Acorn (book)
Acorn is an artist's book written by Yoko Ono published in 2013[1] by Algonquin Books as a follow-up to her Grapefruit book of conceptual art.[2] It is ISBN 978-1-939293-23-7 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-939293-24-4 (ebook).
The book gathers together 100 brief thought experiments. Ono illustrates each proposal with pointillist “dot drawings”.
Background
[edit]Ono created the concept for the book in 1996, when she was experimenting with digital art. It was inspired by a 1969 Fluxus by Plastic Ono Band, a group Ono and John Lennon were members of, in which they had planted acorns at Coventry Cathedral for peace. Subsequently, they mailed other acorns to world leaders with a note: "Enclosed in this package we are sending you two living sculptures — which are acorns — in the hope that you will plant them in your garden and grow two oak-trees for world peace."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Ono, Yoko (2013). Acorn. OR Books. ISBN 978-1-939293-23-7. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013. Note ISBN 978-1-939293-23-7 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-939293-24-4 (ebook), but as of 30 July 2013[update], it is only available directly from the publisher
- ^ Patricia Reaney (28 July 2013). "From Grapefruit to Acorn: Yoko Ono publishes book of 'instructional poems'". The Independent (UK). Archived from the original on 2013-07-12. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ Review of Acorn by David Ulin, LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 25, 2013
