Chicago to get Yoko Ono art installation
Updated: 2015-06-16 07:11
By Associated Press in Chicago(China Daily USA)
|
|||||||||
Yoko Ono's first permanent public art installation in the United States will be in Chicago, the artist announced Friday alongside Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
The two held a news conference in Jackson Park on the city's South Side, where the installation Sky Landing will open in June 2016.
The idea for the work came when Ono, who is John Lennon's widow, visited the park in 2013 for a cherry-blossom tree installation.
"I recall being immediately connected to the powerful site and feeling the tension between the sky and the ground," Ono says in a statement. "I wanted the sky to land here, to cool it, and make it well again."
The installation by Ono, 82, is supported by the city, the Chicago Park District, the public-private partnership Project 120 Chicago and The Garden of the Phoenix Foundation. Emanuel also announced a new campaign for public art projects across Chicago.
Jackson Park was the site of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition and is one of two sites under consideration to be home to Barack Obama's presidential library.
Ono's other public art works include the Imagine Peace Tower in Reykjavik, Iceland, a tower of light beams that is a tribute to Lennon.
(China Daily USA 06/16/2015 page8)
- Ten photos you don't wanna miss - June 16
- Shaolin monks harvest bumper crop
- Cambridge students mark end of exam with boat race
- Village attracts tourists after first lady's visit
- Top 9 US-listed Chinese companies going private
- Hainan San Jose to Beijing: Ready for take-off
- Trending Across China: A Porsche gilded in gold
- Paris Air Show: From Bombardier's new C Series to China Airlines
Most Viewed
Editor's Picks
Premier Li embarks on Latin America visit |
What do we know about AIIB |
Full coverage of Boao Forum for Asia |
Annual legislative and political advisory sessions |
Spring Festival trends reflect a changing China |
Patent applications lead the world |
Today's Top News
Jeb Bush announces bid for 2016 Republican presidential run
China, US develop new MERS treatment
China to complete land reclamation of construction on some Nansha Islands soon
Military launches drive to root out corruption in construction projects
China, US to kick off key talks next week
China, US sign agreement to boost army cooperation
City honors slain NYPD
Detective Liu
Chinese students on trial in alleged torture of peer
US Weekly
Geared to go |
The place to be |