1/30/2024 0 Comments Yoko ono grapefruit analysisHer response was to imagine meals with her brother. Her recollections of this period are marked by extreme hunger. War time deprivation took its toll food shortages affected everyone. The war years in Japan were difficult ones and Ono and her younger brother were sent to live in the countryside to avoid the Allied bombing of major Japanese cities. Yoko Ono was born in Tokyo in 1933 to an affluent banking family. Catherine once performed Ono’s famous work Cut Piece, and Sanford has always been interested in incorporating music and performance into his work. I’ve invited the artists Catherine Lord and Sanford Biggers to listen to these tapes with me. Hearing these artists in their own words talk about their work and about their experiences as women making art is a revelation. Most of these interviews come from the 1960s and ’70s, in the midst of the civil rights movement and the feminist revolution. These recordings were made by the New York-based art critic Cindy Nemser and art historian Barbara Rose. In this season we focus on audio interviews with six women artists whose lives span the twentieth century. HELEN MOLESWORTH: This is Recording Artists, a podcast from the Getty dedicated to exploring art and artists through the archives of the Getty Research Institute. YOKO ONO: I don’t make plans so much, so- My plan now is to do this show, and then something will inspire me. Original interview: Barbara Rose interview with Yoko Ono, 1990, box 11, C104, Barbara Rose papers, 930100, Getty Research Institute. Please note that interviews featured in this episode have been edited for concision and clarity. Episode transcripts are provided to make this podcast accessible to a wider audience.
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