The Wende Museum and Archive of the Cold War, in cooperation with the City of Los Angeles, announces The Wall Project, a civic commemoration, and series of public art events marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
A Wall Across Wilshire has been provided to Shepard Fairey and select artists and organizations from Los Angeles who will paint their creative responses to the walls in our lives. In addition, 10 newly acquired segments of the original Berlin Wall will form a Wall Along Wilshire. The Wall Along Wilshire will be painted by Kent Twitchell and Thierry Noir and will become part of The Wende Museum’s permanent collection at the conclusion of The Wall Project.
On Oct. 17, the Wall Along Wilshire, composed of segments of the original Berlin Wall, will be installed in front of 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, and remain on view through Nov. 14.
Before midnight on Sunday, Nov. 8, the Wall Across Wilshire will be set up, closing off one of the busiest thoroughfares in Los Angeles in a symbolic recreation of the wall that once separated East and West Berlin.
A ceremony at midnight will feature a performance by chanteuse Ute Lemper, after which the Wall Across Wilshire will be symbolically toppled by artists featured in The Wall Project. The public is welcome to join The Wende Museum at a ticketed fundraising event in advance of the midnight ceremony on Nov. 8. The event will take place at 5900 Wilshire Boulevard from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. and feature a DJ set by artist Shepard Fairey and a performance by Ute Lemper. For further information, please contact The Wende Museum at 310.216.1600.
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