one side of which featured more Ono improv, the other of which consisted of nothing but the couple calling each other's names. Over the next few years, Lennon and Ono continued their peace activism, and entered primal-scream therapy with Dr. Arthur Janov, which began to inform both of the...
CBS News asked noted figures in the arts, business and politics about their experience in today's civil rights movement, or about figures who inspired them in their activism. Yoko Ono, singer-songwriter, artist Can America achieve a "post-racial" society? How? Courtesy of Yoko Ono One thing...
For many, cyberspace is a new reality, yet we can only bring the past into the future by engaging with the art that exists now, and this is why the INTERVENTIONS/2 exhibition has come into fruition. It hopes to reignite the narrative of art as activism as we all have a voice, yet t...
Everyone knows something aboutYoko Ono. The artist, musician, and peace campaigner has long since reached cultural-icon status. Her name instantly calls to mind pioneering activism that hooked the attention of the world: herBed-ins for Peace(1969) with husband John Lennon; the couple’s all-ti...
sparking a romantic and artistic partnership. Married in 1969, they became inseparable, blending mainstream rock with avant-garde art. Their “Bed-Ins for Peace” in Amsterdam and Montreal epitomized their peace activism. Lennon and Ono remain icons of love and artistic...
He also shared that ‘Mind Games’ was an album that saw the couple “stepping away from radical activism a little bit”. “I think they felt like they didn’t want to be in that world anymore. They realized that it was not a fun road for them and so they wanted to make music ...
It was quickly followed by The Wedding Album, one side of which featured more Ono improv, the other of which consisted of nothing but the couple calling each other's names. Over the next few years, Lennon and Ono continued their peace activism, and entered primal-scream therapy with Dr. ...
leaving his business affairs to Ono. The details of this very private period are unclear, although it is unlikely that the couple’s domestic arrangements were asidyllicas they pretended. Nevertheless, as a piece of art, their marriage projected as powerful an image as their activism had. It ...