Yoko Ono
John Lennon first became aware of Yoko Ono at a London gallery in 1966. It was there
he viewed her work "Ceiling Painting," described thusly:
The viewer is invited to climb a white ladder, where at the top
a magnifying glass, attached by a chain, hangs from a frame on the ceiling.
The viewer uses the reading glass to discover a block letter "instruction"
beneath the framed sheet of glass - it says "Y E S."
This affirmative message appealed to Lennon, as did the playful absurdism and
imagination of her other work; two years later they would begin a relationship that lasted
for the remainder of his life — and which he celebrated in numerous songs. John
and Yoko's famous "bed-in" for peace dramatically upped the ante for all celebrity
activism, captivating and scandalizing the press. She participated in various tracks on
The Beatles (popularly known as The White Album), notably the musique
concrète assemblage "Revolution No. 9." After the Beatles, Lennon and Ono collaborated
on Two Virgins and several landmark recordings with Plastic Ono Band (which
included some of his most visceral compositions). After his death in 1980, She released
the devastating Season of Glass album, featuring "Walking on Thin Ice (For
John)."
A dedicated conceptual artist, Ono had been strongly influenced by the sonic
explorations of John Cage but refused to affiliate herself with a particular "school." Her
various performance pieces and gallery installations have included "Cut" (in one iteration
of which an audience was invited to cut her clothes off with scissors) and "Apple" (an
apple with a 200-quid price tag attached). In addition to making numerous recordings,
concert appearances and other art projects over the past several decades, Yoko Ono has
been a tireless advocate for peace.
In this photograph she sports a shirt bearing the French come-on "Voulez-vous
coucher avec mois?" This phrase (which means "Would you like to go to bed with
me?") gained English popularity as a result of LaBelle's '70s R&B smash "Lady
Marmalade." Given Yoko Ono's participation in the historic "bed-in," the expression has
added meaning.
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