Yoko Ono

Spanning more than seven decades, YOKO ONO: MUSIC OF THE MIND is the UK’s largest exhibition celebrating key moments in Ono’s groundbreaking, influential and multidisciplinary career, from the mid-1950s to now – including her years in London where she met her future husband and longtime collaborator John Lennon.

The show traces the development of her practice and explores some of Ono’s most talked about and powerful artworks and performances. 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 contribute personal wishes for peace.

This exhibit has a lot to interact with and is very interesting. I participated in some of these interactions and was very impressed.

This work allows the visitor to hide in a black cloth and make various dynamics, erasing the person's appearance and identity to become a dynamic sculpture. I also participated in this performance and I loved the concept of this work and found it a valuable experience.

These small panels show a series of performance art by Yoko ono, the title of the work is 'Grapefruit', meaning the combination of two different cultures.

This is an anti-war piece, with numbered pieces of the sky in the steel helmet available for visitors to pick up and keep as a souvenir. The author intends to share a piece of the sky with people. The sky is an element that is often seen in Yoko Ono's other works.

This chess game has pieces of the same colour on both sides and is meant to be played by the participant until the pieces on both sides are mixed together and the enemy is indistinguishable from the enemy. In my understanding, this work also has a peaceful anti-war meaning, containing the transition from antagonism to integration.