Grapefruit

1964-2005

"Grapefruit - A book of instructions + drawings"
In 1970's edition Y. Ono added fragments and illustrations
with introduction by J. Lennon
In 2000's edition there is a new introduction

Published by:
1.   Wunternaum Press, Tokyo 1964
      First Edition
      Unnumbered pages, 14 x 14 cm.
      Signed by the artist with dedication to P. Corner

2.   Simon and Schuster, Rockefeller Center, N.Y. 1970
      Introduction by John Lennon
      Second Edition
      Unnumbered pages, 14 x 14.5 cm.

3.   Verlag Bärmeier & Nikel, Frankfurt 1970
      Unnumbered pages, 13.5 x 14 cm.
      All the pages are printed in violet ink

4.   Sphere Books Limited, London 1970
      Unnumbered pages, 13 x 13 cm.

5.   Peter Owen Limited, London 1970
      Unnumbered pages, 14 x 14 cm.

6.   Ediciones de la Flor, Buenos Aires 1970
      Unnumbered pages, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.

7.   Simon and Schuster, Rockefeller Center, N.Y. 1971
      Unnumbered pages, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.

8.   Kodansha, Tokyo 1998
      pp. 121, 15 x 10.5 cm.
      ISBN4-06-263764-2
      Japanese edition

9.   Simon and Schuster, Rockefeller Center, N. Y. 2000
      Unnumbered pages, 14.5 x 15 cm.
      ISBN 0-7432-0110-8

10. Bakhall Printers & Publishers, Lund 2001
      pp. 255, 21 x 13.5 cm.
      Containing CD audio interview by the artist, No. FXM0600
      ISBN 91-7742-185-X

11. Éditions Textuelle, Paris 2004
      Unnumbered pages, 17 x 13.5 cm.
      ISBN 2-84597-100-1

12. Piccola Biblioteca Oscar Mondadori, 2005, Milan
      Unnumbered pages, 18 x 13 cm.
      ISBN 88-04-53472-9

Audio documentation
J. Lennon and Y. Ono read some extracts from the Artist's Book
Recorded in 1971
Length: 06'33"
Included in "Let's have a dream", No. FX1547

Photo documentation by Gijsbert Hanekroot
Selfridges London, July 1971
Poster, b/w offset on paper
84 x 59.5 cm.

Exh.: 2012, Chiasso ; 2015, Rome ; 2019, London ; Bergamo, 2023.

Bibl.: "Fluxus. A Creative Revolution 1962-2012", Chiasso, 2012, p. 253 (#1) ; "Yoko Ono. Half-a-wind show. A Retrospective", exhibition catalogue, New York, 2013, pp. 52-122 ; "Fluxus! Antikunst ist auch Kunst", Köln, 2012, p. 101.