Visitors to “Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind” at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Chicago might be surprised by what they find. Ono, who is now 92 years old, has always invited audiences to be part of her art, and this show continues that tradition. In a video on loop at the entrance to the exhibition, Ono’s studio director Connor Monahan says, “Yoko considered her performances as works for others to perform as well.”
To that end, there are over 200 works on display and plenty can be viewed passively (most notably, pages from her 1964 book Grapefruit). But why just look when you can be part of Ono’s creative process? Options include: hammering nails into a board (Painting to Hammer a Nail), or writing and hanging wishes on a tree (Wish Tree), playing chess on a pristine white table (White Chess Set), or sharing thoughts and photos related to motherhood (My Mommy is Beautiful)? Read more here.