Wish_Tree_for_Washington,_DC

<i>Wish Tree for Washington, DC</i>

Wish Tree for Washington, DC

Artwork by Yoko Ono

Wish Tree for Washington, DC is a public art work by Yoko Ono.

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As a part of her Imagine Peace billboard project,[1] it was installed in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden on April 2, 2007,[2] during the 2007 National Cherry Blossom Festival, as one of ten in the city[3] and is part of the museum's permanent collection.[4]

In 2010, a wish tree was installed at the Museum of Modern Art[5] in New York City.

Paper is provided for the visitor to tie a wish to the tree. The work builds on the Japanese tradition of tying prayers to trees. Returning the paper back to its source evokes an offering.[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Yoko Ono: Wish Tree [Hirshhorn, Washington DC, USA]". IMAGINE PEACE. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Tie a wish"[dead link], The Washington Times, April 2, 2007
  3. [3]
    "Yoko Ono Gives 'Wish Trees' to Washington DC". VOA. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  4. [4]
    "YOKO ONO PRESENTS "IMAGINE PEACE" BILLBOARD PROJECT IN WASHINGTON, DC AND NEW YORK" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  5. [5]
    "Make a Wish! Yoko Ono's Wish Tree at the MoMA". Travelogged.com. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  6. [6]
    "ARTifice: Fear and Loathing in DC". artificeau.blogspot.com. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
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