Wish Tree for Washington, DC

{{Short description|Artwork by Yoko Ono}}

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| artist = Yoko Ono

| year = {{Start date|2007}}

| type = Live tree and mixed media

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| city = Washington, D.C., United States

| museum = Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

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| owner = Smithsonian Institution

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Wish Tree for Washington, DC is a public art work by Yoko Ono.

As a part of her Imagine Peace billboard project,{{cite web|url=http://imaginepeace.com/archives/11686|title=Yoko Ono: Wish Tree [Hirshhorn, Washington DC, USA]|work=IMAGINE PEACE|access-date=6 July 2015}} it was installed in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden on April 2, 2007,[https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-161439831?key=01-42160D517E19126817090B17056F4B2E224E324D3417295C30420B61651B617F137019731B7B1D6B39 "Tie a wish"]{{dead link|date=July 2021}}, The Washington Times, April 2, 2007 during the 2007 National Cherry Blossom Festival, as one of ten in the city{{cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2007-04-03-voa63-66547542/554474.html|title=Yoko Ono Gives 'Wish Trees' to Washington DC|work=VOA|date=27 October 2009 |access-date=6 July 2015}} and is part of the museum's permanent collection.{{cite web|url=http://www.streetscenesdc.com/Street%20Scenes%20YO%20Press%20Release.pdf |title=YOKO ONO PRESENTS "IMAGINE PEACE" BILLBOARD PROJECT IN WASHINGTON, DC AND NEW YORK|access-date=2023-10-02}}

In 2010, a wish tree was installed at the Museum of Modern Art{{cite web|url=http://travelogged.com/2010/07/20/make-a-wish-yoko-onos-wish-tree-at-the-moma/|title=Make a Wish! Yoko Ono's Wish Tree at the MoMA|work=Travelogged.com|access-date=6 July 2015|archive-date=29 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129130533/http://travelogged.com/2010/07/20/make-a-wish-yoko-onos-wish-tree-at-the-moma/|url-status=dead}} in New York City.

Paper is provided for the visitor to tie a wish to the tree.

The work builds on the Japanese tradition of tying prayers to trees.

Returning the paper back to its source evokes an offering.{{cite web|url=http://artificeau.blogspot.com/2007/04/yoko-ono-wish-tree-for-washington.html|title=ARTifice: Fear and Loathing in DC|work=artificeau.blogspot.com|date=23 April 2007 |access-date=6 July 2015}}