PEACE MONUMENT IN LAS VEGAS?

 Peace art based on the peace symbol, in a city known for sin, and sleaze like Las Vegas?

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by
Terry Milest
@T.Milest

Oct. 2012


Seems Las Vegas has people living in it not completely devoted to gamboling and the "Vegas neon strip". Rather it seems this group wants a Make Peace Art Sculpture Monument, to be located somewhere in the city. For a city that celebrates it's violent past, with "The Mob Museum" this would be such a radical shift, to a higher purpose. The group states: "This is to have a new vision of the city, livable, concerned with greater things rather than escapism, and self indulgence, alone. We want something to build a city's values with and inspire those who live and visit here to a more positive view of who Las Vegas citizens are and what as a city Vegas could be, especially for new business not based in gamboling and sexual allure alone."

Las Vegas the capitol of excess at least when it comes to over sized theme park style displays, tons of neon lights and suburban sprawl, ever accept an artwork that addresses "peace making"? Will the proposed sixty foot tall sculpture budgeted at $360,000 dollars find a home in the city's downtown, where the Zappos corporation is trying to create a new image for creative, high tech business', and living? Discussion with Zappos' Representatives for their "Downtown project" new arts festivals, music etc. have begun. Zappos' CEO Tony Heish recently stated he is investing $465 million dollars into housing, business development, incubator parks, dinning etc. and relocating their corporate headquarters there for a "new" silicon valley style business world. Could such a sculpture monument fit into their plans, or elsewhere in the "New Vegas" as many are calling this revitalization effort?

The Make peace sculpture, one has to admit, definitely has a powerful message and elegant look, but can it fit into Vegas' image of "What happens here stays here" and is often joked, "All Your money" after gamboling and strip clubs? Is it a city that cares about such values as "Making Peace"? A few brave peace makers in the city obviously think so. Take a look for yourself, at the artist's concept drawing in front of Las Vegas' new Smith Center cultural  building downtown:

"Make Peace Sculpture Monumentt" in Las Vegas Downtown concept drawing

To find out more about this project email:  Las Vegas Make Peace Monument Project

 To see this artist sculptor's work visit the web site: makepeaceart.com

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