I saw Yoko's MoMA show in 2015. Selections from Grapefruit shared on the wall genuinely moved me. I was bleary-eyed, moving through an ocean and sky full of ideas..

‘Mend carefully. / Think of mending the world / At the same time.’ These are the instructions offered by artist Yoko Ono for her 1966 work Mend Piece. In this episode curator Cameron Foote reflects on the meaning of this work within Ono’s wider practice, alongside art historian Midori Yoshimoto and art therapist Nicky Roland.

For more information: www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/yoko-ono-mend-piece-for-london

Transcript: www.whitechapelgallery.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Transcript_Hear-Now-Episode-11.pdf

Hear, Now. Episode 11: Yoko Ono: MEND PIECE for London

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Artist Hrair Sarkissian gives insight into his practice in this new talk with curator and writer Vali Mahlouji

Born in Syria, Hrair Sarkissian uses photography, installation, moving image and sound to reflect on the broader historical and social issues behind personal narratives. Nominated for The Other Side of Silence (2023), the first survey of his work in the Netherlands at Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, Sarkissian draws on his own memories and experiences, alongside extensive research, to uncover formerly excluded stories behind global conflicts and collective loss.

Joined by curator and writer Vali Mahlouji, Sarkissian takes us through the research process behind Last Seen (2018) and Deathscape (2021), the two bodies of work presented at The Photographers’ Gallery. He also discusses the way his work moves beyond photography to make emotion tangible and sound material.

Hear, Now. Episode 11: Yoko Ono: MEND PIECE for London

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