A Summer Like No Other

Yoko Ono’s “Mend with wisdom, mend with love. It will mend the world at the same time” are the instructions for Yoko Ono’s Mend Piece. Having shown or seen this instruction piece in multiple locations and cultures, we are always struck by the universal way people react. They approach the table with trepidation or even derision but are drawn into the task of mending and don’t want to stop. In a time of radical revision and sorrow for loss, Ono’s long-term work for peace and understanding remains constant and her instructions deceptively simple. When an iteration of the work was shown in the gallery, we were struck by the community it formed in a small space and in a small amount time. As a group, we hope more generous and understanding communities can pervade our world. – Collective Staff Pick