Grapefruit Quotes

“A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken. A stick becomes a flute when it's loved.”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“Hide until everybody goes home. Hide until everybody forgets about you. Hide until everybody dies.”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“Imagine the clouds dripping
Dig a hole in your garden to
put them in”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“Give death announcements each time you move instead of giving announcements of the change of address. Send the same when you die.”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“Think that snow is falling
Think that snow is falling everywhere
all the time
When you talk with a person, think
that snow is falling between you and
on that person
Stop conversing when you think the
person is covered by snow”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“TIME PAINTING

Make a painting in which the color comes out only under a certain light at a certain time of the day.
Make it a very short time.

1961 summer”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“Listen to the sound of the earth turning.”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“Bandage any part of your body
If people ask about it, make a story and tell
If people do not ask about it,
draw their attention to it and tell
If people forget about it, remind
them of it and keep telling.
Do not talk about anything else”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“MIRROR PIECE

Instead of obtaining a mirror, obtain a person.
Look into him.
Use different people.
Old, young, fat, small, etc.

1964 spring”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“SWIM

SWIM IN YOUR DREAM AS FAR AS YOU CAN UNTIL YOU FIND AN ISLAND. TELL US RESULTS.

12th day dreamtime”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“A cloud consists of the following substances: colour, music, smell, sleep and water. Sometimes it rains substances other than water, but very few people notice it.”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“CLOSET PIECE II

Put one memory into one half of your head.
Shut it off and forget it.
Let the other half of the brain long for it.

1964 spring”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“PAINTING FOR THE BURIAL

On the night of the full moon, place a canvas in the garden from 1 a.m. till dawn.
When the canvas is dyed thoroughly in rose with the morning light, dismember or fold it and bury.

The ways of burial:

1) Bury it in the garden and place a marker with a number on it.
2) Sell it to the rag man.
3) )Throw it in the garbage.

1961 summer”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“TAPE PIECE II

Room Piece

Take the sound of the room breathing.

1) at dawn
2) in the morning
3) in the afternoon
4) in the evening
5) before dawn

Bottle the smell of the room of that particular hour as well

1963 autumn”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“watch

go to the nearest fountain
and watch the water dance

afternoon 5th day”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“count

count the clouds
name them

8th day (afternoon)”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“Dance Report

in the old east
there was a dance in which young girls
at the age of 12 or 13 wore special
intoxicating flowers inducing them to sleep
while standing. the girls went on
standing for hours while people
watched and appreciated the
delicate swaying of the
bodies”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“Piano keys are flower-petals turned hard.”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“Grapefruit is a hybrid of lemon and orange. Snow is a hybrid of wish and lament.”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“CENTRAL PARK POND PIECE

Go to the middle of the Central Park Pond and drop all your jewelries.

1956 autumn”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“CONCERT PIECE

When the curtain rises, go hide and wait until everybody leaves you.
Come out and play.

1963 autumn”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“ECHO TELEPHONE PIECE

Get a telephone that only echoes back your voice.
Call every day and talk about many things.

1964 spring”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“Œuvre Promesse
Promettez.

Elle a été interprétée pour la première fois au Jeanette Cochrane Theatre, à Londres, en 1966. C'était la dernière œuvre de la soirée. Yoko Ono a cassé un vase sur la scène et a demandé aux spectateurs de ramasser les morceaux et de les emporter chez eux, promettant qu'il se réuniraient tous dans 10 ans, rapporteraient les morceaux et reconstitueraient le vase.”
― Yoko Ono, Pamplemousse

“Œuvre Neige

Pensez que la neige tombe. Pensez que la neige tombe partout tout le temps. Lorsque vous parlez avec quelqu'un, pensez que la neige tombe entre vous et cette personne. Cessez de converser lorsque vous pensez que la personne est recouverte de neige.”
― Yoko Ono, Pamplemousse