Besides, Music of the Mind is enjoyable – as a show of cultural history as much as art. The story of Ono’s life is riveting, no question – as Tate, which foregrounds it at every turn, knows.

Ono’s art was interactive long before that was all the rage. In her landmark 1964 performance “Cut Piece,” she gave gallery visitors scissors and invited them to snip away at her clothes.

Ono's art was interactive long before that was all the rage. In her landmark 1964 performance "Cut Piece," she gave gallery visitors scissors and invited them to snip away at her clothes.

Cox, an American admirer of her art, tracked Ono down while visiting Japan and advocated for her release, telling the hospital she was a famous artist in the U.S. They wed when she became pregnant ...

Ono’s art was interactive long before that was all the rage. In her landmark 1964 performance “Cut Piece,” she gave gallery visitors scissors and invited them to snip away at her clothes.