Artist and musician Yoko Ono discusses the evolution of her art during the 1960s with Liza Cowan and Jan Albert at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City on September 11, 1971. Includes discussion of conceptual art, her film "Lighting Piece", acting out madness in order to not go mad, her time as a building superintendent, her early loft concerts, the pea throwing ritual, and discrimination against women artists. John Lennon makes a brief appearance about halfway through the interview.
This recording has been digitally preserved as part of Pacifica's American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 grant preservation project, and is available for research and reference . Please contact the archives via telephone: 818-506-1077 or email: americanwomen at pacificaradioarchives dot org for information on how to obtain a copy of this program. Thank you.
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