Image: Sakıp Sabancı Museum, Sarıyer
A new installment in the Sakıp Sabancı Museum’s social-media series about Yoko Ono examines the artist’s move to Manhattan in 1956, her entry into New York’s avant-garde art circles and her first solo exhibition.
The museum announced the second part of its ‘Who Was Yoko Ono?’ series in a post published on 17 August 2026. The Turkish-language installment, titled ‘#YokoOnoKimdir?’ (‘Who Is Yoko Ono?’), presents the series as an account of Ono’s life and career. Its focus is the period following her relocation to Manhattan.
According to the post, the episode addresses Ono’s participation in New York’s avant-garde artistic milieu and the beginning of her exhibition career in the city. It identifies her first solo exhibition as one of the subjects covered, but does not provide further details about the exhibition’s title, date or venue.
The post also references ‘Yoko Ono: İçses ve İçyapı’, presented with the contribution of Akbank. The available announcement does not specify whether the exhibition is held at the Sakıp Sabancı Museum, nor does it give opening or closing dates. No additional programme information is provided in the source material.
The series is being circulated through the museum’s official account, which describes the installment as the second part of its Yoko Ono biography and career feature. The announcement links the historical discussion of Ono’s early New York years to the exhibition title, while leaving the wider exhibition details to the linked material.
The post’s stated subjects are Ono’s 1956 move to Manhattan, her involvement in New York’s avant-garde art environment and her first solo exhibition. The announcement does not include a quotation from Ono or identify other artists, works or institutions connected with the episode.
