Yoko Ono: Mend Piece Opening

Get ready to have a smashing good time! Yoko Ono's iconic Mend Piece opens 5.30pm on Thursday May 27 at Whangārei Art Museum.

Mend Piece is akin to the Japanese concept wabi-sabi, a mindset that embraces the flawed or imperfect. In the centre of a seemingly simple white stage set, fragments of broken china cups and saucers are placed on a table, and viewers are invited to mend them with glue, tape, and string. After mending, the pieces are displayed on shelves.

All materials will be provided.

This exhibition is organized by the American Federation of Arts (AFA).

The presentation of Yoko Ono’s Mend Piece (Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York City version) is part of ArtRoom, an ongoing series of contemporary art installations organised by the AFA.

Image Credit: Yoko Ono, Mend Piece (Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York City version), 1966/2015
Ceramic, nontoxic glue, cello tape, scissors, and twine

Dimensions variable. Rennie Collection, Vancouver

Installation view, Rennie Museum, Vancouver, 2018, photographed by Blaine Campbell; courtesy Rennie Collection, Vancouver.

© 2015 Yoko Ono