Linda COVIT, Give Peace A Chance (2010). Montreal (Canada)
 The work Give Peace a Chance commemorates the famous John Lennon song written during his 1969 Montreal bed-in with Yoko Ono. Conceived by the artist Linda Covit and the Groupe Cardinal Hardy landscape architect Marie-Claude Séguin, the work is made of approximately 180 limestone slabs laid side by side on flat ground, on which the phrase Give peace a Chance is engraved in relief in 40 languages.
The Peel entrance is the principal access to Mount Royal Park from Montreal's downtown. The new entrance is distinguished by a composition of steps and pavers in recycled granite and low limestone walls. This stairway and its surroundings were laid out to showcase the perspective offered, in line with Peel Street, towards the city and the river. The artwork Give peace a Chance subtly integrates into this milieu and sets off the most spectacular rock face in the area and one of the most striking of the mountain.
The artist Linda Covit and the landscape architect Marie-Claude Séguin were inspired by the vision of Frederick Law Olmsted, the landscape architect who conceptualized Mount Royal Park, to create a meditative and commemorative space dedicated to peace. Inspired by John Lennon and Yoko Ono's humanist and universal message, the artwork evokes Montreal's cultural diversity and symbolizes each person's integration in his or her milieu and in the world.
The Peel entrance is the principal access to Mount Royal Park from Montreal's downtown. The new entrance is distinguished by a composition of steps and pavers in recycled granite and low limestone walls. This stairway and its surroundings were laid out to showcase the perspective offered, in line with Peel Street, towards the city and the river. The artwork Give peace a Chance subtly integrates into this milieu and sets off the most spectacular rock face in the area and one of the most striking of the mountain.
The artist Linda Covit and the landscape architect Marie-Claude Séguin were inspired by the vision of Frederick Law Olmsted, the landscape architect who conceptualized Mount Royal Park, to create a meditative and commemorative space dedicated to peace. Inspired by John Lennon and Yoko Ono's humanist and universal message, the artwork evokes Montreal's cultural diversity and symbolizes each person's integration in his or her milieu and in the world.