Yoko Ono Espresso Cups from Illy
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Yoko Ono: mended cups, an illy Art Collection, consists of six cups that bear gold, ‘shattered’ and ‘mended’ crack lines – accompanied by six individual saucers that state, in Yoko Ono’s handwriting, six catastrophic events that have affected the world; some have directly affected her life, and others only indirectly, yet bringing death to millions of people. Each saucer states the date and place of the tragic event and concludes with the words “… mended in 2015.”.
Illy Art Collection cups set includes 7 cups and saucers
Whole Bean 2.2 pounds
Medium Roast - Case of 6
This cup was broken in Guernica
on April 26th 1937. And mended in 2015
water talk
you are water
I’m water
we’re all water in different containers
that’s why it’s so easy to meet
someday we’ll evaporate together
but even after the water’s gone
we’ll probably point out to the containers
and say, “that’s me there, that one.”
we’re container minders
Yoko Ono, from Some Notes on the Lisson Gallery Show, London, 1967).
This cup was broken in Nanking
on December 13th 1937. And mended in 2015
Reincarnation
Mirror becomes a razor when it’s broken.
A stick becomes a flute when it’s loved.
Yoko Ono, from Seven Little Stories, spring 1952.
This cup was broken in Dresden
on February 13th 1945. And mended in 2015
Take off
Your pants
Before
You fight.
Make this the rule.
Yoko Ono, from DO IT YOURSELF FLUXFEST PRESENTS YOKO ONO & DANCE CO., first published in 3 NEWSPAPER EVENTS FOR THE PRICE OF $1 (FLUXUS NEWSPAPER NO.7, February 1966).
This cup was broken in Hiroshima
on August 6th 1945. And mended in 2015
BEAT PIECE
Listen to a heart beat.
1963 autumn
Yoko Ono, first published in Grapefruit (Tokyo: Wunternaum Press, 1964).
This cup was broken in My Lai
on March 16th 1968. And mended in 2015
VOICE PIECE FOR SOPRANO
Scream.
1. against the wind
2. against the wall
3. against the sky
1961 autumn
Yoko Ono, first published in Grapefruit (Tokyo: Wunternaum Press, 1964).
This cup was broken in New York City
on December 8th 1980. And mended in 2015
When I was 5 years old, my mother always
told me that happiness was the key to life.
When I went to school, they asked me what
I wanted to be when I grew up.
I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t
understand the assignment, and I told them
they didn’t understand life.
John Lennon
Remains “When I was five years old…” by John Lennon
