Yoko Ono

2023 - 2 - 18

An artistic appreciation of Yoko Ono on her 90th birthday (Salon)

As an artist and collaborator, Yoko Ono, who turns 90 today, has always been ahead of her time.

In the new century, more than two decades after Lennon's death, "Walking on Thin Ice" would emerge as a chart-topping dance hit and underscore the abiding power of her creative influence. Listeners interested in learning more about Ono's work would be well-counseled to sample those records, especially "Approximately Infinite Universe," in which Ono deploys early 1970s rock 'n' roll in the service of an unerring feminist philosophy. Remarkably, at 40 years old and after nearly two decades of being at the vanguard of pop music, Lennon admitted to only just beginning to glimpse his musical future. As a way of introducing her upcoming exhibition at the Indica, which would be opened to the public the next evening, Ono handed Lennon a white card embossed with the word breathe. — adding that "this is the direction!" By the time that she met Lennon in 1966, Ono had successfully established herself amongst the Dadaesque group of artists known as Fluxus (from the Latin word "to flow"). And also, both of us were together all the time." During the summer of 1966, Ono left New York in order to attend the "Destruction in Art Symposium," an international congress that Fluxus was hosting in London. Ono had begun exhibiting her performance art in such works as "Cut Piece," in which she reclined onstage while audience members cut off her clothing with a pair of scissors until she was naked. At the top of the ladder, John peered through the magnifying glass at the canvas, which sported a single word: yes. By 1973, with her marriage to Lennon in jeopardy during Since the late 1960s, John Lennon's widow has served as a lightning rod for the ire of an overly large coterie of [Beatles fans](https://www.salon.com/topic/the_beatles) who would come to blame her for [the group's disbandment](https://www.salon.com/2019/02/15/in-1969-the-fifth-beatle-was-heroin-john-lennons-addiction-took-its-toll-on-the-band/).

Yoko Ono's Life in Photos (PEOPLE.com)

A look at Yoko Ono's life in pictures — her art, music and relationship with John Lennon — on her 90th birthday.

"There are many things Paul and I go through behind the scenes," Ono told PEOPLE in 2003 of the pair's storied relationship. Speaking to PEOPLE in 2003, Ono mused that, "People think their world will get smaller as they get older. Ono helped represent The Beatles when the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Jan. "I see a lot of John in Sean," Ono told PEOPLE in 1982. Then the doctor handed me John's wedding ring, and I knew," Ono told PEOPLE in 1990. "The doctor came and handed me things. "When I fell in love with Yoko," Lennon once said, per a 1966 PEOPLE story, "I knew, my God, this is different from anything I've ever known ... He wanted all of my mom, and there wasn't a lot of her left for me." Speaking to PEOPLE after his dad's death, Julian said, "I learned quite a bit from observing what he went through, the good bits and the mistakes. The pair were activists as much as artists, posing on the steps of the Apple building in London in 1969 with a sign reading, "War is over! Ono eventually drew ire from many fans of The Beatles, who believed her contant presence affected the band's music and eventual breakup. During World War II, she and her siblings relocated to the countryside, and she eventually found her way to New York City in the 1950s.

John Lennon's ex-wife described moment she walked in on Beatle ... (Fortnite)

John Lennon had been married to Cynthia Lennon for six years before she found him with another woman.

"I knew there was not a thing I could do about it, any more than there was anything I could do about John taking drugs at the time. Cynthia went on to confess she had a "feminine intuition" about John's relationship with Yoko. John and Cynthia divorced later that year in 1968. Cynthia said: "I met her actually when I came home from a holiday. Under the cover of night, John and Yoko made music together in his home. Two years after John met Yoko, in May 1968, Cynthia wanted to go on holiday.

Things you should know before judging Yoko Ono (bdnews24.com)

The experimental Japanese multimedia artist was a pioneer in her field, but her marriage to a Beatle often overshadowed that ... It is fundamentally unfair that ...

The hybridity of the Japanese and American identities within her merged into her interest in abstract art. The chessboard has all the pieces arranged correctly, but every part of the piece - the chair, the table, the complete chessboard, and even all the chess pieces - is white. The images included both male and female models, but the close angle of the shots makes them impossible to differentiate. Though it may seem explicit and intentionally provocative, it was actually an invitation to strip away the outward identity of the self to reveal what lies within. This is the problem of getting married to a famous husband. Interestingly, her first art gallery also came with a bunch of instructions that the audience could practice anytime they wanted.

Yoko Ono turns 90: Between art, Beatles and Lennon, some ... (msnNOW)

Yoko Ono is one of the first artists to explore conceptual and performance art. During most of her career her works were highly criticized by experts, ...

Happy Birthday Yoko Ono (EIN News)

Today marks the 90th birthday of the award-winning multi-media artist, musician and peace activist, Yoko Ono. We wish her many happy returns on this ...

Bringing together Yoko Ono's life's work together for the first time, from her Avant-garde initiatives, through her creative collaboration with John Lennon, to her continuing music, art and peace campaigns, the limited edition is the defining document of an artist who has constantly challenged and stretched traditional boundaries throughout her life. Today marks the 90th birthday of the award-winning multi-media artist, musician and peace activist, Yoko Ono. Happy Birthday Yoko Ono

Happy Birthday Yoko Ono (EIN News)

Today marks the 90th birthday of the award-winning multi-media artist, musician and peace activist, Yoko Ono. We wish her many happy returns on this ...

Yoko Ono: Season of Glass (Pitchfork)

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible.

Ono fashioned her fifth solo album, Season of Glass, as a survivor’s statement, a kiss from the Dakota’s balcony to the mourners below. “For art,” she once said, “I would do just about anything.” Her life with John was over; her lifelong work as the widowed “Mrs. The “bastards” could be anyone standing in front of the world she and John envisioned—war profiteers, for sure, as well as politicians, corporations, the usual suspects. “What I learned,” she said later of this time period, “was that I didn’t have much control over my destiny or fate.” After 24 hours, she got up, shakily, groping for a tape recorder. “You bastards!” she wailed.

Song devastates with plea for understanding (NNN)

After the sudden break up of the Beatles, arguably the most legendary pop-cultural sensation of all time, John Lennon and Yoko Ono became a target of negative ...

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