On display at the Tomie Ohtake Institute in São Paulo, the exhibition “The sky is still blue, you know”, by Yoko Ono, offers a retrospective on the life and work of the artist and singer, widow of John Lennon (1940-1980). ). The exhibition is curated by Icelandic critic Gunnar B. Kvaran and was conceived specifically for the São Paulo museum. Among the 65 works on display (some interactive), there are two videos featuring John Lennon: in Rape (77 min, 1969), the musician was co-director and in Freedom (1970), just one minute long, the Beatle signs the soundtrack. Yoko Ono is one of the main experimental and avant-garde artists, associated with conceptual and performance art. Emergindo, no Instituto Tomie Ohtake (Coil Lopes)
Curiosity: In the exhibition there is a telephone among the works, whose number is only known to the artist, or so it was believed. Next to the phrase “when the phone rings, know it’s me”, the piece was installed in the museum and, when connected on the line, surprise: it rang almost immediately. Those present, astonished, ran to answer it and, on the other end, was her voice, unmistakable and accurate, the telemarketer of a telephone company trying to sell services. This one, not even Yoko could imagine. Service Where? 201 - (Entrance via 88 Coropés St.) - Pinheiros - Sao Paulo- SP When? Tuesday to Sunday from 11am to 8pm As? Full: R$12 Half-price: R$6
