Yokō Ono 小野洋子

This work is composed of a box with a rubber stamp, button, key-chain flashlight, and instructional cards. It represents conceptual artist Yōko Ono’s desire to promote peace and imagine a world without borders. The key-chain flashlight is known as the Onochord; examples like this one were given out at Ono’s talks, where the audience was encouraged to flash the light in a particular way to signal “I Love You.” Ono was a trailblazer among Japanese conceptual artists, playing an important role in the development of the Fluxus art movement in addition to putting Japanese female artists on the global stage.