THE DRAGON LADY IN AN ART EXHIBIT AND A NEW CD, YOKO ONO CONFRONTS HER LEGEND

From: The Boston Globe | Date: October 14, 2001| Author: Steve Morse, Globe Staff | Copyright information

Mention the name Yoko Ono and a discussion inevitably ensues about how she supposedly broke up the Beatles and was rock's "dragon lady." These days, after years of guarding John Lennon's legacy and remaining a pillar in the art world, Ono is confronting her detractors head on. Her new album has a picture of her in a regal red robe and oversized crown meant to suggest the last Chinese empress, Tzu-Hsi, whom the British press labeled "Dragon Lady."

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