Yoko Ono - Arias and Objects [Signed & inscribed; Jill Johnston Library]

Haskell, Barbara & John G. Hanhardt. Yoko Ono

ISBN 10: 0879053860 / ISBN 13: 9780879053864

Published by Salt Lake City, Peregrine Smith Books, 1991

About this Item

A Very Good condition copy of a really excellent overview of Ono's work to date. 140 pages, die-cut front flap (A Hole to See the Sky Through), b/w and some color ills. Some age-toning to wraps. In addition to the survey of objects, films and performances the book also contains various Ono writings including songs. This copy is warmly inscribed by the artist to her long-time friend and colleague Jill Johnston (1929-2010), cultural, literary and dance critic, memoirist, radical lesbian feminist and champion of the avant-garde. Signed Yoko NYC '95. The book also bears Johnston's distinctive stamp in blue ink on the half-title page which reads "Write first. then live." J.J. Ono knew Johnston from the pre-Lennon early 1960s when Ono hosted performances at her Chambers Street, Manhattan loft. They kept in touch throughout the years and JJ also wrote about some of her time with the Lennons in England, as well as a number of imprtant essays on the Fluxus movement. Yoko contributed a cover image to a special edition of Johnston's last major work, a story partly about her non-relationship with her father, the bellfounder Cyril F. Johnston, entitled "England's Child: The Carillon and the Casting of Big Bells.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Yoko Ono - Arias and Objects [Signed & inscribed; Jill Johnston Library]
• Publisher: Salt Lake City, Peregrine Smith Books
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879053860
• ISBN 13: 9780879053864
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: First.
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art
  • Association Copy
  • Music
  • Signed
  • Jill Johnston Library

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Synopsis

An icon of popular culture, Yoko Ono is also a celebrity within the world of avant-garde art. Long before her association with John Lennon, her performances, music, films, and objects stirred controversy and admiration. Using never-before-seen photographs, authors' narratives, and Ono's own words, this book provides the broadest overview of Ono's creative accomplishments and personal philosophy ever published. It spotlights an artistic career of notoriety, flamboyance, and distinction.