Yoko (洋子) typically combines the Japanese characters yō (ocean) and ko (child). **Yoko Ono (born 1933)** is the **Japanese-American multimedia artist, musician, and peace activist** — pioneer of conceptual art alongside George Maciunas and Fluxus, **and wife of John Lennon** from 1969 until his murder in 1980. **Her 1964 *Cut Piece* — in which she sat motionless on stage while audience members cut away her clothing — is among the foundational works of feminist performance art**. **Her *Yes* installation drew Lennon's attention at the Indica Gallery in 1966.**
Subject of the 2024 documentary *Yoko*.
Yoko reduces to two — the number of ocean child.