Commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago and the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York, (USA), organize two exhibitions in remembrance of the many lives lost and affected by those tragic events.
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago hosts Vera Lutter's Studies for Ground Zero, on view through September 12. Lutter's signature use of the camera obscura transforms the site into a ghostly, haunting cityscape. Lutter used an extended exposure time of several hours which effectively erases the streets of traffic, producing a disquieting feeling of absence. In many ways the void left behind by the destruction of the World Trade Center's twin towers is accentuated by the display of the negative print.
In addition, the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York exhibit The 9/11 Peace Story Quilt, designed by the artist Faith Ringgold and created in collaboration with New York City students ages 8 to 19. Comprised of three 72-by-50 inch panels, each with 12 squares on the theme of peace, The 9/11 Peace Story Quilt poignantly conveys the importance of respect, understanding, and communication across cultures and religions to achieve the goal of peace.
Vera Lutter: Studies for Ground Zero
Date: until September 12.
Place: Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago. 220 E. Chicago Ave. Chicago. IL, 60622. USA.
Opening Hours: Tuesday from 10am to 8pm. From Wednesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm.
The 9/11 Peace Story Quilt
Date: until January 22, 2012.
Place: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, New York, New York 10028-0198. USA.
Hours: from Tuesday to Thursday from 9.30am to 5.30pm. Fridays and Saturdays from 9.30am to 9.00pm. Sundays from 9.30am to 5.30pm.
CAC de Málaga hosts the largest exhibition of Vik Muniz' work ever held in Europe
through December 2
Van Gogh to Kandinsky: Symbolist Landscape in Europe 1880-1910
from July 14 to October 14.
