ONO: Well, if you don’t have fluidity, then I think that you are finished in a way. MITCHELL: When you met George Brecht and La Monte Young and the other people involved with Fluxus, did you connect with them right away? ONO: Well, some of what we were interested in was the same...
paint metaphoric pictures of life as a woman. but more often, ono confronts problems with bold brashness, in songs with titles like “woman power,’’“angry young woman,” and “she hits back.” the latter succinctly explains ono’s anger: “my ears get tired of listening all the tim...
• 1940 ~The Southland Shufflewas recorded on Bluebird Records by Charlie Barnet and his orchestra. A young trumpet player namedBilly Maywas featured. • 1945 ~Stephen Stillsborn, American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter forBuffalo Springfieldand alsoCrosby, Stills, Nash and Young • 194...
Yoko Ono at theBeatles Love10th Anniversary (Photo: Ethan Miller) On February 18, 2024,Yoko Onoturned 91 years old. In the summer of 2003, when she was 70, I was invited to interview her for a now-defunct world music magazine. Not only that, but I was informed that the interview wou...
Hikô shôjo Yôko Pretty Devil Yoko, Young Delinquent Girl, 非行少女ヨーコ 1966 Frequently Asked Questions 1. What is the meaning of the name Yoko? The name Yoko means bright child or woman. 2. What is the origin of the name Yoko? Yoko has a Japanese origin. 3. How to pronounce...
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the first album Yoko Ono recorded after the death of her husband, a brittle and gorgeous capsule of hope triumphing over grief. They...
Ono was a member of Fluxus, an avant-garde art group inspired by Dada. However, she preferred to develop her own career, and was influenced by John Cage and La Monte Young. She explored conceptual and performance art forms. In 1964 she performed Cut Piece at the Sogetsu Art Center in To...
In 1972, daytime TV talk show The Mike Douglas Show got a pair of new hosts for the week: John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Now, a new documentary titled Daytime Revolution, will chronicle that moment in pop culture history. Directed by Erik Nelson, the film will hit more than 50 theaters ...
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Yoko Ono, Japanese artist and musician who was an influential practitioner of conceptual and performance art in the 1960s and who became internationally famous as the second wife and artistic partner of musician John Lennon. Read more about her life and