http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/tags/yokoono/ Sun, 27 May 2012 19:49:45 -0700 Sun, 27 May 2012 19:49:45 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8167/buddyicons/30832202@N02.jpg?1338252335#30832202@N02 http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/tags/yokoono/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/7283916030/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/7283916030/" title="Happy 75th Birthday Golden Gate Bridge!"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8023/7283916030_b4fb617583_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Happy 75th Birthday Golden Gate Bridge!" /></a></p> <p>In 1933, just before I was born, my father Yeisuke Ono left Tokyo to go to San Francisco.<br /> In 1935, my Mom, Isoko and I travelled to San Francisco to meet up with my father.<br /> I was 2½ years old. <br /> The Golden Gate Bridge was still incomplete.<br /> <br /> This still is from a 16mm film taken by my father. <br /> You can see that the bridge is not completed yet!<br /> I was there when the two sides finally came together in 1937 and became a bridge.<br /> <br /> I even remember the song for the opening of the bridge! <br /> A big brass band was playing with huge drums, trumpets, trombones and cymbals while they marched on for the opening.<br /> This was the first time I saw anything like that! <br /> It was beautiful!<br /> <br /> SAN FRANCISCO, I LOVE YOU! <br /> <br /> yoko<br /> <br /> Yoko Ono<br /> 27 May 2012</p> Sun, 27 May 2012 19:49:45 -0700 2012-05-27T22:49:45-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7283916030 37.818463 -122.478332 37.818463 -122.478332 2347563 Happy 75th Birthday Golden Gate Bridge! <p>In 1933, just before I was born, my father Yeisuke Ono left Tokyo to go to San Francisco.<br /> In 1935, my Mom, Isoko and I travelled to San Francisco to meet up with my father.<br /> I was 2½ years old. <br /> The Golden Gate Bridge was still incomplete.<br /> <br /> This still is from a 16mm film taken by my father. <br /> You can see that the bridge is not completed yet!<br /> I was there when the two sides finally came together in 1937 and became a bridge.<br /> <br /> I even remember the song for the opening of the bridge! <br /> A big brass band was playing with huge drums, trumpets, trombones and cymbals while they marched on for the opening.<br /> This was the first time I saw anything like that! <br /> It was beautiful!<br /> <br /> SAN FRANCISCO, I LOVE YOU! <br /> <br /> yoko<br /> <br /> Yoko Ono<br /> 27 May 2012</p> Yoko Ono official sanfrancisco square lofi goldengatebridge squareformat brassband yokoono 1935 iphoneography instagramapp uploaded:by=instagram http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/7283898494/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/7283898494/" title="Happy 75th Birthday Golden Gate Bridge!"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7076/7283898494_450246f110_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Happy 75th Birthday Golden Gate Bridge!" /></a></p> <p>In 1933, just before I was born, my father Yeisuke Ono left Tokyo to go to San Francisco.<br /> In 1935, my Mom, Isoko and I travelled to San Francisco to meet up with my father.<br /> I was 2½ years old. <br /> The Golden Gate Bridge was still incomplete.<br /> <br /> This still is from a 16mm film taken by my father. <br /> You can see that the bridge is not completed yet!<br /> I was there when the two sides finally came together in 1937 and became a bridge.<br /> <br /> I even remember the song for the opening of the bridge! <br /> A big brass band was playing with huge drums, trumpets, trombones and cymbals while they marched on for the opening.<br /> This was the first time I saw anything like that! <br /> It was beautiful!<br /> <br /> SAN FRANCISCO, I LOVE YOU! <br /> <br /> yoko<br /> <br /> Yoko Ono<br /> 27 May 2012</p> Sun, 27 May 2012 19:46:17 -0700 2012-05-27T22:46:17-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7283898494 37.817242 -122.478675 37.817242 -122.478675 2487956 Happy 75th Birthday Golden Gate Bridge! <p>In 1933, just before I was born, my father Yeisuke Ono left Tokyo to go to San Francisco.<br /> In 1935, my Mom, Isoko and I travelled to San Francisco to meet up with my father.<br /> I was 2½ years old. <br /> The Golden Gate Bridge was still incomplete.<br /> <br /> This still is from a 16mm film taken by my father. <br /> You can see that the bridge is not completed yet!<br /> I was there when the two sides finally came together in 1937 and became a bridge.<br /> <br /> I even remember the song for the opening of the bridge! <br /> A big brass band was playing with huge drums, trumpets, trombones and cymbals while they marched on for the opening.<br /> This was the first time I saw anything like that! <br /> It was beautiful!<br /> <br /> SAN FRANCISCO, I LOVE YOU! <br /> <br /> yoko<br /> <br /> Yoko Ono<br /> 27 May 2012</p> Yoko Ono official sanfrancisco valencia square goldengatebridge squareformat brassband yokoono 1935 iphoneography instagramapp uploaded:by=instagram http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025713276/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025713276/" title="Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6205/6025713276_7e5ddb1eb5_m.jpg" width="240" height="146" alt="Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope" /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:59:23 -0700 2011-08-09T13:28:44-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025713276 34.390904 132.475805 34.390904 132.475805 28572023 Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official light music art children blood hiroshima cranes prize wish calligraphy messages kage bodies yokoono thedoors warisover givepeaceachance hako wishtree cocer imaginepeace omoi invisiblepeople mindbox hiroshimamoca mymommyisbeautiful mendpiece theroadofhope hondohri http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025158733/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025158733/" title="Yoko