Wish Tree for Washington, DC
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Wish Tree for Washington, DC is a public art work by Yoko Ono
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As a part of her "Imagine Peace" project, it was installed in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
on April 2, 2007, during the 2007 National Cherry Blossom Festival
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In 2010, a wish tree was installed at the Museum of Modern Art
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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.
Yoko Ono
is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...
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As a part of her "Imagine Peace" project, it was installed in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is an art museum beside the National Mall, in Washington, D.C., the United States. The museum was initially endowed during the 1960s with the permanent art collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. It was designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft and is part of the...
on April 2, 2007, during the 2007 National Cherry Blossom Festival
National Cherry Blossom Festival
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is a spring celebration in Washington, D.C., commemorating the March 27, 1912, gift of Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington...
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In 2010, a wish tree was installed at the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
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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.