Together Work

This project is part of meta local collaborative.

Collaborating artists Jules Rochielle (text), Elizabeth Hamby (image) Hatuey Ramos Fermín (text treatment). This project was part of Pacific Standard Time Art in L.A. 1945-1980. Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival, LA>Tower of Protest (1966). Originally conceived by the Los Angeles Artists’ Protest Committee, and designed by Mark di Suvero, the Artists’ Tower of Protest was erected on a vacant lot at the corner of Sunset Blvd. and La Cienega in 1966 as a symbol of collective dissent against the Vietnam War. Surrounded by hundreds of artist-designed 2′ x 2′ panels, the tower stood firm for a period of three months despite attacks against it, and at times, its organizers. A powerful declaration, the Artists’ Tower of Protest has since become one of the most important landmarks in the history of arts activism. From January 19-29, 2012, the Artists’ Tower of Protest was erected once again on a vacant lot at the corner of Sunset Blvd and Hilldale in West Hollywood, CA. Inviting artists who originally participated in the creation of the tower and others from younger generations, this iteration of the Artists’ Tower of Protest aims to create an opportunity to reflect on the status of arts activism today in light of our social, economic, and political climates. This is one of the panels included in the installation.