MOMA exhibit: Yoko Ono Finally Gets the Solo She Deserves

 I found this article to be a great insight into the work and life of Yoko Ono.  I feel she is one of many 20th century female artists getting important recognition in the 21st century. 

 Has anyone seen this exhibition?

 

• by Ellen Pearlman on August 11, 2015

“Cut Piece” (1964) performed by Yoko Ono in New Works of Yoko Ono, Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, March 21, 1965 (photo by Minoru Niizuma, © Minoru Niizuma, courtesy Lenono Photo Archive, New York)

 

When Beatle John Lennon, artist Yoko Ono’s third husband, was shot and killed in 1980, Ono went into deep mourning. As part of her three-month grieving process, she consumed only chocolate and mushrooms. After seeing Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960–1971 at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), this retreat into neutral monochromatics and narrow food choices made complete sense. Ono’s choice of palate is exceedingly spare — though her innate language and tools are vastly complex. Her art is primarily conceptual, secondarily sonic, followed by text-based works, and, lastly, moving images. Her roots come from Fluxus-inspired conceptual art, as well as Japanese traditional practices like brush painting and calligraphy, Zen, and early black-and-white cinema. 

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