YOKO ONO

MUSIC OF THE MIND

Sep 28, 2024 — Mar 16, 2025

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  • Yoko Ono with Glass Hammer 1967 from HALF-A-WIND SHOW, Lisson Gallery, London, 1967. Photo © Clay Perry / Artwork © Yoko Ono

The Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, in cooperation with Tate Modern, presents a compre­hensive solo exhibition celebrating the ground­breaking and influential work of artist and activist Yoko Ono (b. 1933 in Tokyo). Ono is a trailblazer of early conceptual and partici­patory art, film and performance, a celebrated musician, and a formidable campaigner for world peace. Spanning seven decades of the artist’s powerful, multidisciplinary practice from the mid­-1950s to now, YOKO ONO. MUSIC OF THE MIND traces the development of Ono’s innovative work and its enduring impact on contemporary culture. The exhibition in K20 brings together over 200 works including instruction pieces and scores, installations, films, music and photography, revealing a radical approach to language, art and participation that continues to speak to the present moment. Ono’s practice occupies a pioneering position within Conceptual Art and Fluxus and thus deeply resonates in Düsseldorf – a city with a rich history in both these international art movements.

YOKO ONO. MUSIC OF THE MIND is organised by Tate Modern, London in collaboration with Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf. The exhibition is curated by Patrizia Dander, former Head of Curatorial Department, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, and Juliet Bingham, Curator, International Art, Tate Modern, with Ursula Pokorny and Catherine Frèrejean, Assistant Curators, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen and Andrew de Brún, Assistant Curator, International Art, Tate Modern.

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Installation views

  • YOKO ONO. MUSIC OF THE MIND, Installation view, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, 2024, Photo: Achim Kukulies
  • YOKO ONO. MUSIC OF THE MIND, Installation view, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, 2024, Photo: Achim Kukulies
  • YOKO ONO. MUSIC OF THE MIND, Installation view, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, 2024, Photo: Achim Kukulies
  • YOKO ONO. MUSIC OF THE MIND, Installation view, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, 2024, Photo: Achim Kukulies
  • YOKO ONO. MUSIC OF THE MIND, Installation view, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, 2024, Photo: Achim Kukulies
Calendar
  • _Open House in February: Йоко Оно: екскурсія українською мовою, Gallery Talk in Ukrainian: YOKO ONO

    Wednesday, February 5, 8 – 9 pm

    KPMG Art Evening

    K20

  • _Open House Gallery Talk in English: Yoko Ono

    Wednesday, January 8, February 5, 7 – 8 pm

    KPMG Art Evening

    K20

  • A Day on Yoko Ono’s Music with the Fanzine “grapefruits”

    Saturday, February 11, 11.15 am – 5.30 pm

    Aktionen

    K20

  • _Open House in March: Йоко Оно: екскурсія українською мовою, Gallery Talk in Ukrainian: YOKO ONO

    Wednesday, March 5, 8 – 9 pm

    KPMG Art Evening

    K20

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