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On John's 31st birthday, Yoko held an art exhibit, "This Is Not Here", at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, N.Y.. The show was taped and aired on U.S. TV on May 11, 1972 as "John and Yoko in Syracuse, New York.
Direction
Iimura treats the museum like a living installation.
Production
Cage, Dylan, Hopper — the guest list is the art.
Editing
18 minutes that somehow feels like three hours and thirty seconds.

Director
Takahiko Iimura
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