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hawkeye · 09-17-2003, 01:11 PM

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...rance_yoko_ono

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PARIS - Lots of things have been done in the name of world peace. Here's one that hasn't been tried in nearly 40 years.

Yoko Ono will invite an audience today in Paris to cut off her clothing with scissors in the name of world peace. The "Cut Piece" performance repeats a legendary show she did in 1964, well before she met and married late Beatles' star John Lennon.

The 70-year-old Ono will stand on stage alone and ask each member of the audience to silently cut a piece of her clothing and "send it to the one you love."

Ono says the events since Nine-Eleven have made her feel "terribly vulnerable." She says the performance is her hope for world peace.

My two cents: This will promote something. I'm not sure what, but I don't think I'll like it...

Cynthetiq · 09-17-2003, 01:13 PM

gah! I have horrible images in my mind now!!!! AAAIIIIGGGHH!!

spectre · 09-17-2003, 01:14 PM

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Originally posted by Cynthetiq
gah! I have horrible images in my mind now!!!! AAAIIIIGGGHH!!

I was thinking the same thing.

anti fishstick · 09-17-2003, 01:25 PM

uhm.. this is whacked.
yoko ono is just a money grubbing whore with no real sense of compassion for 'world peace'

StormBerlin · 09-17-2003, 01:33 PM

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Originally posted by anti fishstick
uhm.. this is whacked.
yoko ono is just a money grubbing whore with no real sense of compassion for 'world peace'

I agree.

Thraeryn · 09-17-2003, 01:36 PM

I'm not quite sure that Ms. Ono has ever been right in the head, but this display (and the fact that it will be a repeat performance) certainly reaffirm my belief that she's crazy.

Heh, I'm reminded of the episode of The Powerpuff Girls where Mojo falls in love with a monkey version of Yoko. Great episode.

Cobalt_60 · 09-17-2003, 02:03 PM

I have never really payed any attention to what Yoko Ono does. This sounds pretty ridiculous.

Wile E · 09-17-2003, 04:42 PM

You just better hope you are in the front of that line. The poor people that are at the back...... ***shiver*** can't even imagine.

Halx · 09-17-2003, 05:02 PM

*waits for someone to jab Yoko with the scissors.*

laconic1 · 09-17-2003, 05:02 PM

With my luck I'd be at the back of the line, eew.

gov135 · 09-17-2003, 05:50 PM

I guess she could threaten to distribute pictures of the procedings if peace is not achieved.... that may work.

I wonder if there is an option to just donate and forfeit your right to a little piece of Yoko.

hunnychile · 09-17-2003, 06:04 PM

Yoko has Always been about promoting Yoko.

Period. End of story.

bernadette · 09-17-2003, 07:29 PM

John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono watched on as dozens of strangers cut her clothes off piece by piece in a Paris theatre on Monday, leaving the artist on stage wearing nothing but her underwear.... /REUTERS/John Schults

a 70 year old woman sitting publicly in nothing but her underwear? yikes!
@_@

anleja · 09-17-2003, 07:45 PM

Um, I'm all for artistic freedom, but what does THIS mean? Like, she felt naked after 9/11, so does Yoko symbolize the American conscience, her clothes symbolize our sence of security, and the people cutting her clothes off symbolize terrorists?

I like how they "silently" cut off her clothing. As opposed to talking to her about her newest album? Or humming?

On a slightly related note, before the Iraq war started, I attended the local war protest. Everyone was murmuring the words "Give Peace A Chance" very softly. I thought it would've been funny if I got to the middle of the crowd, stepped on a stool, and with a megaphone called out the "forgotten" lyrics to the song: "Everybody's talking about Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism, This-ism, that-ism, is-m, is-m, ism. Ev'rybody's talking about Ministers, Sinisters, Banisters and canisters, Bishops and Fishops and Rabbis and Pop eyes,
And bye bye, bye byes."

Yeah, that would've been cool.

Mr. Spacemonkey · 09-17-2003, 07:50 PM

That sounds kinda weird.

dnd · 09-18-2003, 05:45 AM

Public Safety announcment #334321
If anyone does partake in the cutting of clothing, please remember not to run with scissors...its just not safe...

Ripsaw · 09-18-2003, 06:50 AM

The goggles! They do nothing!

