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Mend Piece For John, (1968/2021), by Eastend Boy 13 on Nov 22, 2021 0:51:57 GMT 1, shop.whitechapelgallery.org/products/yoko-ono-mend-piece-for-john-1968-2021
Yoko Ono
Mend Piece For John, (1968/2021)
Broken ceramic cup, glue in metal tube, digital print on paper, cotton twine, satin ribbon, plastic bag, box
Box: 17.8 × 17.8 × 5.2 cm
Edition of 100, accompanied by artist-stamped certificate
Mend Piece For John, 1968/2021, by Yoko Ono has been created on the occasion of the Whitechapel Gallery exhibition Yoko Ono: MEND PIECE for London, 25 August 2021 – 2 January 2022.
During her Whitechapel Gallery exhibition, visitors are invited to respond to an instruction from Yoko Ono; to enter the gallery, take a seat at a table on which are placed broken fragments of ceramic cups and saucers and some simple materials for repair – scissors, glue, twine and tape. Once finished ‘mending’, visitors are invited to display the results of their efforts along the shelves on the walls. This edition is conceived as an extension of Ono's Whitechapel Gallery exhibition.
Ono first presented this work as Mending Piece I at her 1966 solo exhibition at Indica Gallery, London, a renowned centre for countercultural art. Titled Yoko at Indica: Unfinished Paintings and Objects, almost every work in the exhibition was designed to be completed through the actions of visitors. Such instruction-based works established Ono as an important figure in the development of both Fluxus and Conceptual art. Her extensive career has since spanned performance, writing, visual art, experimental music and film. A commitment to participation and collaboration has also informed ongoing and tireless campaigns for peace and non-violence.
Mend Piece For John, (1968/2021), relates to an edition created by the artist in 1968. The edition includes the same instructions and poem as the original, but combines this with different materials, conceived especially for Ono's Whitechapel Gallery version.
Both Mend Piece For John, and MEND PIECE for London draw on the Japanese tradition of kintsugi, the art of repairing broken pottery using lacquer mixed with precious metals such as gold and silver. The process nurtures breakage as an important part of an object’s history, rather than seeking to disguise it. In this artwork, the physical act of repair becomes a timely metaphor for a different kind of mending which takes place in the mind and through community.
shop.whitechapelgallery.org/products/yoko-ono-mend-piece-for-john-1968-2021Yoko Ono Mend Piece For John, (1968/2021) Broken ceramic cup, glue in metal tube, digital print on paper, cotton twine, satin ribbon, plastic bag, box Box: 17.8 × 17.8 × 5.2 cm Edition of 100, accompanied by artist-stamped certificate Mend Piece For John, 1968/2021, by Yoko Ono has been created on the occasion of the Whitechapel Gallery exhibition Yoko Ono: MEND PIECE for London, 25 August 2021 – 2 January 2022. During her Whitechapel Gallery exhibition, visitors are invited to respond to an instruction from Yoko Ono; to enter the gallery, take a seat at a table on which are placed broken fragments of ceramic cups and saucers and some simple materials for repair – scissors, glue, twine and tape. Once finished ‘mending’, visitors are invited to display the results of their efforts along the shelves on the walls. This edition is conceived as an extension of Ono's Whitechapel Gallery exhibition. Ono first presented this work as Mending Piece I at her 1966 solo exhibition at Indica Gallery, London, a renowned centre for countercultural art. Titled Yoko at Indica: Unfinished Paintings and Objects, almost every work in the exhibition was designed to be completed through the actions of visitors. Such instruction-based works established Ono as an important figure in the development of both Fluxus and Conceptual art. Her extensive career has since spanned performance, writing, visual art, experimental music and film. A commitment to participation and collaboration has also informed ongoing and tireless campaigns for peace and non-violence. Mend Piece For John, (1968/2021), relates to an edition created by the artist in 1968. The edition includes the same instructions and poem as the original, but combines this with different materials, conceived especially for Ono's Whitechapel Gallery version. Both Mend Piece For John, and MEND PIECE for London draw on the Japanese tradition of kintsugi, the art of repairing broken pottery using lacquer mixed with precious metals such as gold and silver. The process nurtures breakage as an important part of an object’s history, rather than seeking to disguise it. In this artwork, the physical act of repair becomes a timely metaphor for a different kind of mending which takes place in the mind and through community.
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