imagine peace 2011: yoko ono about turning 78
"We are at a point in human history when we have to wake up and realize that the only people who can save the world are us."
yoko ono's art to sweden in may
The group show The Wanås Foundation 2011 in Östra Göinge, Sweden, will feature Yoko Ono's Sky Ladder installation.
yoko ono and kara walker in conversation at moma nyc on march 8th
From the press release: "Artists Yoko Ono and Kara Walker, whose work is represented in the exhibition Contemporary Art from the Collection, will engage in a dialogue about their respective practices and share their perspectives on how social, political, and gender issues inform their work. Moderated by MoMA director Glenn D. Lowry. In conjunction with the exhibition Contemporary Art from the Collection."
brand new remixes by dave aude for move on fast
Maxi Promotion: "Culled from her 1972 double album Approximately Infinite Universe, is the searing feminist call to arms “Move On Fast”. The rebellious, get off your ass and live for today rocker is re-invented by a bevy of dance music heroes into another 21st century club juggernaut. Check out the Wawa, Ralphi Rosario, Yiannis Elia, Richard Morel, Digital Dog, Emjae, Chris The Greek, Timmy Loop, Nacho & Ivan, Twisted Sound And Vision remixes."
the 8th hiroshima art prize to yoko ono
From the press release: "Established by the City of Hiroshima in 1989, the Hiroshima Art Prize recognizes the achievements of artists who have contributed to the peace of humanity in the field of contemporary art, and through contemporary art aims to appeal to a wider world and the spread the "Spirit of Hiroshima," which seeks everlasting world peace. This prize is awarded once every three years. (--) The awarding of the Hiroshima Art Prize to Yoko Ono acknowledges the substantial role her activities have in transmitting the message of the "Spirit of Hiroshima" throughout the entire world."
An awards ceremony is scheduled for July 2011 together with an exhibition commemorating the presentation of the award to Yoko Ono at Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art."
yoko ono: "another name of life to me is surprise"
PopMatters (January 4th 2011): "Wouldnit is as new as Walking On Thin Ice was when it was made. Friends immediately said it would be difficult for me to top Walking On Thin Ice. Well, Wouldnit is also that kind of song, I think. Let’s see where it goes."
"what i’ve learned about john lennon, 30 years on"
Esquire (January 2011): "Obviously, it was a very negative thing for me to lose such a good partner. He was very good. He was a very strong and beautiful and protective force for me. But his words and his music are still here. It will still affect people. And that’s the only thing they knew, anyway, when he was alive. So that’s the fate of an artist. It’s not a bad one. As long as you are what you have created, and what you wanted to share with the world, it’s still there."
"i didn't break up the beatles. my small hand could not have broken these men up"
Mail Online (December 30th 2010): "(John) would love the way the world has changed. He’d love the internet and Twitter. He’d be sending out pronouncements and messages and giving his opinion all the time on everything. He would be 70 years old, but he’d want to know everything that’s going on."
"My favourite photo is still the picture of John and me as the Two Virgins.I look at it now and it makes me laugh. We were coming from such a place of innocence and spontaneity. There was no retouching, no waxing – it was just us as we were and we weren’t ashamed. I was worried about how Sean would feel about it as he got older, but Sean loves this photo too."
fifty artists pick their personal top 10s: yoko ono & john lennon
RollingStone (December 2010): "God" 1970 -- "A very powerful and daring song. The first time I heard it, when he sang, "I don't believe in Beatles," I choked up. And so did many other people, for other reasons [chuckles]. It's very revolutionary, even more than the song "Revolution." It was breaking all the cobwebs and saying, "Here I am."
number 9
According to Billboard, Yoko Ono is number 9 on Top 25 Best Dance Club Artists chart for 2010, and the remix single Give Me Something is number 23 on Top 50 Best Dance Club Songs chart.
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