Yoko Ono has been talking about and advocating peace for half a century and with her husband John Lennon she asked us first to imagine it.
Is it the absence of something, or the presence of it?
“Think Peace. Act Peace. Spread Peace. Imagine Peace.”
As the US commemorates Veterans Day this weekend, we lead this weeks BSA Images of the Week with Ms. Ono’s latest public art piece, a white banner flag flapping in New Yorks’ wild winds atop Creative Time’s headquarters. Part of a multi-city installation by ONO and Creative Time’s Pledges of Allegiance program, this flag and others like it will fly at museums and other educational/cultural institutions across the country.
Here’s our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring Ai WeiWei, Buff Monster, Curb Your Ego, Damien Mitchell, Disordered, Don John, Ghost Beard, KLOPS, Mina Hamada, Sac Six, Patch Whisky, Squid Shop, Turtle Caps, Vinz Feel Free, VY, Yoko Ono, and Zosen.
Top image: Yoko Ono “Imagine Peace” for Creative Time #pledgesofallegiance (photo © Jaime Rojo) Thanks to RJ Rushmore for his help.
Yoko Ono “Imagine Peace” for Creative Time #pledgesofallegiance (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Disordered (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SacSix (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Best buddies (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Ai Wei Wei for the Public Art Fund (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Ai Wei Wei for the Public Art Fund (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Buff Monster (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
M.O. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
VY (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Patch Whisky . Ghost Beard (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SP (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Klops . Curb Your Ego and friends… (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Zosen . Mina Hamada (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Zosen . Mina Hamada (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mind the heart project (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Turtle Caps (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Damien Mitchell (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Garabato Arte (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Vinz Feel Free (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Don John in Copenhagen. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Squid Shop (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. The Last Picture. NYC October 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
BED PEACE – John and Yoko
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