Yoko Ono is an avant-garde artist and musician, known for pushing the boundaries of art and music. Her work is characterized by an experimental approach and unconventional forms of expression. Through her creations, she encourages audiences to reconsider common concepts and perceptions of the world. Her influence extends beyond traditional artistic and musical spheres, leaving a distinctive mark on the avant-garde movement.
Contains the complete text of the Playboy interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, recorded shortly before Lennon's murder, and includes Lennon's song-by-song analysis of his music
Back in print for the first time in nearly thirty years, here is Yoko Ono's whimsical, delightful, subversive, startling book of instructions for art and for life."A dream you dream alone may be a dream, but a dream two people dream together is a reality.""Burn this book after you've read it." -- Yoko Ono"This is the greatest book I've ever burned." -- John Lennon
Yoko Onos großes, weitgehend unbekanntes Zeichnungskonvolut „Franklin Summer“, Inkblot-Arbeiten in stets gleichgroßem Format, von denen Ono seit 1994 mehr als 1.400 Beispiele geschaffen hat, wird mit rund einhundert von der Künstlerin ausgewählten Werken erstmals publiziert. Mit „Vertical Memory“ von 1997 erscheint Onos 21-teilige konzeptuelle Fotografie aus einem verzerrten Gesicht, das ihrem Vater gilt. Mit dem Werk manifestiert Yoko Ono ihre Lebensgeschichte. Drei historische Partituren aus ihrem Künstlerbuch „Grapefruit“ von 1964, es sind „Drinking Piece for Orchestra“, „Bicycle Piece for Orchestra“ und „Painting to Be Slept On“, werden erstmals hier gezeigt.
When work started on this book, Yoko Ono freighted two boxcars full of John Lennon's personal memorabilia from New York to Los Angeles - photographs that had never been seen before, drawings, videotapes, poems, unpublished songs and other writings. The Lennon family in England also provided previously unpublished photographs.;The text of the book is entirely made up of unpublished writings by John, while Yoko Ono has made the book a personal tribute to John by writing the introduction.
A whimsical look into a swift and creative mind, Skywriting By Word of Mouth will remind everyone what John Lennon was really like, and why he is still remembered with so much love. 31 line drawings.
On the occasion of Yoko Ono's 80th birthday, this retrospective volume showcases the enormous diversity and reach of her work of the past sixty years.
The definitive exploration--told in revelatory detail--of the writing, recording, and release of John Lennon's celebrated and magical fourth solo album Mind Games, and the era that inspired it.
