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Spontaneous memorials at Ground Zero, September 11, 2005. Photo: Kay TurnerSept. 11 Memorial Projects Archive
Spontaneous memorials at Ground Zero, September 11, 2005. Photo: Kay Turner
Beginning in 2005, BAC Folk Arts director Kay Turner initiated annual programming to commemorate September 11, 2001 and also to explore, document, and discuss various memorial traditions, especially those performed in Brooklyn. The first program, Art of Memory/Art of Memorial, held September 10, 2005 at Brooklyn Historical Society, addressed the longstanding tradition of memorial monuments in Brooklyn, including Beacon (dedicated May 2005) honoring Brooklyn residents who died on September 11.
In 2006, to mark the fifth anniversary, BAC presented the photo exhibition Here Was New York: Twin Towers in Memorial Images, which included over 300 photos documenting the Twin Towers as they still “exist” throughout the New York metropolitan region in exterior and interior vernacular expressions such as murals, altars, tattoos and so on.
In 2007, we held a series of film screenings relevant to the sixth anniversary called September 11th Remembered in Film. The series emphasized work by New York City filmmakers.
In 2006, to mark the fifth anniversary, BAC presented the photo exhibition Here Was New York: Twin Towers in Memorial Images, which included over 300 photos documenting the Twin Towers as they still “exist” throughout the New York metropolitan region in exterior and interior vernacular expressions such as murals, altars, tattoos and so on.
In 2007, we held a series of film screenings relevant to the sixth anniversary called September 11th Remembered in Film. The series emphasized work by New York City filmmakers.
Click on the links below to find out more about each project.
September 10, 2005
2005: Art of Memory/Art of Memorial
Brooklyn Historical Society
Presented in conjunction with The Brooklyn Historical Society, this symposium addressed the longstanding tradition of memorial arts in Brooklyn. Panelists reflected on the history and meaning of the "art of memory" in observance of the fourth anniversary of 9/11...more
2005: Art of Memory/Art of Memorial
Brooklyn Historical Society
Presented in conjunction with The Brooklyn Historical Society, this symposium addressed the longstanding tradition of memorial arts in Brooklyn. Panelists reflected on the history and meaning of the "art of memory" in observance of the fourth anniversary of 9/11...more
September 7-30, 2006
2006: Here Was New York: Twin Towers in Memorial Images
Brooklyn Arts Council
Presented by BAC Folk Arts, Here Was New York documents the Twin Towers in expressions such as wall murals, home displays, painted trucks, graffiti, tattoos, and other vernacular forms of remembrance that keep them visible to us as we go about our daily post-9/11 lives...more
2006: Here Was New York: Twin Towers in Memorial Images
Brooklyn Arts Council
Presented by BAC Folk Arts, Here Was New York documents the Twin Towers in expressions such as wall murals, home displays, painted trucks, graffiti, tattoos, and other vernacular forms of remembrance that keep them visible to us as we go about our daily post-9/11 lives...more
September 7-10, 2007
2007: September 11th Remembered in Film
Brooklyn Arts Council
Each year BAC Folk Arts addresses New York's September 11th anniversary with a special memorial project. For the sixth anniversary, we presented September 11th Remembered in Film, a screening of independent documentary and interpretive works. Primarily made by Brooklyn artists, the films are wide-ranging and revelatory, adding new dimension to our understanding of September 11th and its aftermath...more
2007: September 11th Remembered in Film
Brooklyn Arts Council
Each year BAC Folk Arts addresses New York's September 11th anniversary with a special memorial project. For the sixth anniversary, we presented September 11th Remembered in Film, a screening of independent documentary and interpretive works. Primarily made by Brooklyn artists, the films are wide-ranging and revelatory, adding new dimension to our understanding of September 11th and its aftermath...more
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