The advantage of being first in art
When Yoko Ono decided to venture as an artist, she did it in ways that pressed the societal norm. Her pioneering spirit set the stage for later antics by she and Beatle star John Lennon. As an artist, Ono exuded confidence matched with a clever spirit - as this video reveals. Not to say that today's artists lack any of the same "chutzpah", "balls" or "guts" - most have it once a "voice" visually is found.
posted by AQ Editor @ 7:38 PM
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When Yoko Ono decided to venture as an artist, she did it in ways that pressed the societal norm. Her pioneering spirit set the stage for later antics by she and Beatle star John Lennon
Can't say that I agree with you on this. Ono attempted to be "out there", but nothing she's ever done has any real staying power. Also, we now know that Lennon was on heroin most of the time he was with her, and that kept him controllable. The woman was pretty much responsible for breaking up the Beatles, history has shown. That will probably be her greatest legacy.
I checked the Beatle link, and it leads to a page featuring a picture of Annie Leibovitz on the Chrysler Building, chained to a ledge of a part of the Chrysler Building with her assistant way high up above Manhattan. Now that's what I call couregeous art. To have THAT kind of fearlessness for your art.
There was nothing really couregeous about Ono's art or her thinking really. The Dadaists and Surrealists did it much better far earlier.
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