2012-01-17..18: Peace Tower reconstruction installation NEEDS SUPPORT "Mark is flying to Los Angeles tomorrow, January 17th, and has decided to raise the piece at the original location on Sunset and La Cienaga, guerrilla-style. He and his crew may well be arrested. Mark is 70 years old and walks with crutches, so he cannot run away if he is confronted by the authorities. He has asked that we put out an all points bulletin for local documentarians and news organizations, so that he can get some coverage of his activities -- success or failure. If he is shut down, he wants the message of the Peace Tower to get out, any way possible. He and his crew will be working from Tuesday afternoon, possibly through the night, and Wednesday all day until the opening that evening. "
From: Joan Sekler <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:15:21 -0800 Subject: [LAAMN] Fwd: Peace Tower installation coverage request Jan 17-18, 2012 - HISTORIC FILMING OPPORTUNITY > From: WILLIAMS COLE <[email protected]> > Date: January 16, 2012 6:36:15 PM PST > To: williams cole <[email protected]> > Subject: Peace Tower installation coverage request Jan 17-18, 2012 - HISTORIC FILMING OPPORTUNITY > > Hello Los Angeles people! I'm passing this along because I think it's a great (and historic) filming opportunity for all interested and could potentially be a wild scene. Please take a moment to read and pass on to others who might be interested. If you are, please email the contact below who will try to provide the exact window of time that MARK DI SUVERO is planning to erect the tower at SUNSET & LA CIENAGA. Thanks! Williams Cole > > Friends: > Mark Di Suvero, sculptor and peace activist, has made an unusual request. Mark has been asked by the curators of the Pacific Standard Time art show (http://www.pacificstandardtime.org) to reconstruct his famous "Peace Tower" from 1966. The Peace Tower was an installation/ group show that protested the Vietnam war in Los Angeles. The new Peace Tower has several additional artists who have also contributed work for this installation. The entire installation is ready to go up. The opening is this Wednesday, January 18th, 2012. > > A brief background about the peace tower, as well as Mark's "Joi de Vivre" which graces the corner of Zuccotti Park and has become famous from the Occupy Wall Street movement can be see here: > > http://greg.org/archive/2011/10/23/occupymarkdisuvero.html > > The original Peace Tower was shown at the corner of Sunset and La Cienaga in 1966. It was planned to be show there again, but another site was chosen at the last moment. The landlord of the new site has made some questionable last minute requests that have made the new site onerous at best, unworkable at worst. > > Which leads us to this email. > > Mark is flying to Los Angeles tomorrow, January 17th, and has decided to raise the piece at the original location on Sunset and La Cienaga, guerrilla-style. He and his crew may well be arrested. Mark is 70 years old and walks with crutches, so he cannot run away if he is confronted by the authorities. He has asked that we put out an all points bulletin for local documentarians and news organizations, so that he can get some coverage of his activities -- success or failure. If he is shut down, he wants the message of the Peace Tower to get out, any way possible. He and his crew will be working from Tuesday afternoon, possibly through the night, and Wednesday all day until the opening that evening. > > I am not sure what will transpire, but I know it will be a powerful statement by a committed activist who also happens to be a world famous sculptor. If you are interested in going to the site with a camera, or know like-minded folks who would be willing to go cover this, please pass this on. > > If you need further information, please feel free to email us at: > > [email protected] > > and I will assist as we can. > > Thank you all in advance for your help. > > > Dirk Van Dall and Kate Lawless > > Below is a photo of the original 1966 installation at Sunset and La Cienaga ### ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
