Ono’s revolutionary contributions to early conceptual and interactive art, music, and her fervent support for global peace will all be honoured in YOKO ONO: MUSIC OF THE MIND. The show, presented from 15th February to 1st September, will explore her unique work, which spans more than 200 pieces over seven decades, from the mid-1950s to the present. It includes installations, films, music, photography, and instruction-based art. The show will highlight her distinct—yet still relevant—approach to language, art, and audience participation.

The exhibition will culminate in a new iteration of Ono’s participatory installation My Mommy Is Beautiful, first realised 2004, featuring a 15-metre-long wall of canvases to which visitors can attach photographs of their mother and share personal messages. Moving beyond the exhibition space, Ono’s work will also extend across Tate Modern’s building and landscape. Gallery windows overlooking the River Thames will feature the artist’s powerful intervention, PEACE is POWER, first shown 2017, translated into multiple languages, while the interactive artwork Wish Tree, first realised 1996, will greet visitors at the entrance to Tate Modern, inviting passers-by to contribute individual wishes for peace.

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Images: Yoko Ono with Half – A – Room 1967 from HALF – A – WIND SHOW , Lisson Gallery, London, 1967. Photo © Clay Perry and Installation view of Helmets (Pieces of Sky) , first realised 2001, in ‘Between The Sky and My Head’ at Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art, Gateshead, 2008. Photo © Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art