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yoko ono: i want you to remember me / oboetete
The second art exhibition now on view in Tokyo introduces a new installation piece by Yoko Ono. From the press release: "I Want You To Remember Me / Oboetete is a dramatic new installation of Yoko Ono dealing with shattered lives, loss and remembrance. Inspired by her own experiences of growing up in war-torn Japan, displacement and awareness of the horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and now by the events of March 2011, Ono has created works that confront the emotions of the viewer and open up memories in each individual. The installation I Want You To Remember Me / Oboetete serves as a window through which we can project our own thoughts, and find resonance in many areas of our own minds and experiences. This is one of the great abilities of Ono’s work, which time and again she has realized in many different ways with works such as Freight Train, Ex-It, Wish Trees, Imagine Peace, and so many others."
yoko ono's first exhibition in india to open in january: our beautiful daughters
India Ink interviewed Yoko about the show (December 28th 2011): Q: "The Title of your show, Our Beautiful Daughters, carries a poignant charge in India, where female foeticide continues to be a serious problem and women often lag men in literacy and opportunity. Can you tell us more about the inspiration behind the title and what message you are hoping to bring with the show?"
Yoko Ono: "I am aware of the sufferings of women in India, which is also the suffering of women in many, many countries on our planet. My heart is filled with empathy and love for them. I could not visit fast enough to hug my sisters and reassure them that we are all together."
yoko ono wins oskar kokoschka prize in austria
AFP: "Yoko Ono has been awarded the euro 20,000, Oskar Kokoschka Prize in Austria. Ono, 78, Beatle John Lennon's widow, is an "outstanding artistic personality", jury president Gerald Bast said. She is due to pick up the prize, named after Austrian painter Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980), in March."
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From "I Want You To Remember Me" © Yoko Ono
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