Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono is a multi-media artist who challenges conventional perceptions of art and the world. Her work spans various media, including performance, instructions, film, music, and writing.

Biography of Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono was born in Tokyo in 1933. She moved to New York in 1953 after studying philosophy in Japan. By the late 1950s, Ono had integrated into New York City's avant-garde scene.

In 1960, she transformed her Chambers Street loft into a space for radical performances and conceptual works. Her 1961 solo show at the AG Gallery in New York featured her "Instruction Paintings." 

Ono returned to Tokyo in 1962, continuing her performance art and exhibiting her "Instructions for Paintings" at the Sogetsu Art Center. In 1964, she performed the notable "Cut Piece" in Kyoto and Tokyo and published her conceptual art book, "Grapefruit."

Over the next few years, she participated in the Perpetual Fluxus Festival, exhibited at the Judson Gallery, and created "Film No. 4 (Bottoms)." In 1966, she participated in the Destruction in Art Symposium in London and had exhibitions at Indica Gallery and Lisson Gallery.

In 1969, alongside John Lennon, Ono conducted the "Bed-In" and the "War Is Over! (if you want it)" campaign for peace. Her prolific career includes films like "Fly" and "RAPE" and numerous records. Ono's works have been featured in museums worldwide, including traveling shows organized by the Museum of Modern Art Oxford and the Japan Society in New York.

Significant achievements include receiving the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement from the Venice Biennale (2009) and being honored with the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (2011). Her major exhibitions include those at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (2013) and the Museum of Modern Art, New York (2015).

Yoko Ono continues to live and work in New York City.