tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466314672723988836.post7653151289270459220..comments2023-09-30T00:43:13.890-07:00Comments on The Current Season: Yoko Ono: One Woman Show at the Museum of Modern Artmoderatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653277482083573538noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466314672723988836.post-29949108467143923252015-09-25T07:21:10.762-07:002015-09-25T07:21:10.762-07:00Truthfully, I barely considered the fact that one ...Truthfully, I barely considered the fact that one could hardly engage physically with Ono's more interactive pieces. I had never seen a show featuring her work, and was consequently distracted by my newfound attention (and appreciation) for the minutia of everyday life, for which she was entirely responsible. However, regarding your point about her "touch" piece, I am now reminded of the particular disappointment I felt when I realized that I couldn’t feel comfortable touching the other participants in the room. In this moment, I acknowledge that the museum experience can, at times, only provide a contrived version of the artist’s intended message.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243419968219656022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466314672723988836.post-69225115701618283752015-09-24T17:42:45.737-07:002015-09-24T17:42:45.737-07:00I absolutely agree that the lack of available part...I absolutely agree that the lack of available participation for the audience was a huge detriment to the show. Yoko's work relied heavily not only on audience participation but on chance and moment to moment changes. Only the staircase and the bag piece were able to be experienced even close to how they were originally intended (although participants in the bag piece were not told to disrobe, and I only saw single-participant performances). I feel that even if MoMA had hired trained performers to interact with more of the pieces it would have been more authentic and interesting than simply looking at relics.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09201213784546236440noreply@blogger.com