"To the light" by Yoko Ono at The Serpentine Gallery





It is hard not to mention Yoko Ono. Most of the people know her as a widow of John Lennon and accuse her in a breakdown of "The Beatles" but they could hardy think that this Japanese woman is a modern artist. She is grown up with influence of American culture and friendship with Andy Warhol. She is unique.
There is a little bit of freakiness in her and because of this you want to know more about this legend. She has a lot of intriguing facts in her biography and only mentioning her name you can feel a spirit of 60s and 70s in the air with "The Beatles" songs and feeling of never-ending freedom.  
Yoko Ono didn't have any exhibitions in London for over 10 years and only now she decided to organize a retrospective in the Serpentine Gallery where she thinks about the scale of her influence on the modern art. Personally, I suppose that mostly her art is influenced by life with Lennon. On her Retrospective you can see her 1st works. The most catchy is the installation because of which she met with Lennon - ladder with a magnifying glass on top. Nowadays, however this piece of art is even not allowed to touch, whereas many years ago you could climb there are see with a magnifier what was written on the floor from the height. You may be not impressed by this installation, but you will be if you know the story behind. 
Seems that all her works are linked to John... life which was inspiring for her. Sometimes you realize that there is too much Lennon for you. But nothing is much when it is about "The Beatles". Uncountable quantity of his photos, slow-motion films with his smile, imprint of his shoes. The main values are communicated through the exibition - love and piece. Values they used to sing in "Imagine". 

This is an interactive exibition where you can be heard. They want you to participate and she does as much as possible for you to be a part of the installation. You can leave your footprint or collect a puzzle peace to create a big picture after with other people who came to see her art. Seems like the Lennon spirit is everywhere. If you would have an opportunity to come- come. It is more than art, it is reunion and a breath of freedom which people nowadays are forget about.


Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world... (
с) “Imagine”

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