Monday, January 28, 2013

Cleaning Piece

Yoko Ono was an artist and peace activist, specifically known for her marriage to John Lennon and her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking. Though this is not a piece of advice that I have stuck to my whole life, I find these few words enlightening and somewhat comforting. This passage was taken from her book Grapefruit, which is considered one of the earliest examples of conceptual art. This simple score, labeled Cleaning piece III, is one that acquires a rudimentary feel of joy and comfort simply through recitation. Imagine if everyone took time to follow this cleaning piece, how much better life would be and how much cleaner our souls would feel. This 5 simple lines illustrate a sense of utopian perfection that is almost euphoric in impact and consequentially a piece of advice I will strive to achieve starting Monday.

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