Courtesy of Yale Union
When Yale Union commissioned artist McIntyre Parker to create a site-specific work for them, they had no way of knowing it would wind up being a perfect reflection of the contemporary arts organization’s recent state of mind. The recent and sudden death of their executive director Yoko Ott, has weighed heavily on those who work in and for the space. When I visited to see Parker’s work, it seemed like everyone, in spite of their excitement about presenting this piece, was hunched over, bowed under the weight of the loss.