Yoko Ono: music of the mind

Presenting works spanning seven decades, the exhibition traces the development of Ono's innovative, multidisciplinary work and its continuing influence today. Featuring more than 200 works, including instructions and scores, installations, films, music, and photographs, the exhibition explores Ono's radical approach to language, art, and participation, which continues to resonate today. "Yoko Ono: Music of the mind" in Berlin's Gropiusbau Yoko Ono was ahead of her time – and her artistic work has had a decisive influence on art, music, and political activism since the 1950s. With the major solo exhibition "Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind," the Gropius Bau honors the artist's groundbreaking work. On the first floor and atrium of the Gropius Bau, the exhibition brings together more than 200 works from seven decades and illuminates Ono's radical approach to language, art, and participation, which continues to have an impact today. Installations, performances, films, music and photographs "Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind" spans the spectrum from Ono's so-called instructions – written instructions that invite viewers to imagine, experience, create, or complete a work – through installations and performances to films, music, and photographs. Visitors can put Ono's instructions into practice at various points: In Painting to Shake Hands (1961/2025), for example, they are invited to shake hands with others, or in Shadow Piece (1963/2025), they can allow their own shadow to become part of a painting. Yoko Ono Weeks in Berlin At the same time, the Neue Berliner Kunstverein (nbk) is presenting Yoko Ono's work " Touch " as part of the nbk Billboard series. Likewise, the exhibition " Yoko Ono: Dream Together " at the Neue Nationalgalerie invites the public to actively participate beyond mere observation—both physically and mentally. Highlight: This show is one of the top exhibitions in Berlin in 2025. Duration: Fri, 11.04.2025 to Sun, 31.08.2025 Takes place here: Gropius Building