The Artists’ Tow­er of Protest, 1966, designed by Mark di Suvero. The Get­ty Research Insti­tute, 2005.M.11. Pho­to by Charles Brit­tin.

Dia­mond Tow­er, 2012, by Sur­vey West Col­lab­o­ra­tive, pho­to­copy col­lage on pan­el, 24″ x 24″

Artists’ Tow­er of Protest

Mark di Suvero

Orga­nized by LA><ART and the Get­ty Research Insti­tute for the Pacif­ic Stan­dard Time Per­for­mance and Pub­lic Art Fes­ti­val  Curat­ed by Cesar Gar­cia, LA><ART Senior Cura­tor

Orig­i­nal­ly con­ceived by the Los Ange­les Artists’ Protest Com­mit­tee and designed by sculp­tor Mark di Suvero, The Artists’ Tow­er of Protest was erect­ed on a lot on Sun­set Blvd. and La Ciene­ga in 1966 as a sym­bol of col­lec­tive dis­sent against the Viet­nam War. Sur­round­ed by hun­dreds of artist-designed pan­els, The Artists’ Tow­er of Protest is restaged as a way to reflect on this impor­tant his­tor­i­cal moment in Los Ange­les and to open a dia­logue about the role of arts activism today.

Sur­vey West Col­lab­o­ra­tive joined in the con­struc­tion of the Artists’ Tow­er of Protest 2012 by mak­ing a pan­el to that express­es our opti­mism.