Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960–1971
The Museum of Modern Art presents its first exhibition (17.05.2015 – 07.09.2015)
dedicated exclusively to the work of
taking as its point of departure the artist’s unofficial MoMA debut in late
1971. At that time, Ono advertised her “one woman show,” titledMuseum of Modern [F]art. However, when visitors arrived at the Museum there was little evidence of
her work. According to a sign outside the entrance, Ono had released flies on
the Museum grounds, and the public was invited to track them as they dispersed
across the city. Now, over 40 years later, Yoko Ono: One Woman
Show, 1960–1971 surveys the decisive decade that led up to Ono’s unauthorized exhibition at
MoMA, bringing together approximately 125 of her early objects, works on paper,
installations, performances, audio recordings, and films, alongside rarely seen
archival materials. A number of works invite interaction, including Painting
to Be Stepped On(1960/1961) and
Ono’s groundbreaking performance, Bag Piece(1964). The exhibition draws upon the 2008 acquisition of the Gilbert and
Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift, which added approximately 100 of Ono’s
artworks and related ephemera to the Museum’s holdings. Yoko
Ono: One Woman Show, 1960–1971 is organized by Klaus Biesenbach, Chief Curator at Large, MoMA, and Director,
MoMA PS1; and Christophe Cherix, The Robert Lehman Foundation Chief Curator of
Drawings and Prints; with Francesca Wilmott, Curatorial Assistant, Department
of Drawings and Prints. (Text: MoMA New York)