Ono: Messages"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6078/6025158733_57081cb330_m.jpg" width="240" height="89" alt="Yoko Ono: Messages" /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:59:26 -0700 2011-08-09T13:38:49-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025158733 34.390904 132.475805 34.390904 132.475805 28572023 Yoko Ono: Messages <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official light music art children blood hiroshima cranes prize wish calligraphy messages kage bodies yokoono thedoors warisover givepeaceachance hako wishtree cocer imaginepeace omoi invisiblepeople mindbox hiroshimamoca mymommyisbeautiful mendpiece theroadofhope hondohri http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025712672/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025712672/" title="Yoko Ono: The Doors / Negai ('Wish')"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6188/6025712672_35a718001d_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Yoko Ono: The Doors / Negai ('Wish')" /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:59:07 -0700 2011-08-09T13:27:31-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025712672 34.390904 132.475805 34.390904 132.475805 28572023 Yoko Ono: The Doors / Negai ('Wish') <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official light music art children blood hiroshima cranes prize wish calligraphy messages kage bodies yokoono thedoors warisover givepeaceachance hako wishtree cocer imaginepeace omoi invisiblepeople mindbox hiroshimamoca mymommyisbeautiful mendpiece theroadofhope hondohri http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025157607/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025157607/" title="Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6061/6025157607_a7afe6fe42_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium" /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:58:56 -0700 2011-08-09T08:58:56-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025157607 34.390904 132.475805 34.390904 132.475805 28572023 Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official light music art children blood hiroshima cranes prize wish calligraphy messages kage bodies yokoono thedoors warisover givepeaceachance hako wishtree cocer imaginepeace omoi invisiblepeople mindbox hiroshimamoca mymommyisbeautiful mendpiece theroadofhope hondohri http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025157757/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025157757/" title="“May all the children I met today [at the Children’s Workshop] live out peaceful and happy lives. Yoko Ono”"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6137/6025157757_0d006b5b7e_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="“May all the children I met today [at the Children’s Workshop] live out peaceful and happy lives. Yoko Ono”" /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: Wish Tree</b><br /> <br /> <b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:59:00 -0700 2011-08-09T13:57:03-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025157757 34.390904 132.475805 34.390904 132.475805 28572023 “May all the children I met today [at the Children’s Workshop] live out peaceful and happy lives. Yoko Ono” <p><b>Yoko Ono: Wish Tree</b><br /> <br /> <b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official light music art children blood hiroshima cranes prize wish calligraphy messages kage bodies yokoono thedoors warisover givepeaceachance hako wishtree cocer imaginepeace omoi invisiblepeople mindbox hiroshimamoca mymommyisbeautiful mendpiece theroadofhope hondohri http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025713092/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025713092/" title="Tour of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, with Koichiro Maeda, the director of the Peace Memorial Museum."><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6069/6025713092_855e8fdff5_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Tour of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, with Koichiro Maeda, the director of the Peace Memorial Museum." /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:59:19 -0700 2011-08-09T13:28:48-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025713092 34.394728 132.45881 34.394728 132.45881 28571788 Tour of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, with Koichiro Maeda, the director of the Peace Memorial Museum. <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official yokoono hiroshima theroadofhope wishtree mymommyisbeautiful invisiblepeople thedoors mendpiece wish light calligraphy omoi hondohri hako blood mindbox kage cocer bodies cranes messages imaginepeace warisover givepeaceachance art prize children music hiroshimamoca http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025157921/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025157921/" title="Yoko Ono: Mend Piece (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium)"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6199/6025157921_21ea0edbd5_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Yoko Ono: Mend Piece (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium)" /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:59:04 -0700 2011-08-09T13:26:50-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025157921 34.390904 132.475805 34.390904 132.475805 28572023 Yoko Ono: Mend Piece (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium) <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official light music art children blood hiroshima cranes prize wish calligraphy messages kage bodies yokoono thedoors warisover givepeaceachance hako wishtree cocer imaginepeace omoi invisiblepeople mindbox hiroshimamoca mymommyisbeautiful mendpiece theroadofhope hondohri http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025713434/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025713434/" title="Yoko