Yoko Ono, forever a force for peace
Yoko Ono, forever a force for peace
Even before she married John Lennon, even before she embarked on a career as an avant-garde and conceptual artist, Yoko Ono was under scrutiny, first by her teachers and peers, later by people of a different region as her family fled the fire-bombings of Tokyo.
When asked if it was discouraging to have her character questioned and her work strongly criticized after she became the wife of the beloved Beatle, Ono didn’t even pause before responding. “I was not particularly affected by what people were saying about my work. It was kind of a normal procedure for my work in a way. I mean, I had been criticized all the time up until then.”
Review - Les Creations de Narisawa: Gaienmae
The doors of this contemporary French restaurant open soundlessly onto a white dining space that gleams with polished surfaces. Music is notably absent, and the staff moves in cat-like silence. All of this is done, presumably, to focus the diner’s attention on the food. But even if the walls were fuchsia and music was blaring, Chef Yoshihiro Narisawa’s creations would be impossible to ignore….