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Tokyo: Wunternaum Press, 1964. First edition of Yoko Ono's self-published first book, one of 500 stated copies (though likely fewer) printed, preceding the first trade edition by six years. This copy was inscribed by Ono at the March 10, 1966 opening of The Stone, the New York Fluxus group show in which she played a central role: "To Helen, / 1966, opening / Judson Church Gallery / NYC, NY / Yoko Ono." Grapefruit collects instructions for Ono's early conceptual art pieces, organized under the headings of Music, Painting, Event, Poetry, and Object. Some works can be enacted by readers, like Shadow Piece: "Put your shadows together until they become one." Others can be realized only in the imagination. The directions for Clock Piece read: "Make all the clocks in the world fast by two seconds without letting anyone know about it." Wind Piece instructs: "Blow hats all over the city." Fly Piece demands of the artist: "Fly." Ono inscribed this copy at the opening of The Stone, the 1966 Fluxus performance… Read More