Gallaudet in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

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Yoko Ono

Relax. Your Heart Is Stronger Than What You Think!

— 2017 —

Yoko Ono Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0)

1. Yoko Ono Marker

Inscription. Yoko Ono (b. Tokyo, 1933) is an artist, peace activist, and human rights worker who has strongly influenced the Feminist movement. Since the late 1950s, she has been a forerunner of Conceptual art, often using collaboration, audience participation, and social activism to challenge our understanding of art and the world around us. Ono's work is in the collections of many major contemporary art museums, and her iconic Wish Tree for Washington, DC, is a perennial favorite at the Hirshhorn, the Smithsonian's museum of modern and contemporary art.

Created exclusively for the exterior of Union Market, Relax. Your Heart Is Stronger Than What You Think! is one of at least two Washington, DC, public murals developed by the artist. The first mural, Imagine Peace, was completed in 2009. The work compels us to step outside our daily lives and consider the power of the heart over the restrictions of the mind.

This installation is part of Hirshhorn In The City, a new initiative to exhibit international contemporary art beyond the museum walls, and connect artists and curators with the city's creative communities.

Erected 2017 by Smithsonian Institution.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music

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• Asian Americans • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 54.504′ N, 76° 59.817′ W. Marker was in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It was in Gallaudet. Marker was on 6th Street Northeast north of Morse Street Northeast, on the right when traveling south. Mural and marker are on the east wall of Union Market. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1300 6th Street Northeast, Washington DC 20002, United States of America.

We have been informed that this sign or monument is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Black Girl Ventures x Nike: Entrepreneurship is a Boxing Match (a few steps from this marker); Untitled (Brainwash) (within shouting distance of this marker); Denison House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Helen Fay House (about 600 feet away); Historic Site of Kendall School Division II for Negroes (about 600 feet away);

Mural with marker in the bottom right image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 24, 2017

2. Mural with marker in the bottom right

Relax.
Your Heart Is Stronger
Than What You Think.
yoko ono 2017

Ballard House (about 700 feet away); Peikoff Alumni House (about 700 feet away); "Ole Jim" (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northeast Washington.

Also see . . . Yoko Ono To Create New Large-Scale Public Artwork for DC. (Submitted on January 5, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

The Yoko Ono marker and mural have been replaced. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 31, 2020

3. The Yoko Ono marker and mural have been replaced.

Sign on the south side of Union Market image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 24, 2017

4. Sign on the south side of Union Market

Yoko Ono
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Hirshhorn
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Union Market

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@UnionMarketDC // #UnionMarketDC

Mural along the north side of the building. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 24, 2017

5. Mural along the north side of the building.

Never
Give Up

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 344 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 24, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on November 2, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4, 5. submitted on December 24, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.