She has not yet come up with a slogan as catchy as “Give Peace a Chance†or even “War Is Over! (If You Want It),†for her campaign to stop hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. But in the latest salvo in her public quest to persuade Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York to find alternative approaches to extracting natural gas, Yoko Ono is modifying another of John Lennon’s song lyrics. On Monday evening she unveiled “Imagine No Fracking,†a poster art installation in the windows of ABC Carpet and Home, at Broadway and 19th Street in Manhattan.
The project involves seven six-foot-high posters, each with an aphoristic antifracking message, in stencil lettering, signed Y.O.
“â€I immediately said ‘Yes’ when ABC asked me to take over their window displays to help spread the message to stop fracking our beautiful state,†Ms. Ono said in a statement. “I was surprised by the courage of ABC to use all of their windows to express a message so important for people’s health. We need more brave people to speak up and join in the fight to save our land and water.â€
In addition to “Imagine No Fracking,†the messages on the posters are: “Don’t Frack New York,†“Fracking Kills,†“Fracking Makes All Water Dirty,†“Don’t Frack Me,† â€Don’t Frack Our Future†and “Pretty Soon There Will Be No More Water To Drink.â€