Ono: Invisible People"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6061/6025713434_f7bf4f7d2b_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Yoko Ono: Invisible People" /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:59:27 -0700 2011-08-09T13:29:10-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025713434 34.390904 132.475805 34.390904 132.475805 28572023 Yoko Ono: Invisible People <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official light music art children blood hiroshima cranes prize wish calligraphy messages kage bodies yokoono thedoors warisover givepeaceachance hako wishtree cocer imaginepeace omoi invisiblepeople mindbox hiroshimamoca mymommyisbeautiful mendpiece theroadofhope hondohri http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025712100/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025712100/" title="Yoko Ono: Mend Piece (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium)"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6089/6025712100_d50c6149a8_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Yoko Ono: Mend Piece (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium)" /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:58:50 -0700 2011-08-09T13:25:32-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025712100 34.390904 132.475805 34.390904 132.475805 28572023 Yoko Ono: Mend Piece (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium) <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official light music art children blood hiroshima cranes prize wish calligraphy messages kage bodies yokoono thedoors warisover givepeaceachance hako wishtree cocer imaginepeace omoi invisiblepeople mindbox hiroshimamoca mymommyisbeautiful mendpiece theroadofhope hondohri http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025158989/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025158989/" title="Yoko Ono: Candle (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium)"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6066/6025158989_7e49dd1c41_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Yoko Ono: Candle (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium)" /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:59:32 -0700 2011-08-09T13:41:22-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025158989 34.390904 132.475805 34.390904 132.475805 28572023 Yoko Ono: Candle (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium) <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official light music art children blood hiroshima cranes prize wish calligraphy messages kage bodies yokoono thedoors warisover givepeaceachance hako wishtree cocer imaginepeace omoi invisiblepeople mindbox hiroshimamoca mymommyisbeautiful mendpiece theroadofhope hondohri http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025712254/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025712254/" title="Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6195/6025712254_78a9a413fa_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium" /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:58:55 -0700 2011-08-09T13:36:45-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025712254 34.390904 132.475805 34.390904 132.475805 28572023 Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official light music art children blood hiroshima cranes prize wish calligraphy messages kage bodies yokoono thedoors warisover givepeaceachance hako wishtree cocer imaginepeace omoi invisiblepeople mindbox hiroshimamoca mymommyisbeautiful mendpiece theroadofhope hondohri http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025713180/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025713180/" title="Yoko Ono: Messages"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6070/6025713180_a7b744fe6e_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Yoko Ono: Messages" /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:59:21 -0700 2011-08-09T13:28:52-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025713180 34.390904 132.475805 34.390904 132.475805 28572023 Yoko Ono: Messages <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official light music art children blood hiroshima cranes prize wish calligraphy messages kage bodies yokoono thedoors warisover givepeaceachance hako wishtree cocer imaginepeace omoi invisiblepeople mindbox hiroshimamoca mymommyisbeautiful mendpiece theroadofhope hondohri http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025713708/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025713708/" title="Yoko Ono: Candle (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium)"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6132/6025713708_7fca710d27_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Yoko Ono: Candle (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium)" /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:59:33 -0700 2011-08-09T13:42:33-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025713708 34.390904 132.475805 34.390904 132.475805 28572023 Yoko Ono: Candle (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium) <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official light music art children blood hiroshima cranes prize wish calligraphy messages kage bodies yokoono thedoors warisover givepeaceachance hako wishtree cocer imaginepeace omoi invisiblepeople mindbox hiroshimamoca mymommyisbeautiful mendpiece theroadofhope hondohri http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025713568/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025713568/" title="Yoko Ono: Cover"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6191/6025713568_3e438f4017_m.jpg" width="240" height="145" alt="Yoko Ono: Cover" /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:59:30 -0700 2011-08-09T13:29:30-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025713568 34.390904 132.475805 34.390904 132.475805 28572023 Yoko Ono: Cover <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official light music art children blood hiroshima cranes prize wish calligraphy messages kage bodies yokoono thedoors warisover givepeaceachance hako wishtree cocer imaginepeace omoi invisiblepeople mindbox hiroshimamoca mymommyisbeautiful mendpiece theroadofhope hondohri http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025713502/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025713502/" title="Yoko Ono: Saiken - Mata Tatereba Iinda, Iinda (Sendai House Mending Piece)"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6088/6025713502_2ec28936ee_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Yoko Ono: Saiken - Mata Tatereba Iinda, Iinda (Sendai House Mending Piece)" /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:59:29 -0700 2011-08-09T13:29:23-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025713502 34.390904 132.475805 34.390904 132.475805 28572023 Yoko Ono: Saiken - Mata Tatereba Iinda, Iinda (Sendai House Mending Piece) <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official light music art children blood hiroshima cranes prize wish calligraphy messages kage bodies yokoono thedoors warisover givepeaceachance hako wishtree cocer imaginepeace omoi invisiblepeople mindbox hiroshimamoca mymommyisbeautiful mendpiece theroadofhope hondohri http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025158087/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025158087/" title="Yoko Ono: The Doors / Negai ('Wish')"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6183/6025158087_e5ac41c075_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Yoko Ono: The Doors / Negai ('Wish')" /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:59:08 -0700 2011-08-09T13:36:38-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025158087 34.390904 132.475805 34.390904 132.475805 28572023 Yoko Ono: The Doors / Negai ('Wish') <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official light music art children blood hiroshima cranes prize wish calligraphy messages kage bodies yokoono thedoors warisover givepeaceachance hako wishtree cocer imaginepeace omoi invisiblepeople mindbox hiroshimamoca mymommyisbeautiful mendpiece theroadofhope hondohri http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025713746/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025713746/" title="Yoko Ono: Candle (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium)"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6082/6025713746_26c54d343a_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Yoko Ono: Candle (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium)" /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:59:35 -0700 2011-08-09T13:42:35-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025713746 34.390904 132.475805 34.390904 132.475805 28572023 Yoko Ono: Candle (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium) <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official light music art children blood hiroshima cranes prize wish calligraphy messages kage bodies yokoono thedoors warisover givepeaceachance hako wishtree cocer imaginepeace omoi invisiblepeople mindbox hiroshimamoca mymommyisbeautiful mendpiece theroadofhope hondohri http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025712492/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yokoonoofficial/">Yoko Ono official</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/6025712492/" title="Yoko Ono: Wish Tree (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium)"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6071/6025712492_5ee67f120d_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Yoko Ono: Wish Tree (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium)" /></a></p> <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:59:02 -0700 2011-08-09T13:25:24-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yoko Ono official) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6025712492 34.390904 132.475805 34.390904 132.475805 28572023 Yoko Ono: Wish Tree (The Road Of Hope Children's Peace Symposium) <p><b>Yoko Ono: The Road Of Hope</b><br /> <br /> The prize-giving ceremony for the 8th Hiroshima Art Prize (sponsored by Hiroshima City and Asahi Newspapers), an award for contemporary artists whose work has contributed to peace, was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima on July 29th. The avant-garde artist (78), wife of the late John Lennon, a former Beatle, was there to accept the prize. Saying that &quot;the whole world recognises how Hiroshima picked itself up and rebuilt itself so remarkably after being totally annihilated,&quot; she spoke of her determination to evoke that power her future artistic work.<br /> <br /> In the morning of the same day she visited the Hiroshima Peace Park, and laid a wreath at the Memorial Cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing. She also toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (the atomic bomb archive), and appealed to people to &quot;make sure to look (at the exhibits) and don’t try to avoid them. If you haven't been there yet, please do visit, and look carefully at them all.&quot;<br /> <br /> To commemorate the award, the museum will host her exhibition &quot;ROAD OF HOPE –YOKO ONO 2011 until October 16th. The exhibition features works inspired by the recent disaster at Fukushima, as well as the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and embodies a spirit of hope for the future.<br /> <br /> more info: <a href="http://imaginepeace.com/archives/13631" rel="nofollow">imaginepeace.com/archives/13631</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo: Anne Terada (c) 2011 Yoko Ono</p> Yoko Ono official light music art children blood hiroshima cranes prize wish calligraphy messages kage bodies yokoono thedoors warisover givepeaceachance hako wishtree cocer imaginepeace omoi invisiblepeople mindbox hiroshimamoca mymommyisbeautiful mendpiece theroadofhope hondohri