Information about the 9 11 Memorial & Museum
309: a fraction: When artist Audrey Francis was asked to contribute a piece to the Barrett Art Center's exhibit, "9/11 Remembrance and Hope A Process of Healing," she "just looked at faces. Face after face, knowing the heartbreaking fact that whoever posted that photograph on the internet loved that person who was missing." Each face belongs to someone who is missing in the September 11 attacks. 309 was "just about as much as I could take," writes the artist. Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY.New York September 11 by Magnum photographers: beginning on September 6, 2002, The Chicago Historical Society will present the exhibition, "New York September 11" by Magnum photographers. In concurrent programs, local journalists and Magnum Photographers will share their thoughts about the power of images how images shape impressions of the past and how photojournalism affects the understanding of history. On September 11, 2002, The Chicago Historical Society will also host "A Day of Remembrance" with music, an Ofrenda sponsored by the Resurrection Catholic Academy, and a "Wall of Remembrance" which will ask visitors to contribute their reflections on the anniversary of the tragedy.In his October 2001 essay Past Provides Lessons for Afghanistans Future, Tomsen warned that: If the U.S. military offensive is drawn out, and Washington lacks an overarching strategic vision for the region, Pakistan could unravel. Islamic militants would take to the streets, the already wobbly economy could fall and the army splinter into rival factions. Today Tomsen is still worried.EmergeNcy, an impromptu arts collective, presented an exhibition and benefit sale on December 8 and 9, 2001, of art work made in response to the events of September 11. Crane Street Studios, Long Island City, NY.
9 11 essay - DUST TO DNA: Kevin Clarke and Mikey Flowers 9/11 The images that Emergency Medical Technician Flowers took became the basis for a collaboration with the artist Kevin Clarke, whose studio was also near the WTC. Dust to DNA: Kevin Clarke and Mikey Flowers 9/11, the result of their endeavor, is on view at the International Center of Photography from June 28 through September 1, 2002. It is the third exhibition in the series "Imaging the Future: The Intersection of Science, Technology, and Photography," and is curated by Carol Squiers. For this collaboration, Clarke used Flowers' images of 9/11 and its aftermath for portraits of people who survived the attacks or who were involved in the rescue effort. A view of smoke billowing from the ruins behind a group of firefighters is overlaid with the DNA sequences of the survivors.
A World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition was held to select an appropriate permanent memorial to the victims of 9/11. The winning design by Michael Arad, Reflecting Absence, now sits outside the museum in an eight-acre park. It consists of two reflecting pools with waterfalls rushing down where the Twin Towers once rose into the sky. At the Pentagon, 189 people were killed, including 64 on American Airlines Flight 77, the airliner that struck the building. On Flight 93, 44 people died when the plane crash-landed in Pennsylvania. At 7 p. m. , President George W. Bush, who was in Florida at the time of the attacks and had spent the day being shuttled around the country because of security concerns, returned to the White House. Here Is New York: In response to the World Trade Center tragedy, and to the unprecedented flood of images that have resulted from it, an exhibition and sale of photographs is running in Soho on the ground floor of 116 Prince Street, NYC 10012. Here is New York opened it's first major traveling exhibition in Chicago, Illinois on February 1, 2002. The exhibition will be open seven days a week, including holidays, from 10AM to 6 PM, February 1 March 30, 2002 at 72 E.
In her September 2001 OpEd (Wake-Up Call for the Islamic World), Hunter argued that Muslims themselves have been the ones most adversely affected by the extremist ideas and groups that have sprung up amid them, giving credence to the worst perceptions of Islam as a rigid, aggressive, reactionary and xenophobic creed. She recommended that Muslim nations stop using Islam as an instrument of foreign policy and to abandon outdated utopian and expansionist schemes.On the day of September 11, 2001, was a horrible day for not just America, but for the whole world! Two hijacked planes flew into the World Trade Center. One plane flew into the Pentagon and another one was on its way to the Pentagon when the passengers overtook the hijackers and caused the plane to crash in Pennsylvania. 9/11 was the most tragic moment in the United States because it was the biggest attack on American soil, claimed so many lives, and took a huge chunk out of America's economy. September 11, 2001 was a day that every one in the world will remember!There has been much talk about how the events of September 11 changed everything. I don't think they changed the central urgency and relevance of what each one of us does with our life.. I think we're all being pressured by history. How many people have lost their jobs or are re-evaluating their work and lives? Those of us who are concerned about the issues of diversity, coexistence, reconciliation, conflict prevention, understanding and tolerance, peace and justice, will find our life gives usDrawn Together invites people in cities around the country to create a chalk drawing on a sidewalk of the World Trade Center towers, two 767 airplanes and human beings, all drawn to scale. A mock-up of the drawing is provided on their web site. The intention is to help us grasp the enormous scale of the buildings and what has happened; to understand this as a crime which has affected everyonenot just people in New York or workers in the Pentagon; and to demonstrate one way in which ordinary people, using ordinary materials, can communicate and join together in a positive action.