Gortexfogg · 09-18-2003, 07:44 AM

She might (big "might") look attractive to some very old world leaders... But off all the women who could have their clothes cut off for peace, I wouldn't even put her on the list.

Bill O'Rights · 09-18-2003, 07:47 AM

Maybe if she offered to not send pictures of her standing in her underwear to everyone that laid down their arms...then maybe she'd have a shot at world peace.

smeesh · 09-18-2003, 09:57 AM

As a very peaceful person I get annoyed by people who do stupid stuff like this. Getting naked for peace doesn't solve any of the violent problems in the world.

Go volunteer instead

It's more practical, you would actually be helping someone, and you'll be making a positive statement as well.

~smeesh

Esoteric · 09-18-2003, 10:00 AM

That is just disturbing, what in the hell is she thinking?

rider6061 · 09-18-2003, 10:39 AM

Look at it this way...

she's doing it in France...nuff said!

tinfoil · 09-18-2003, 10:47 AM

If Yoko wants to promote peace, she can donate some of the rights to the Lenon / Beatles music she is in posession of to some charity that helps in war-torn nations.

Naw, that wouldn't happen.

John Falcon · 09-18-2003, 10:51 AM

I'd pay to have her put clothes ON.

Oh....and a bag on her head.

Bleh.

ARTelevision · 09-22-2003, 12:57 PM

her main contribution is as a performance artist.
she has done conceptual performance art all of her life.
this piece is entrely consistent with the rest of her oeuvre.

if there's an issue with her it's the same blind spot that most contemporary visual artists have. their tradition is hermetic and irrelevant to the rest of the world.

her attempts to cross over into the world of mass media have been unsuccessful as evidenced by the comments above.

they still teach all this stuff in art school.

performance art can be a viable medium.
but you need to be a part of your audience - not stand above it.
letting them cut off your clothes is about disrobing the empress.

her problem, as is the problem with most public figures we encounter, is cancer of the ego.

09-17-2003, 01:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	gah! I have horrible images in my mind now!!!! AAAIIIIGGGHH!! __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

09-17-2003, 01:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
anti fishstick Post-modernism meets Individualism AKA the Clash Location: oregon	uhm.. this is whacked. yoko ono is just a money grubbing whore with no real sense of compassion for 'world peace' __________________ And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin

09-17-2003, 04:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
Wile E Insane Location: Burbs of NYC	You just better hope you are in the front of that line. The poor people that are at the back...... *shiver* can't even imagine. __________________ "We got no food, no clothes...our pets HEADS ARE FALLIN' OFF!"

09-17-2003, 05:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	waits for someone to jab Yoko with the scissors. __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]

09-17-2003, 06:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
hunnychile Alien Anthropologist Location: Between Boredom and Nirvana	Yoko has Always been about promoting Yoko. Period. End of story. __________________ "I need compassion, understanding and chocolate." - NJB

09-17-2003, 01:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
Thraeryn Loser	I'm not quite sure that Ms. Ono has ever been right in the head, but this display (and the fact that it will be a repeat performance) certainly reaffirm my belief that she's crazy. Heh, I'm reminded of the episode of The Powerpuff Girls where Mojo falls in love with a monkey version of Yoko. Great episode.

09-17-2003, 02:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cobalt_60 Addict	I have never really payed any attention to what Yoko Ono does. This sounds pretty ridiculous.

09-17-2003, 05:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
laconic1 Junkie	With my luck I'd be at the back of the line, eew.

09-17-2003, 05:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
gov135 Junkie Location: Midwest	I guess she could threaten to distribute pictures of the procedings if peace is not achieved.... that may work. I wonder if there is an option to just donate and forfeit your right to a little piece of Yoko.

09-17-2003, 07:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
bernadette ::::::::::::::::::::::::: :. Location: this ain't kansas, toto	<i>John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono watched on as dozens of strangers cut her clothes off piece by piece in a Paris theatre on Monday, leaving the artist on stage wearing nothing but her underwear.... /REUTERS/John Schults</i> a 70 year old woman sitting publicly in nothing but her underwear? yikes! @_@ __________________ .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.

