Art & PhotographyNewsArt & Photography / NewsYoko Ono rock worth $17,500 stolen by kindly-looking thiefA stone with Yoko Ono’s handwriting has been nicked from a museum in TorontoShareLink copied ✔️April 8, 2018April 8, 2018TextCharlie Brinkhurst-Cuff Photographs of a woman who looks as though she could be a sweet grandma have been released by the Toronto police after a rock inscribed by Yoko Ono went missing from the Gardiner Museum in Toronto this Friday (April 6). The 85-year old artist, musician, filmmaker, and peace activist had written on the rock as part of a three-part interactive installation titled Yoko Ono: The River. According to the museum, it “features a pile of river stones that have been honed and shaped by water over time”, and Ono has inscribed some of the stones with words, such as dream, wish, and remember. Lady took what she probably thought was just a stupid rock and it's worth $5000 BECAUSE IT'S YOKO ONO'S ROCK— Josh (@JoshMLabelle) April 7, 2018Female sought in Theft Over $5000 investigation. Mon. Mar. 12, at 5:35 p.m., at the Gardiner Museum located at 111 Queen’s Park. She allegedly stole a rock on display of an art exhibit. Last seen walking south on Queen’s Park. #GO601628 if seen pls call 416-808-5200 ^gl pic.twitter.com/uzoQ38AZ9S— Toronto Police OPS (@TPSOperations) April 7, 2018 Visitors are invited to hold the stones as part of the interactive exhibition although, not, as the woman allegedly did, put them in their bags and take them away. The rock that was taken had “love yourself” written on it in block capitals. “It’s a totally interactive (exhibit), there’s a bunch of rocks on the ground and people can walk up to them and pick them up,” Toronto police media officer Gary Long told local newspaper The Star. “She just picked it up and walked away with it.” Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREIn pictures: The changing face of China’s underground club sceneFrom the grotesque to the sublime, what to see at Art Basel Miami Beach Jean Paul GaultierJean Paul Gaultier’s iconic Le Male is the gift that keeps on givingThese photos show a ‘profoundly hopeful’ side to rainforest lifeThe most loved photo stories from November 2025Catherine Opie on the story of her legendary Dyke DeckArt shows to leave the house for in December 2025Dazed Club explore surrealist photography and soundDerek Ridgers’ portraits of passionate moments in publicThe rise and fall (and future) of digital artThis print sale is supporting Jamaica after Hurricane MelissaThese portraits depict sex workers in other realms of their lives