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Yoko Ono (Japanese: 小野 洋子, romanized: Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana オノ・ヨーコ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist.
Jul 22, 2024 · Yoko Ono, Japanese artist and musician who was an influential practitioner of conceptual and performance art in the 1960s and who became internationally famous as the second wife and artistic partner of musician John Lennon. Read more about her life and diverse career.
Feb 20, 2023 · At 90, Yoko Ono has outlasted her detractors, just as she more or less predicted she would in “Yes, I’m a Witch,” a defiant song she recorded in the 1970s.
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- Yoko Ono's Early Years. Yoko Ono was born on Feb. 18, 1933, in Tokyo, to artist parents. 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.
- Yoko Ono and John Lennon in 1969. Ono's own budding art career took her around the globe, including to London, where she met Beatles musician John Lennon in 1966.
- Yoko Ono and John Lennon in 1969. 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!
- Yoko Ono with John Lennon and His Son, Julian. Lennon had one son, Julian, with ex Cynthia. He was a teenager when his father died. 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.
Apr 2, 2014 · Yoko Ono is a multimedia artist who became known worldwide in the 1960s when she married Beatles frontman, John Lennon.
May 22, 2024 · Yoko Ono’s Mind Games—And Her Lasting Legacy. A show at London’s Tate Modern reveals the astonishing breadth of a career often shadowed by questions about fame, celebrity, and a...
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YOKO ONO, RECIPIENT OF THE 64TH EDWARD MACDOWELL MEDAL. Sunday, July 21 2024 was MacDowell’s annual Medal Day celebration, honoring interdisciplinary arts icon and activist Yoko Ono with the 64th Edward MacDowell Medal.