Yoko Ono
Born in Tokyo in 1933. An avant-garde visual artist, musician, and a peace activist. Married John Lennon of The Beatles, and later became known for their collaborative peace activism efforts.
In 1953 Ono left Gakushuin University at the age of 20 and enrolled at Sarah Lawrence University, an American college where she studied music and poetry. Ono created her first instructional piece in 1957. Starting in 1959, she set New York as her base and her work as an avant-garde artist begins. Ono was influential in the Fluxus movement and successfully carried out performances and urban “happenings.”
In 1966, Ono left for London, U.K. In November of the same year, she opened an exhibit and met John Lennon. They married in 1969. Throughout the latter half of the 1960s and 70s, the two become famous for their work in peace activism. Even after Lennon’s death, Ono continues to spead the message of “Peace and Love” to the world. In 2009, Ono received the “Venice Biennale Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement” award. She currently resides in New York.
Imagine Peace website: http://imaginepeace.com/news/
Works
Exhibition
Selected Solo Exhibition
2009
"A Hole", Gallery 360 Degree, Tokyo, Japan
"Yoko Ono: Between The Sky and My Head", BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK
"Yoko Ono: imagine peace", JemaSamuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Florida
2008
"Yoko Ono-Fly", Shanghai, China
"Yoko Ono: touch me", Galerie Lelong, New York, NY
Yoko Ono: en trance", Towada City Project, Towada, Japan
Yoko Ono: three mounds of earth", Hikawa-Akasaka Shrine, Tokyo, Japan
"Yoko Ono fly", Warsaw Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Poland
"Yoko Ono: gallery 360 degrees", Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
2007
"Grapefruit", The Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
"Yoko Ono open city", Kasa Galeri, Turkey
"Yoko Ono imagine peace featuring john & yoko's year of peace", Emily Davis Gallery, Folk Hall / Myers School of
Art, Akron, OH
2006
"Heal Yoko Ono",Galerie Davide Di Maggio, Berlin, Germany
"Wake Yoko Ono", M3 - Galerie Gianluca Ranzi, Antwerpen, Belgium
2005
"Yoko Ono - horizontal memories", Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, Oslo, Norway; Migros Museum für
Gegenwartskunst, Zürich, Switzerland
"Yoko Ono", Museum Moderner Kunst, Passau, Germany
2004
"Yes Yoko Ono", Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan; Kirishima Open-Air Museum, Kagoshima,
Japan;Museum of Modern Art, Shiga, Japan
"Yoko Ono at Chelsea Art Museum", The Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY
"Yoko Ono remember love / 2," Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2003
"Yoko Ono: freight train", P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island, NY
"Yes Yoko Ono", Rodin Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
"Yoko Ono women's room / 2", Musée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, France
"Yes Yoko Ono", Art Tower Mito, Mito City, Japan
"Yoko Ono", Art Hotel Blaue Gans, Salzburg, Austria
2002
"Yes Yoko Ono", San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art, San Fransisco, CA; MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge,
MA; Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL
"Yoko Onoimpressions", Palau de la Virreina, Barcelona, Spain
2001
"Yes Yoko Ono", Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
"Yoko Onovertical memory", Gallery 360, Tokyo, Japan
2000
"Yoko Ono ", Palace of Sástago, Zaragoza, Spain
"Yoko Onotajo", Museo Wolf Vostell Malpartida de Cáceres, Spain
"Yoko Ono- the four seasons and film stills", Ubu Gallery, New York, NY
- Exhibition "A Hole" at gallery 360 degree, 2009
- Exhibition at gallery 360 degree, 2009, photo by Sumiko Kameoka
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- Jun. 22, 2011
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Born in Tokyo in 1933. An avant-garde visual artist, musician, and a peace activist. Married John Lennon of The Beatles, and later became known for their collaborative peace activism efforts. In 1953 Ono left Gakushuin University at the age of 20 and enrolled at Sarah Lawrence University, an American college where she studied music and poetry. Ono created her first instructional piece in 1957. Starting in 1959, she set New York as her base and her work as an avant-garde artist begins. Ono was influential in the Fluxus movement and successfully carried out performances and urban “happenings.” In 1966, Ono left for London, U.K. In November of the same year, she opened an exhibit and met John Lennon. They married in 1969. Throughout the latter half of the 1960s and 70s, the two become famous for their work in peace activism. Even after Lennon’s death, Ono continues to spead the message of “Peace and Love” to the world. In 2009, Ono received the “Venice Biennale Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement” award. She currently resides in New York. Imagine Peace website: http://imaginepeace.com/news/ |
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Works
Exhibition
Selected Solo Exhibition
| 2009 | "A Hole", Gallery 360 Degree, Tokyo, Japan "Yoko Ono: Between The Sky and My Head", BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK "Yoko Ono: imagine peace", JemaSamuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Florida |
