They said they wanted a revolution — but what if that revolution is the modern-day Tea Party movement?
John Lennon’s widow, artist Yoko Ono, talked Tea Party with Yeas & Nays on Monday during an interview promoting Lennon’s artwork, on display in Washington this weekend.
“It’s not a scary thing,” Ono said. “Each person has something to say, and if they want to say something like that, that’s fine.”
Ono said she thought it was important for people to have different opinions, and that her opinion differed from the Tea Party protesters.
“They probably thought [protesting] was a nice tactic, an effective thing to do,” she said. “I think the idea has the power, if their idea has the power then it will stick; the form is not what creates reality … it’s the substance.”
While Ono will not make a trip to Washington, her late husband’s artwork will be on display starting Friday in downtown Georgetown at 3307 M St. NW. For three days, more than 100 pieces of Lennon’s artwork, created between 1968 and 1980, can be viewed for a suggested donation of $2. All proceeds will go toward the Washington Animal Rescue League.