09-17-2003, 07:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
anleja disconnected Location: ignoreland	Um, I'm all for artistic freedom, but what does THIS mean? Like, she felt naked after 9/11, so does Yoko symbolize the American conscience, her clothes symbolize our sence of security, and the people cutting her clothes off symbolize terrorists? I like how they "silently" cut off her clothing. As opposed to talking to her about her newest album? Or humming? On a slightly related note, before the Iraq war started, I attended the local war protest. Everyone was murmuring the words "Give Peace A Chance" very softly. I thought it would've been funny if I got to the middle of the crowd, stepped on a stool, and with a megaphone called out the "forgotten" lyrics to the song: "Everybody's talking about Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism, This-ism, that-ism, is-m, is-m, ism. Ev'rybody's talking about Ministers, Sinisters, Banisters and canisters, Bishops and Fishops and Rabbis and Pop eyes, And bye bye, bye byes." Yeah, that would've been cool.

09-17-2003, 07:50 PM	#15 (permalink)
Mr. Spacemonkey Wake up Location: Nowhere special	That sounds kinda weird. __________________ "I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to." -- Donnie Darko

09-18-2003, 05:45 AM	#16 (permalink)
dnd Psycho Location: London...no longer a student	Public Safety announcment #334321 If anyone does partake in the cutting of clothing, please remember not to run with scissors...its just not safe... __________________ "Never underestimate a dumb question"-- Brandon Boyd

09-18-2003, 06:50 AM	#17 (permalink)
Ripsaw Chef in Training	The goggles! They do nothing! __________________ "We are supposed to be masters of space, but we cant even line up our shoes?" One life, one chance, one opportunity.

09-18-2003, 07:44 AM	#18 (permalink)
Gortexfogg I and I Location: Stillwater, OK	She might (big "might") look attractive to some very old world leaders... But off all the women who could have their clothes cut off for peace, I wouldn't even put her on the list.

09-18-2003, 10:00 AM	#21 (permalink)
Esoteric Tired Location: Florida	That is just disturbing, what in the hell is she thinking? __________________ From a head full of pressure rests the senses that I clutch Made a date with Divinity, but she wouldn't let me fuck I got touched by a hazy shaded, God help me change Caught a rush on the floor from the life in my veins

09-18-2003, 07:47 AM	#19 (permalink)
Bill O'Rights will always be an Alyson Hanniganite Location: In the dust of the archives	Maybe if she offered to <b>not</b> send pictures of her standing in her underwear to everyone that laid down their arms...<i>then</i> maybe she'd have a shot at world peace. __________________ "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.

09-18-2003, 09:57 AM	#20 (permalink)
smeesh Upright Location: Seattle, WA	As a very peaceful person I get annoyed by people who do stupid stuff like this. Getting naked for peace doesn't solve any of the violent problems in the world. Go volunteer instead It's more practical, you would actually be helping someone, and you'll be making a positive statement as well. ~smeesh

09-18-2003, 10:39 AM	#22 (permalink)
rider6061 Crazy Location: oklahoma	Look at it this way... she's doing it in France...nuff said! __________________ Is This Thing On?

09-18-2003, 10:47 AM	#23 (permalink)
tinfoil Fucking Hostile Location: Springford, ON, Canada	If Yoko wants to promote peace, she can donate some of the rights to the Lenon / Beatles music she is in posession of to some charity that helps in war-torn nations. Naw, that wouldn't happen. __________________ Get off your fuckin cross. We need the fuckin space to nail the next fool martyr.

09-18-2003, 10:51 AM	#24 (permalink)
John Falcon Psycho Location: New York, CA	I'd pay to have her put clothes ON. Oh....and a bag on her head. Bleh.

09-22-2003, 12:57 PM	#25 (permalink)
ARTelevision I change Location: USA	her main contribution is as a performance artist. she has done conceptual performance art all of her life. this piece is entrely consistent with the rest of her oeuvre. if there's an issue with her it's the same blind spot that most contemporary visual artists have. their tradition is hermetic and irrelevant to the rest of the world. her attempts to cross over into the world of mass media have been unsuccessful as evidenced by the comments above. they still teach all this stuff in art school. performance art can be a viable medium. but you need to be a part of your audience - not stand above it. letting them cut off your clothes is about disrobing the empress. her problem, as is the problem with most public figures we encounter, is cancer of the ego. __________________ create evolution