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Source URL (retrieved on 2021-11-09 18:57): http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/war-is-over

War Is Over!

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War Is Over! [1]

image/jpeg iconSource: Henry, Karen; Karen Love (2000), War Zones, North Vancouver : Presentation House Gallery, p.119 [2]
image/jpeg iconSource: Henry, Karen; Karen Love (2000), War Zones, North Vancouver : Presentation House Gallery, p.119 [3]
Location:
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Artwork identification

Alternate title: 
War Is Over! If You Want It
Artwork creator(s): 
Ono, Yoko; Lennon, John
Text author(s): 
Ono, Yoko; Lennon, John
Installation year: 
1999
Remarks on location: 
Downtown
Description: 

Text on a billboard

Remarks on image: 
Photo 1: 4 installation photos. From left to right and top to bottom : War Is Over! 30th anniversary, 1998-1999, New York; Sota On Ohi! 1991, in connection with Birch Monologue, Porin Taidemuseo, Finland; E Finita La Guerra! 1969-1970, Rome, Italy; Der Krieg Ist Aus! 1969-1970, Germany.
Text of the artwork: 

WAR IS OVER!
IF YOU WANT IT
Love and Peace from John & Yoko

Text theme: 
Peace and Love
Artwork theme: 
Peace, love, role of individual conscience in fulfilling the desire of a peaceful co-existence in the world.
History: 

Campaign for world peace in the form of advertising signs, posters, postcards and sessions on the radio.


1. War Is Over!, Vancouver, 1999

2. War Is Over!, New York, 1998-1999

3. Sota On Ohi!, Porin taidemuseo (with Birch Monologue), Finland, 1991

4. War Is Over!, Times Square, New York, winter (Christmas and New Year), Germany (Der Krieg ist aus!), Rome, Italy (La Guerra è finita!) Rome, Italy, Paris, France and London, England 1969-1970.



Event: Exhibition War Zones, organized by Presentation House Gallery (et al), Vancouver.

April 17-September 26, 1999

Event date(s): 
1999
Artist's biography: 
Ono, Yoko [4]
Source: 
1. Yoko Ono (représentée par la galerie Lelong à New York et la galerie Shoshana Wayne à Santa Monica) a. Galerie Lelong 528 West 26th Street, New York, New York, 10001, États-Unis Tél: 212.315.0470 fax: 212.262.0624 Vice-President/Partner: Mary Sabbatino Directeur: Marc Hughes Courriel: art@galerielelong.com b. Shoshana Wayne Gallery Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue B1, Santa Monica, CA 90404, Tel. 310.453.7535, fax. 310.453.1595, mail@shoshanawayne.com 1. Presentation House Gallery (organisateur de «War Zones») 333 Chesterfield Avenue North Vancouver, BC V7M 3G9 604-986-1351 fax: 604-986-5380 www.presentationhousegall.com Reid Shier ,Director rshier@presentationhousegall.com Helga Pakasaar, Curatorhpakasaar@presentationhousegall.com
Document(s): 
War Zones
Henry, Karen, Karen Love (2000).  War Zones. North Vancouver : Presentation House Gallery, p. 119
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Mills, Josephine (2000).  War Zones. Parachute. no. 97, p. 49-50
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Sherrin, Bob, Keith Bell (1999).  War Zones. Blackflash. vol. 17, p. 12-19
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Links:
[1] http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/war-is-over
[2] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/images/war is over international.jpg
[3] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/images/war is over.jpg
[4] http://www.a-i-u.net/
[5] http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php
[6] http://plepuc.org/en/print/1442
[7] http://plepuc.org/fr/oeuvre/war-is-over