Yoko Ono: Between the Sky and My Head

In 1965, The New York Times called Tokyo-born, New York-based Fluxus artist Yoko Ono `a one person culture explosion.` In this generous volume, Ono presents instruction pieces from 1961 to the present, including three scores from her iconic 1964 artist`s book, Grapefruit--`Drinking Piece for Orchestra,` `Bicycle Piece for Orchestra` and `Painting to Be Slept On`--which are republished here for the first time. Ono has explained the origin of these works: ..`.sometimes for financial reasons, sometimes for technical difficulties, I could never realize all the ideas which were literally bombarding me. But now, I could just write instructions. It freed me.` Also included are more than 100 drawings from Franklin Summer, a series begun in 1994, comprising 1,400 inkblot drawings on paper, and Vertical Memory (1997)--dedicated to Ono`s father--a photograph in 21 parts depicting a distorted face. The piece, which Ono considers her best, is a culmination of her life`s work.