MITCHELL: But even going back to the “instruction” paintings and earlier pieces, where you were asking people to participate, there has always been a fluidity to your work. When I think about some of the work that you did with Fluxus … ONO: Well, if you don’t have fluidity, then ...
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At the heart of Ono’s artistic vision are ideas expressed poetically, humorously, and profoundly. The exhibition delves into her early experimentation with ‘instruction pieces,’ compelling readers to imagine, experience, or complete the work through written directives. From simple verbs like “FLY...
The Whitechapel site continues: “Ono first presented this work asMending Piece Iat her 1966 solo exhibition at Indica Gallery, London, a renowned centre for countercultural art. TitledYoko at Indica: Unfinished Paintings and Objects, almost every work in the exhibition was designed to be completed...
While some of her instruction pieces could be realized in material form, should an ambitious gallery-goer so wish, several of these 'instruction paintings', such asPainting to be Constructed in Your Head (1962), could be realized only conceptually. With theInstructions for Paintings, Ono affirm...
Within the next couple of years, Yoko had concerts featuring her own work at the Village Gate, the Bridge Theater, and Carnegie Recital Hall. Her first art exhibition took place at the Agnus Gallery, owned by Fluxus originator George Maciunas. And among the instruction paintings there were: “...
Instruction Paintings (1995) Grapefruit Juice (1998) YES YOKO ONO (2000) Odyssey of a Cockroach (2005) Imagine Yoko (2005) Memories of John Lennon (editado) (2005) [editar] Películas Eye blink (1966, 5 min) Bottoms (1966, 5½ min) Match (1966, 5 min) Cut Piece (1965, 9 min)...
Yoko Ono and La Monte Young had begun to host performances featuring emerging avant-garde artists in Yoko Ono’s Chambers St. loft. It was these performances that drew the attention of George Maciunas, who offered Yoko Ono a solo exhibition of her “Instruction Paintings” at his shor...
Ono was born in Japan and developed her practice in the United States and later in London, where she met her future husband and long-time collaborator John Lennon. More than 200 works are featured, including instruction pieces, scores, installations, films, music and photography that epitomise ...
Instruction Paintings. Later that year, she performed a solo concert at Carnegie Recital Hall of revolutionary works involving movement, sound, and voice. In 1962, she returned to Tokyo, where she extended her New York performance and exhibited her Instructions for Paintings at the Sogetsu Art ...