Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

YOKO ONO has unveiled her interpretation of The Non-Violence projects signature logo, in memory of her late husband, Beatles lPgend John Lennon.

The logo, a gun with a knotted barrel, was created by Carl Fredrik Reutersward after John Lennon was killed in 1980 as a symbol of peacel.

 Ono has joined the campaign and given the Swedish artist's widely-recognised symbol her own twist.

The Japanese artist says, "While creating my interpretation of the knotted gun symbol, I thought back to (Lennon song) Imagine and the words 'living as one', as both John and I were devoted to the idea that we can work together to achieve world peace and eliminate the violence and the suffering in this world.

"As I have often said, 'A dream we dream alone is just a dream - a dream we dream together is reality."
  
Ono was left a widow after Lennon was shot in the chest outside his apartment in New York by fantasist Mark David Chapman. leaving behind his wife and sons Julian and Sean.
  
This left a huge hole in the music industry with fans across the globe mourning his death.

Ono's artwork was unveiled as part of the Knot-Violence Exhibition Tour, which features inspired sculptures interpreted by celebrities and youths around the world.
  
The exhibition will begin in Mexico, with stops in Brazil, the U.S., the U.K., Italy, South Africa, China and Sweden.


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