The Museum of Contemporary Art in Lyon is hosting France’s
first retrospective of Yoko Ono’s work, from March 9 to July 10, 2016.
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| Yoko Ono, Walking on Thin Ice, 1981 |
Titled Lumière de L’aube (Dawn’s Light), the exhibition
includes photographs, music, writing, film, art “instructions”, and a range of installations, covering 60 years.
The Japanese-born artist (widow of English singer and songwriter John Lennon) is known for her conceptual work, and the show’s co-curator Thierry Raspail says that the key theme is that of experimentation and “sharing”.
The Japanese-born artist (widow of English singer and songwriter John Lennon) is known for her conceptual work, and the show’s co-curator Thierry Raspail says that the key theme is that of experimentation and “sharing”.
A musician as well as filmmaker and peace activist, Ono, 83,
has exerted a wide influence in many fields, Raspail says, even if some art experts
and members of the public - “mainly in Europe” - prefer to downplay her role.
He adds that the exhibition’s title is apt because
“light” is of the essence in Ono’s productions. The French word “Lumière” also
evokes the legacy of the Lumière brothers - the world’s first filmmakers, who
lived in Lyon. For more information: http://www.mac-lyon.com/mac/sections/fr/a_venir/yoko_ono
