Exhibition
YOKO ONO: LOOKING FOR... ('Cambridge 1969')
02 Mar 2019 – 31 Dec 2019
Lady Mitchell Hall
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Yoko Ono, Sky Piece For Jesus Christ (1964/2013), performed as part of “YOKO ONO: HALF A WIND SHOW –A RETROSPECTIVE”,Louisiana Museumof Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark, 2013. Photo by Bjarke Orsted. Courtesy of Yoko Ono.
Event
YOKO ONO: LOOKING FOR... ('Sky Piece To Jesus Christ')
15 Jun 2019
Regular hours
- Sat, 15 Jun
- 18:00 – 20:00
Cost of entry
Free
RSVP required: gallery@dow.cam.ac.uk
Address
- The Heong Gallery
- Downing College
- Cambridge
England - CB2 1DQ
- United Kingdom
Event map
In Yoko Ono's Sky Piece To Jesus Christ (1965/2019), a group of musicians play a score, whilst another group of performers begin to wrap medical gauze around each member of the orchestra along with their instruments, as well as the conductor.
About
In Cambridge, Yoko Ono's Sky Piece To Jesus Christ (1965/2019) will be performed by students and staff from Anglia Ruskin University, University of Cambridge and Kingston University London, conducted by Dr Paul Rhys, and directed by Gabriella Daris.
Followed by a discussion and Q&A with Dr Paul Rhys ( Senior Lecturer in Music, Anglia Ruskin University) and Gabriella Daris (art historian and curator), moderated by Dr Ross Cole (Research Fellow in Music, University of Cambridge).
This performance is part of YOKO ONO: LOOKING FOR... (2 March – 31 December 2019), Yoko Ono’s first-ever exhibition in Cambridge, conceived and curated by Gabriella Daris. Featuring over ninety early, recent and new works that will evolve as the exhibition unfolds, YOKO ONO: LOOKING FOR… will offer the opportunity to immerse ourselves fully within Ono’s multifaceted world, demonstrating the wide-ranging scope of her artistic practice, spanning an array of media including text, painting, sculpture, installation, performance, event, music, film and video.
A diverse programme of events including interventions, installations, performances, screenings and symposia will take place at Lady Mitchell Hall, The Heong Gallery, Howard Theatre, Alison Richard Building, Ruskin Gallery, Mumford Theatre and Cambridge Junction as well as many public sites in the city.
Conceived and curated by Gabriella Daris.
