Billboards celebrating peace will arrive in L.A. as part of the Broad's Yoko Ono exhibit

"Nearly 57 years after she and her husband John Lennon erected a billboard near the Chateau Marmont emblazoned with the words, “WAR IS OVER! If You Want It,” the 93-year-old artist will place a series of seven digital billboards across the city, with five along Sunset Strip in West Hollywood and one each at the TCL Chinese Theatre and Fox Theater on Hollywood Boulevard."

"The billboards, which read, “THINK PEACE,” “ACT PEACE,” “SPREAD PEACE,” “IMAGINE PEACE,” and “PEACE is POWER,” are part of a host of ancillary programming announced Thursday by the museum in conjunction with the new show, “Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind,” opening May 23."

"“Cut Piece” will be revived this summer by performance and visual artist MPA at REDCAT. In another performance, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra will endeavor to capture the essence of “Sky Piece to Jesus Christ” (1965), which saw Ono wrap an ensemble in gauze until they could no longer play their instruments."

"In August, the museum's summer concert series will return, highlighted by “Yoko Only”; a night celebrating Ono's extensive music catalog. The event will be guest-curated by Yuka Honda, who co-founded the Japanese American band Cibo Matto with Miho Hatori. At the top of the bill are Yo La Tengo and Nels Cline, guitarist for Wilco and Honda's husband."

Yoko Ono will bring a peace message to Los Angeles through seven digital billboards placed across the city, including multiple locations along the Sunset Strip and sites near major Hollywood theaters. The billboards carry phrases such as “THINK PEACE,” “ACT PEACE,” “SPREAD PEACE,” “IMAGINE PEACE,” and “PEACE is POWER.” The Broad museum will also present related programming for “Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind,” opening May 23. Two performance art works will be recreated, including “Cut Piece,” where audience members cut away pieces of her clothing, and “Sky Piece to Jesus Christ,” where an ensemble is wrapped in gauze until playing stops. A summer concert series will include “Yoko Only,” featuring Ono’s music with guest curation by Yuka Honda and performances by multiple artists.

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