Join us for a special evening to coincide with the exhibition YOKO ONO: MUSIC OF THE MIND and respond to Yoko Ono’s instructional scores from her 1964 book Grapefruit. Enjoy artist-led workshops, talks, music, film and more.
Drop-in
Music: DJ Sets Programmed by Global Roots
Location: Turbine Hall, Level 0
Time: 18.00–21.30
Enjoy DJ sets from Global Roots, Mari* and Machine Woman. Plus Bishi performs Yoko Ono’s Voice Piece for Soprano, her 1961 ‘instruction’ inviting the performer to ’scream’, at 18.45, 20.00 and 21.15.
Music and Performance: Club Ono
Location: South Tanks, Blavatnik Building, Level 0
Time: 18.00–21.30
Enjoy Yoko Ono's dance hits and club mixes with a DJ set from Kate Hutchinson. Plus transform everyday waste into a collaborative artwork for Kitchen Piece as Ono invites you to create new work using leftover food and a blank canvas.
Music and Drinks: DJ Sets Programmed by Global Roots
Location: Corner Cafe, Natalie Bell Building, Level 1
Time: 18.00–21.30
Catch DJ sets programmed by Global Roots from Kay Suzuki.
Music and Drinks: DJ Sets Programmed by Global Roots
Location: Terrace Bar, Blavatnik Building, Level 1
Time: 18.00–21.30
Catch DJ sets from Jazzy Sport London and enjoy Tate’s own brews, cocktails, and craft beers on tap.
Workshop: Wish Tree
Location: Blavatnik Building, Level 2
Time: 18.00–21.30
Write a personal wish for peace and add it to Ono’s installation Wish Trees for London. For Ono’s ongoing series, your wishes will be collected and preserved in connection with the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER in Iceland. As the artist says, ‘all my works are a form of wishing’.
Workshop: Tate Draw
Location: Starr Foyer, Natalie Bell Building, Level 1 and Blavatnik Building, Level 3
Time: 18.00–21.30
Head to our drawing desks and bring your work to life using digital sketch pads. Tate Draw is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Workshop: White Chess Set
Location: Blavatnik Building, Level 4
Time: 18.00–21.30
Collaborate with fellow visitors to play Ono’s unique all-white chess sets and creatively imagine new ways to play together.
Film: Imagine
Location: Blavatnik Building, Level 4
Time: 18.00–21.30
Watch Imagine, directed by and starring Yoko Ono and John Lennon. In 1971, during and after recording the Imagine album, Ono and Lennon filmed all the proceedings at their Tittenhurst home and studio including their journeys to London and New York. They created a conceptual film also called Imagine, edited to a soundtrack created from their albums Imagine and FLY.
Workshop: My Mommy is Beautiful
Location: Natalie Bell Building, Level 4
Time: 18.00–21.30
My Mommy is Beautiful is Ono's invitation to collectively create a tribute to all mothers of the world. Write thoughts about mothers, to them and to yourself. You are also invited to bring a photograph to contribute.
Talks: 10 Minute Talks
Various times, throughout the building
Staff and volunteers from across Tate share their personal insights into works from the collection.
Free tickets - book online
Film: Yoko Ono’s Short Films (Fully booked)
Location: Starr Cinema, Natalie Bell Building, Level 1
Time: 19.00–19.40, 20.00–20.40 and 21.00–21.40
Enjoy a series of short films, introduced by Tate curators. In The Museum of Modern Art Show, Ono documents puzzled visitors commenting on her imaginary show at MoMA New York, while Fly and Freedom explore the female body. Fly features a multi-layered soundtrack that mixes Ono’s voice and guitar instrumentals by Lennon. Please note some films contain nudity.
*Free tickets are required for this event, tickets are now fully booked
Free tickets - collect on the night
Workshop: Mend, Mask and Map
Location: Blavatnik Building, Level 5
Mend, mask and map in a series of workshops hosted by Luisa-Maria MacCormack from London Drawing Group.
19.00–19.30 Mend Piece Create new life from pre-loved textiles and write letters to mend a broken heart.
20.00–20.30 Mask Piece Get crafty and make masks that respond to Ono’s instructions.
21.00–21.30 Map Piece Make a personal map to get lost in and contribute to a giant collaborative work.
*Requires a free ticket, available to collect from the Tanks Studio Blavatnik Building Level 0, on a first-come, first-served basis from 17.30
