In Summer 2012 the Serpentine Gallery presents a major exhibition of the work of
celebrated artistYoko Ono for the London 2012 Festival, which includes
#smilesfilm, a large-scale participatory project.
The Serpentine’s timely exhibition reflects upon the enormous impact thatYoko Ono
has made on contemporary art, exploring her influential role in art, music, film and
performance. Her first exhibition in a London public institution for more than a
decade, Ono presents new and existing works, some of which have rarely been
sh... Read more
In Summer 2012 the Serpentine Gallery presents a major exhibition of the work of
celebrated artistYoko Ono for the London 2012 Festival, which includes
#smilesfilm, a large-scale participatory project.
The Serpentine’s timely exhibition reflects upon the enormous impact thatYoko Ono
has made on contemporary art, exploring her influential role in art, music, film and
performance. Her first exhibition in a London public institution for more than a
decade, Ono presents new and existing works, some of which have rarely been
shown in the UK. These include installations, films and performances.
As a part of her exhibition, Ono presents #smilesfilm, a large-scale project which
will be exhibited at the Serpentine Gallery and online for the London 2012 Festival.
Conceived as a way of connecting people across the world, the project invites
people to upload and send an image of their smiles, to create a global anthology of
portraits.
Yoko Ono said: ‘People from cities and countries around the world will be able to
freely upload and send their smiles by mobile phone and computer to the world and
it’s people. Each time we add our smiles to #smilesfilm, we are creating our future,
together. Give us your smile! I love you!’
Working as an artist, film-maker, poet, musician, writer, performance artist and
peace activist for over five decades,Yoko Ono has influenced generations of artists
and received numerous prestigious awards. In her prolific career, she has embraced
a wide range of media, defying traditional boundaries and creating new forms of
artistic expression. Born in 1933 inTokyo, she is a pioneer of conceptual art. Her
work has been presented internationally in major exhibitions and performances.