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| 2008 | "Yoko Ono-Fly", Shanghai, China "Yoko Ono: touch me", Galerie Lelong, New York, NY Yoko Ono: en trance", Towada City Project, Towada, Japan Yoko Ono: three mounds of earth", Hikawa-Akasaka Shrine, Tokyo, Japan "Yoko Ono fly", Warsaw Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Poland "Yoko Ono: gallery 360 degrees", Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2007 | "Grapefruit", The Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA "Yoko Ono open city", Kasa Galeri, Turkey "Yoko Ono imagine peace featuring john & yoko's year of peace", Emily Davis Gallery, Folk Hall / Myers School of Art, Akron, OH |
| 2006 | "Heal Yoko Ono",Galerie Davide Di Maggio, Berlin, Germany "Wake Yoko Ono", M3 - Galerie Gianluca Ranzi, Antwerpen, Belgium |
| 2005 | "Yoko Ono - horizontal memories", Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, Oslo, Norway; Migros Museum für
Gegenwartskunst, Zürich, Switzerland "Yoko Ono", Museum Moderner Kunst, Passau, Germany |
| 2004 | "Yes Yoko Ono", Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan; Kirishima Open-Air Museum, Kagoshima,
Japan;Museum of Modern Art, Shiga, Japan "Yoko Ono at Chelsea Art Museum", The Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY "Yoko Ono remember love / 2," Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 2003 | "Yoko Ono: freight train", P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island, NY "Yes Yoko Ono", Rodin Gallery, Seoul, South Korea "Yoko Ono women's room / 2", Musée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, France "Yes Yoko Ono", Art Tower Mito, Mito City, Japan "Yoko Ono", Art Hotel Blaue Gans, Salzburg, Austria |
| 2002 | "Yes Yoko Ono", San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art, San Fransisco, CA; MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge,
MA; Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL "Yoko Onoimpressions", Palau de la Virreina, Barcelona, Spain |
| 2001 | "Yes Yoko Ono", Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN "Yoko Onovertical memory", Gallery 360, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2000 | "Yoko Ono ", Palace of Sástago, Zaragoza, Spain "Yoko Onotajo", Museo Wolf Vostell Malpartida de Cáceres, Spain "Yoko Ono- the four seasons and film stills", Ubu Gallery, New York, NY |
- Exhibition "A Hole" at gallery 360 degree, 2009
- Exhibition at gallery 360 degree, 2009, photo by Sumiko Kameoka
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- Tomokazu Matsuyama
- Yasumasa Morimura
- Daido Moriyama
- Kyoko Nagashima
- Yoko Ono
- Paramodel
- Katsuhiro Saiki
- Toshio Shibata
- Tetsuya Tamanoi
- Keiichi Tanaami
- Kazuhito Tanaka
- Kosuke Tsumura
- Yutaka Watanabe
- Ai Yamaguchi
- Soji Yamakawa
- Kenji Yanobe
- Yuichi Yokoyama
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- Playing with shapes and perceptions: Interview with Yutaka Watanabe
- May. 20, 2013
- [Interview]
- Watanabe is a young painter plays with that human being's perception. Many colorful shapes are floating in his painting. One shape looks like a bird when another looks like an umbrella. He told us that what you will find depends on your own experience.
- Kohei Nawa talked about his studio managent
- Apr. 21, 2013
- [Interview]
- Artist talk titled "Artist studios today" by Kohei Nawa, Yusuke Komuta and Naoki Tomita was held at G-Tokyo. As we may imagine as a typical artist who works lonely in a studio, their styles are not like that. Nawa's studio works as a team to solve problems and respect each abilities to overcome any difficulties. Other two young painters have opened a new space last year and looking for their new way as a creation space.
- Ultimate paper expression :Interview with Yuko Someya
- Apr. 20, 2013
- [Interview]
- At a first glance, it is hard to tell how Yuko Someya's work was created. It may look like a painting but actually a collage of papers cut out or torn. Her work stands out not only for its dynamic structure, but for its details such as hand written patterns and textures of paper. She talked about connections or relations which have been changed since internet came to our life.
- Bringing the power of nature into ceramic: Interview with Takuro Kuwata
- Apr. 07, 2013
- [Interview]
- Takuro Kuwata is a young artist who works in ceramics. He has developed his own style originally starting from traditional techniques. During the interview, he shared his ideas behind joyful colors, forms and materials which distinguish him from traditional ceramic art. His works are powerful and happy. He respects and enjoys the power of nature by bringing its characters directly into his work.
- A place to notice your hidden character : Interview with Kyoko Nagashima at exhibition “THERE”
- Mar. 21, 2013
- [Interview]
- While interviewing Nagashima, one question repeatedly came up in my mind. "Do I really understand my own character?" She told me about her interest toward the subconscious part of human beings. Her work provides a place for viewers to think about who they are.
- Interview with Tomoko Fukushi, “Boarding” at Yamamoto Gendai
- Mar. 19, 2013
- [Interview]
- Tomoko Fukushi's works are drawn on a white board with a black parmanent marker. "Why drawing on a white board?" may be one of the questions the viewers ask themselves. This question is a good point to start a journey through the life of an artist who tried to find her own expression.
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