Ono to make special installation for Indian women

Yoko Ono, widow of John Lennon, is making a special artwork on the challenges faced by women.

The show called Our Beautiful Daughters will be hosted by Delhi's Vadhera Art Gallery and will include a public performance by Ono.

The BBC reports:

"The show will also present an archive of her films, music, and collaborations with Lennon.

Roshni Vadhera of the gallery said Ms Ono was "creating a special new installation for India that will engage the audience and shed light on some of the challenges women face today".

She will also exhibit some of her "instruction-based works" - similar to one in which she invited viewers to cover empty canvases and walls with messages and photographs of their mothers, Ms Vadhera said.

"India was always on my radar," Ono said in an email interview with the BBC.

"I have been there with my husband John a long time ago. Karma-wise it is interesting that I have been asked to come to the country I love and respect at this time when the world is going haywire," Ono said.

She said she and Lennon had visited the "camp" of the late Indian guru Sai Baba during their last visit to India, though she did not mention when the visit took place.

Asked what she was looking forward to seeing in India during her visit, Ms Ono said: "I would like to see that the ancient spirit of India is still intact and strong in the hearts of people."

Ms Ono said she led a busy life doing her art, music and looking after Lennon's legacy.

"I think I am a good artist/musician. But I never compare myself with other artists/musicians," she said."

The installation launches on 13 January and runs till 10 March.