKY (another word for it was and is the WHITE ROOM) and John would show Sean the fireworks start in Central Park exactly on midnight. All...
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