Yoko Ono's 'Imagine Peace' Light Installation Goes Global for Ukraine
Yoko Ono launches a global light installation, 'Imagine Peace,' projecting the message onto public screens in major cities worldwide as a protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The project, organized in collaboration with Serpentine Gallery and the CIRCA platform, began on Piccadilly Lights in London and will run throughout March in Los Angeles, Milan, Berlin, Melbourne, New York, and Seoul. Each day at 20:22, advertising screens display the words 'Imagine Peace' in bold black on white. The initiative recalls Ono's 1969 Bed-in with John Lennon. A limited-edition print by Ono is sold on CIRCA.ART for £100, with proceeds benefiting the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for Ukraine's humanitarian crisis. Ono states, 'Imagining is something we can all do, even when we have different opinions on how to get there,' echoing Lennon's song 'Imagine.'
Key facts
- Yoko Ono's 'Imagine Peace' light installation projects the message onto public screens globally.
- The project is a protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- It runs throughout March 2022.
- Screens display 'Imagine Peace' daily at 20:22.
- The installation began on Piccadilly Lights in London.
- Cities include Los Angeles, Milan, Berlin, Melbourne, New York, and Seoul.
- Collaborators: Serpentine Gallery and CIRCA platform.
- A limited-edition print is sold for £100 on CIRCA.ART.
- Proceeds go to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for Ukraine.
- Ono references her 1969 Bed-in with John Lennon.
Entities
Artists
- Yoko Ono
- John Lennon
Institutions
- Serpentine Gallery
- CIRCA
- United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Milan
- Italy
- Berlin
- Germany
- Melbourne
- Australia
- New York
- Seoul
- South Korea
- Ukraine