Commemorative Art Programs – 9/11

Following is a selection of program offerings that commemorate the tenth anniversary of 9/11:

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, NY
Ten Years Later:  Ground Zero Remembered
Sept. 7 – Oct. 30

This installation honors those who were lost and those who have suffered and triumphed in the face of that day’s adversities.  On view are works by the artists Michael Richards (who perished in the attack) and Christoph Draeger.  In addition, two reflection books on view contain comments from Museum visitors responding to images of Ground Zero exhibited at the Museum for the first anniversary of 9/11 in 2002.  http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/upcoming_exhibitions.php.

Miami Art Museum
Miami, FL
Focus Gallery:  Joel Meyerowitz - Aftermath
Through Nov. 6

This special exhibition consists of 24 recently donated photographs taken by the only photographer granted right of entry into Ground Zero.  For nine months during the day and night, Joel Meyerowitz photographed “the pile,” as the WTC came to be known, and the over 800 people a day that were working in it.  http://www.miamiartmuseum.org/exhibition-Meyerowitz.asp.

MoMA PS1 – Long Island City, NY
September 11
Sept. 11 – Jan. 9, 2012

This major exhibition reflects upon the attacks of 9/11/01 and the ways that they have altered how we see and experience the world in their wake.  More than 70 works by 41 artists in a range of mediums—many made prior to 9/11—explore the attacks’ enduring and far-reaching resonance.  The exhibition is accompanied by a 248-page catalog designed by Kloepfer-Ramsey and published by MoMA PS1.  http://www.momaps1.org/exhibitions/view/338.

Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
The 9/11 Peace Story Quilt
Through Jan. 22, 2012

The 9/11 Peace Story Quilt was designed by the artist Faith Ringgold and created in collaboration with NYC students ages 8 to 19.  It poignantly conveys the importance of respect, understanding and communication across cultures and religions to achieve the goal of peace.  Comprised of three 72 x 50-inch panels, each with 12 squares on the theme of peace, the quilt will be displayed alongside several of the students’ original works of art that inspired its content, as well as related works made this summer by the Museum’s high school interns.  Special programming will be offered at the Museum on Sunday, September 11.  http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={427AFBE3-C836-4757-BE11-E9385E5C9E70}.

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
New York, NY
InSite:  Art + Commemoration
Through Oct. 11

This is a series of public and online programs inviting artistic response to a decade of recovery and change in Lower Manhattan.  A dynamic web portal is a platform for artistic ideas, events and information addressing the anniversary.  A full roster of artistic programming includes exhibitions, poetry readings, performances and more.  Visit http://insite.lmcc.net/.