By The TimesLedger
“Mnemonic: A 9/11 Memorial Exhibition” opened with a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. last Wednesday, and will run through Nov. 11 at the Atrium Gallery at LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City.
The exhibition is comprised of digital prints of works by artists made in response to the events of 9/11/01 selected from entries submitted for the Web site, and runs concurrently at www.licweb.com/mnemonic, where all entries are being shown. Works in the exhibition are in all 2D media including photography, oil, pen and ink, acrylic, encaustic, drawing, collage, mixed media, marker, digital and watercolor. Artists have responded internationally from Scotland, Japan, and Australia, and in this country, from Philadelphia, Chicago and Rockford, Ill., Foster City, Calif., Boston, Mass., and Cookeville, Tenn., as well as the tri-state area.
Works in the exhibition have been printed on 11 x 17-inch paper and are available for sale. Each exhibiting artist has agreed to either donate all or half of the selling price to The New York Times 9/11 Neediest Fund (the only 9/11 fund that has disseminated virtually all funds they’ve collected thus far.)
“Mnemonic: A 9/11 Memorial Exhibition” was conceived by Louise Weinberg, independent curator and visual artist/photographer, and is being realized in collaboration with Kenny Greenberg, techno-artist and owner of Krypton Neon.
After Nov. 11, the exhibition may be extended for an indefinite time period as an “aftermath” project, part of the ongoing healing process for New Yorkers and the world, with works being added as the exhibition continues. This one-year anniversary gives an opportunity for the emotional resonance of this profound event and its reverberations to be felt and processed over a period of time.
The Atrium Gallery is located on the second floor of the “E” building of LaGuardia Community College, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, at the corner of Thomson and Van Dam (two blocks west of the current home of the Museum of Modern Art.) To reach the Atrium Gallery at LaGuardia Community College, take the #7 to 33rd Street (five stops after Grand Central). Walk two blocks west on Queens Boulevard to the college. The exhibition is open during school hours for viewing.
This exhibition and Web site is being produced with the support of the Long Island City Business Development Corporation, Public Access New York UNIX (Panix.com), VIP International Relocations, LTD, LICWeb.com and LaGuardia Community College.
