uc lear ▁Dis arm ament ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁In ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁spect ators , ▁the ▁pill ow cases ▁were ▁carried ▁down ▁the ▁steps ▁of ▁Ralph ▁Bun che ▁Park ▁on ▁army ▁stretch ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁she ▁installed ▁a ▁seed - filled ▁amb ul ance ▁at ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Bridge ▁An ch orage , ▁an ▁alternative ▁space ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁P ill ow cases ▁from ▁previous ▁projects ▁were ▁hung ▁around ▁the ▁installation . ▁For ▁her ▁later ▁Bridge ▁of ▁K not s , ▁A yl on ▁created ▁ch ains ▁of ▁kn otted ▁pill ow cases , ▁ins cribed ▁with ▁dream s ▁and ▁night mar es ▁about ▁nuclear ▁war , ▁which ▁were ▁d rap ed ▁around ▁the ▁fa ç ades ▁of ▁the ▁Kno x ville ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Ber keley ▁Art ▁Museum ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁American ▁University ▁Museum ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁A yl on ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Japan ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁atomic ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁H iro sh ima ▁and ▁Nag as aki . ▁Flo ating ▁s acks ▁of ▁se eds , ▁gra in , ▁pod s , ▁and ▁b am bo o ▁were ▁sent ▁down ▁the ▁rivers ▁towards ▁those ▁two ▁cities . ▁In