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OKO ONO, “the
world’s most famous unknown artist,” is not so unknown anymore. At 80 years
old, the avant-garde icon has
solidified a reputation as an
innovative performer, activist and poetic Twitter user,
spreading her zen attitude
across the art and environmental worlds with every project
she touches.
Her latest zen-like endeavor
is a collection of 100 pieces of
sage advice, titled Acorn. The
book is a follow-up to her 1964
work, Grapefruit, and like its
predecessor, is part meditation, part artwork, sprinkled
with her signature statements
of peace and tranquility and an
assortment of psychedelic dot
drawings. “Whisper your dream
to a cloud,” she suggests, “Ask
the cloud to remember it.”
We’ve scoured Acorn for
our favorite snatches of advice
— we dare you not to have a
better, more fulfilling
day afterward.
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Look at a star in the sky not as
something unreachable but as
a planet you would visit one day.
Find a spot that is comfortable for you.
Keep the spot clean. Think about the
spot when you are away.
Climb up
a ladder to
reach the sky.
Try ladders
of different
heights. See if
the sky looks
any closer from
a higher ladder.
Write down a sad memory. Put it in a box.
Burn the box and sprinkle the ashes in
the field. You may give some ashes to a
friend who shared the sadness.