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Ellen Papazian

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Blogger, Page Turner

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Work by Pema Chodron, Francesca Lia Block, and Joan Didion, as well as Borrowed Finery, by Paula Fox, and She's Shameless: Women Write about Growing Up, Rocking Out, and Fighting Back.

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Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band's Don't Stop Me! EP, and Edith Piaf, Cat Power, Phoenix, and Broken Social Scene.

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Alice Neel

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Oh Yoko!

20 Ways of Looking at an Art-World Icon
Oh Yoko!
Article by Ellen Papazian, Illustrated by Shen Plum, published in 2009; filed under Art.
Who is Yoko Ono? She is one of the most famous figures in the world, yet also one of the most misunderstood, enigmatic, and, at times, vilified. Quite often, what we think about Ono says more about us than about the artist herself. Do we want to know her, or are we content with myth and stereotype? For most of her career, Ono has been carelessly marked by the culture at large–as the harpy who broke up our beloved Beatles, the shrieking voice behind those unlistenable records. But what do our images of Ono say about our understanding of otherness? What do they say about art? Or icons? Truth? Transformation? To coincide with the September release of Ono’s new album Between My Head and the Sky, Bitch asked 20 well-known musicians, writers, visual artists, and scholars–some who have met or worked with Ono, some who know her only through their admiration or critique of her work–for their thoughts on how one woman has come to stand for so much. Who is Yoko Ono? This is exactly who we think she is...
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