Normally, children are told to look, but don't touch. But this work was meant to disappear. The exhibit invites guests to experience art through more than just viewing it. Visitors see, feel, hear, touch and participate in the displays. Celebrity Yoko Ono provided instructions for Wish Tree , which was assembled by two high schools.
Visitors write a wish on a piece of canvas and tie it to the tree.
The project began when the show's curator, Hans Ulrich Obrist, sat in a caf in Paris and discussed interpretation of art. Though a symphony is complete on the sheet of music, it is not fully realized until sound comes from the instruments. Furthermore, different orchestras have their own interpretations and sounds. Similarly, art takes on unique forms and permutations when various individuals create their own distinctive works of art. But for this exhibition, instructions were mailed in an envelope and stuffed in the museum's mailbox.