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Jun 26, 2024 · JUN 26 - DEC 9, 2024. “ [Cut Piece] was a form of giving, giving and taking. It was a kind of criticism against artists, who are always giving what they want to give. I wanted people to take whatever they wanted to, so it was very important to say you can cut wherever you want to.” –Yoko Ono, 1968. One of Ono’s early works, Cut Piece is ...
Jun 10, 2024 · These include “Cut Piece” (1964), where the audience was invited to cut away her clothing, and the banned “Film No.4 (Bottoms)” (1966-67), created as a ‘petition for peace.’ Visitors can engage with her works through imaginative acts and interactive encounters, such as contributing personal wishes for peace to the “Wish Trees for ...
Jun 24, 2024 · In 1964 Yoko Ono staged her first iteration of the Cut Piece performances. Now considered a landmark for both Fluxus and feminist art, Cut Piece involves a fairly simple premise that has haunted me since I first saw archival video footage of the work in high school. As Ono sits in the center, pre-selected members of the audience are invited to ...
Jun 24, 2024 · So, let’s get started by approaching and understanding Yoko Ono’s art. As Madeline writes, “Yoko breaks down the boundaries between art and life. She shows us the truth – with sincerity and humor, enlightening us to our own inner power. Her incredible body of work expresses all the joy and sorrow of an extraordinary lifetime.”
Jun 19, 2024 · Honing in on key moments in Yoko Ono’s career, the exhibition spans six decades worth of her impact. The exhibition includes two of her most famous filmed artworks: Cut Piece (1964) and Film No. 4 (1966-7). In Cut Piece the artist invites people to cut off parts of her clothing.
Jun 13, 2024 · This includes Cut Piece (1964), where people were invited to cut off her clothing, to her banned Film No.4 (Bottoms) (1966-67) which she created as a ‘petition for peace’. Visitors are invited to take part in both simple acts of the imagination and active encounters with Ono’s works, such as Wish Trees for London, where visitors can ...
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Jun 10, 2024 · You don’t need objects or performances to appreciate it: not 1964’s “Cut Piece,” where audience members in Japan and London were invited to cut clothes off her body; not the stainless steel vending machine that dispensed “pieces of the sky”; not the 1969 Times Square bulletin board that proclaimed “WAR IS OVER IF YOU WANT IT ...
