Peace Tower Chicago
Artists, activists, veterans, military personnel, and documentary photographers join a historic project for peace and in protest of war.
Chicago's Public Art Program, in partnership with artist Mark di Suvero, invited Chicago and vicinity artists, activists and veterans to create panels of original artistic expression about peace and/or protest for the Peace Tower. Over 150 have contributed to a collective involvement of activism and opposition to war. Military personnel, veterans, and documentary photographers have also submitted original digital photographs documenting their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan. Participating artists include:
Abbas
Danma
SPG Classof S.A.I.C.
Ruth Aizuss Migdal
Monserrat Alsina
Paul Alt
Nikki Renee Anderson
Shahreyar Ataie
Partricia Armato
Susan Aurinko
Kina Bagovska
Lynn Basa
Nicole Beck
KJ Becker
Steve Becker
Nina Berman
Theresa Bertucci
Wafaa Bilal
Jerry Bleem
Katie Blochowiak
Mike Bolsinga
Ann Bondurant
Alexandra Boulat
Keith Bringe
Tyler Britt
Mary Brogger
Alpha Bruton
Douglas K. Campbell
Tina Campbell
Kevin Cassidy
Pablo Francisco Castro
Bette Cerf Hill
Lynn Chaloupka
Stephen Blake Christena
Lucas Antony Cowen
M.K. Czerwiec
Eduardo de Soignie
Fred deAsÃÂs
V.A. dePintor
Valerie Dillon
Carol Dolan
Linda J. Doyle
Mary Dritschel
Charles Duda
Thomas Dworzak
Bob Emser
Wendy Ennes
Tor Faegre
Roberto Ferreyra
Doug Fogelson
Ron Gard
Mike Genovese
Sharon Gilmore
Parker Gindele
Sherry Giryotas
Joanna Goebel
Max Gold
Nicole Gordon
Peter N. Gray
Janice Greer
Didi Grimm
Michael Grucza
Diana Guerrero-Macia
Kathy Halper
Matt Hanner
Krzysztof Hasko
Mike Helbing
Patrick Hershberger
Fredrick Holland
Mattie Hormuth
Jo Hormuth
Janet Jaffke
Lynda Jarman
Beth Kamhi
Beth Kapov
Terrence Karpowicz
Jackie Kazarian
Rebecca Keller
Millar Kelley
Cynthia King
Karen King
Dessa Kirk
Marie Kirk Burke
Gary Knight
Barbara Koenen
Michael Kozien
Robert Krawczyk
Anna Kunz
Micki Le Mieux
Jenny Learner
Angela Lee
Francesco Levato
Taylor Lindsey
Ellen Lustig
Alex Majoli
Deborah Maris Lader
Nathan Mason
Edward Master
Misha Maynerick
Renne McGinnis
Michael McGuire
Margot McMahon
Janice Mentink
Susan Michod
Effie Mihopovlis
Mark Moleski
Steve Mueller
Judith Mullen
Allyson Murphy
Hugh Musick
John Nasko
Gabriel Neill
Brett Neiman
Letitia Noël
Olea Nova
Tomoko Ogawa
Mary K. O'Shaughnessy
Tracy Ostmann
Salina Ott
Joyce Owens
Bonnie Peterson
Corinne D. Peterson
John Phillips
Jason Pickleman
Deborah Pieritz
Joyce Polance
Diane Ponder
Deborah Potiraia
Marilyn Propp
I. Carmen Quintana
Donna Radcliffe
Daniel Ramirez
Chris Roberts
Tom Robinson
Leonardo Rodriguez
Rashelle Roos
Donna Sands
Sara Schnadt
Nola Schuetze
Catherine Schwalbe-Bouzide
Peggy Shearn
Phil Shore
CristinaSilvestri
Ted Sitting Crow Garner
Victor Skrebneski
Lucy Slivinski
Sue Sommers
Edra Soto
Sharon Sprague
Ted Stanga
Jeff Strong
Jessica Swift
Michael Thompson
Benjamin Tinsley
Barry Tinsley
Ann Bondurant Trinkle
Joanna Truckenbrod
Charlie Van Gilder
Phil Vander Weg
John Volkening
Reverend Jessica A. Wagner
Maureen Warren
Vicki Werts' English Class
Andy Willis
Marjorie Woodruff
Plamen Yordanov
Charles Yost
Jeff Zimmerman
BACKGROUND:
More than 40 years have passed since the Artists’ Protest Committee issued a call to action protesting the Vietnam War. They exclaimed, “The horror that is the undeclared war in Vietnam is becoming more intense every day. Simultaneously, significant groups of people throughout the country are voicing their indignation, and demand an end to this senseless war.” The resulting response was to create the Artists’ Tower against the War in Vietnam also known as the Peace Tower.
Designed by Mark di Suvero, the Peace Tower was built in February 1966 at the intersection of La Cienega and Sunset Boulevards in Los Angeles. Nearly 400 artists including, Judy Chicago, Leon Golub, Mark Rothko and Robert Motherwell contributed panels that were exhibited around the tower, symbolizing protest.
In 2006, in response to the war in Iraq, Mark di Suvero and Rirkrit Tiravanija created a new tower for the Whitney Biennial exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. Over 150 artists including Louise Bourgeois, Matthew Barney and Yoko Ono donated panels about peace and protest for display on the Peace Tower.
Mark di Suvero and Rirkrit Tiravanija hoped this new Peace Tower would be an inspiration for other peace towers around the world. In this spirit, Mark di Suvero is creating a Peace Tower project for the people and city of Chicago in the Chicago Cultural Center.
CRITERIA FOR SUBMISSIONS:
All submissions must meet the criteria listed below to be considered for display on the Peace Tower.
Panels
by artists, activists, and veterans
- Panels must measure 2 feet x 2 feet (61 x 61 cm) and up to ¼” thick.
- Suggested materials for panels include masonite, plywood, or plastic.
- The name of the artist must be printed on the back of the panel.
- Shipping and delivery are the responsibility of the artist.
- **PLEASE NOTE** Holes will be drilled in the corners of the work for installation purposes.
Documentary Images
Documentary images of Iraq and Afghanistan by military personnel, veterans, and documentary photographers.
- Please mail a cd with up to ten (10) digital images in TIFF format (300 dpi).
- Upon review and selection of the digital image(s), the Public Art Program will print selected images in a 16” x 20” format, matte finish, non-archival paper for display in the exhibition.
MAIL ALL SUBMISSIONS TO: Public Art - Peace TowerChicago Cultural Center78 E. Washington Street4th Floor – Main Reception AreaChicago, Illinois 60602
RETURN OF WORK:
Panels and printed photographs will be available for pick up at the Chicago Cultural Center during regular business hours between October 15 -- 17. Works not collected by 5:00 p.m. October 17, 2007 will be destroyed.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
E-mail
peacetowerchicago@yahoo.com
Info on Chicago Public Art Program
www.cityofchicago.org/publicart
www.spacetimecc.com
About Whitney Biennial Peace Tower
www.whitney.org/biennial2006
No phone calls, please.