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Artists in Demand for 'Tower of Protest' Recreation in Weho

The legendary Vietnam-era artwork will be re-created on the Sunset Strip as part of a larger Los Angeles-wide art project.

Local artists have a chance to participate in a historical recreation in West Hollywood this month with the rebuilding of the Artists’ Tower of Protest on Sunset Boulevard.

Originally erected in 1966, sculptor Mark di Suvero's creation stood on an empty lot where the Pink Dot is currently located. Surrounded by a fence with 418 different 2-by-2 paintings by various artists, the 58-foot steel tetrahedron tower symbolized collective dissent against the Vietnam War.

As part of the upcoming Pacific Standard Time public exposition across Southern California, organizers from the Getty Research Institute and independent art space LA><ART hope to reconstruct the tower in a nearby parking lot on the Sunset Strip for a few weeks, then move it to the new library plaza at .

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Di Suvero is calling upon local artists to contribute a panel for the reconstruction. Panels must be waterproof, 2-by-2, with a maximum thickness of 3/4 inches. Grommet holes must be made in each corner in order to facilitate the installation.

Email peacetower2012@gmail.com confirming your participation. All panels must be received at LA><ART located at 2640 S. La Cienega Blvd. by Jan. 13, 2012 at 6 p.m.

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