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Daisy Chain Fields Debut Raises $20 Million, With Installations by Jenny Holzer and Yoko Ono

festival-fair · 2026-10-19

The inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival, organized by Olivia Rodrigo, successfully generated $20 million for charities that aid women and girls. Among the festival's attractions were interactive art pieces such as Yoko Ono's Wish Tree, Ariel Zana's mirror prompts, and Guerrilla Girls' The Art of Behaving Badly, which addressed issues of gender and racial bias. Curated by Astria Suparak, Grrrl Germs: Punk feminism goes viral, 1991-2026, celebrated the Riot Grrrl movement. Additionally, Jenny Holzer displayed a billboard from her Survival series, while Kelly Wall's Fata Morgana provided spaces for reflection. Jordan Ann Craig honored her late dog with To Daisy, My Girl, and works by Rachel Hayes and Kelsey Merreck Wagner were also featured. The festival is set to return next summer.

Key facts

  • The first Daisy Chain Fields festival raised $20 million for organizations supporting women and girls.
  • Olivia Rodrigo created the festival, which featured female music performers from recent decades.
  • Yoko Ono's Wish Tree, first created in 1996, let participants hang written wishes on a tree.
  • Ariel Zana's I always knew the words invited visitors to answer prompts written on mirrors using colorful markers.
  • Guerrilla Girls' The Art of Behaving Badly included a blackboard "Complaints Department" for visitor grievances.
  • Astria Suparak curated Grrrl Germs: Punk feminism goes viral, 1991-2026, on the Riot Grrrl movement.
  • Jenny Holzer's billboard reads In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive and You Were Full of Joy, from her early-80s Survival series.
  • Jordan Ann Craig's To Daisy, My Girl draws on a Cheyenne beaded bag and honors her late dog, Daisy.
  • Kelly Wall's Fata Morgana (Lost & Found) is a modified penny press.
  • Daisy Chain Fields is scheduled to return next summer.

Entities

Artists

  • Olivia Rodrigo
  • Yoko Ono
  • Ariel Zana
  • Guerrilla Girls
  • Astria Suparak
  • Jenny Holzer
  • Kelly Wall
  • Jordan Ann Craig
  • Rachel Hayes
  • Kelsey Merreck Wagner

Institutions

  • Daisy Chain Fields
  • The Lede Company
  • My Modern Met
  • LEGO

Locations

  • Northern Cheyenne

Sources