quarta-feira, 25 de março de 2009

BED-IN: PORTUGUESA COM LENNON


Apenas cinco dias após o casamento em Gibraltar, John e Yoko iniciaram no dia 25 de Março de 1969, há 40 anos, no Hilton de Amesterdão uma bed-in pela paz na suite 1902.

Bed-in foi o eufemismo para uma estada de pijama numa cama do hotel cuidada por uma trabalhadora portuguesa.

Para assinalar a efeméride, o Hilton alinhavou um conjunto de eventos:

40 year Bed-in for Peace commemorated by photo exhibitions and Lennon memorial day.

21st – 29th march 2009 From Holland with Peace in the Hilton Amsterdam

From the 21st until the 29th of March a commemoration about the legendary Bed-in for Peace will be held in the Hilton Amsterdam with a tripartite photo exhibition ‘From Holland with Peace’.

Beatle John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono stayed in the Hilton Amsterdam hotel during their honeymoon in March 1969 and stayed in bed for 7 days in room 1902 (now 702 ).

During this so-called ‘Bed-in for Peace’ they spoke about peace with the international press. This was the first time that attention to a message was given with the aid of image and the modern media.

The message from ‘John And Yoko’ is even more actual now than ever before. Their historical action will be set in contemporary perspective in three exhibitions, all linked with the themes illustrated Photography, Peace and the Netherlands.

With these free accessible exhibitions the focus will be on the 40 years actual topic peace messages in artistic photography. The 3 x 40 images will be largely displayed.

Message by photo 1969 – 2009 is a choice of 40 images, made between 1969 – 2009, these images show what the Netherlands have produced on illustrated photography within the theme ‘peace’. Professional photographers will be invited to send in their most lively and visual peace messages, from where a jury of professionals, experts and affectionate people will make a final choice.

What happened in room 702? Is the title of a story telling exposition of 40 images that gives you a direct or indirect idea of the actual Bed-in happening. The material is from professional Dutch photographers, among them are Govert de Roos, Nico Koster, Claude Vanheye and Cor Jaring, completed with historical photo material by Spaarnephoto. A part of the photographs has never been shown to the public before.

People like U & Me 4 Peace is dedicated to the top 40 best judged images, contributed by the public. The selection that will be presented is the result of a co-create public photo campaign where contestants will be asked to send in an actual and unique photographic peace message.

From Holland with Peace is an initiative of ImaQuest in co-operation with the Hilton Amsterdam.

Tribute to Lennon
On Sunday the 29th of March a Lennon Memorial day will be organized as a closure of the commemoration week in Hilton Amsterdam.

Dutch and foreign Beatle Cover Bands will play songs of John Lennon. People that were involved with the Bed-in for Peace will give presentations, there will be John Lennon documentaries and there will be an exhibition with Lennon memorabilia.

This day is an initiative of the foundation Beatles Fan Club Nederland in co-operation with the Hilton Amsterdam.

Location:
From Holland with Peace 21 – 29 of March 2009
Hilton Hotel Amsterdam
Apollolaan 138
1077 BG Amsterdam – The Netherlands
+31207106000

OrganizationFrom Holland With Peace is an initiative from ImaQuest, organization for photo concepts where illustrative images are central for the enlargement of prints or audiovisuals, in co-operation with Hilton Amsterdam

For more press information and/or images contact Marieke Klosters.

Luís Pinheiro de Almeida

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gofds disse...

caricatura e jonh+yoko

http://miguelsalazar.blogs.sapo.pt/tag/%2A+artes


caricatura ds Beatles

http://www.carloslaranjeira.com/