News
El Museo del Barrio Apologizes for Renting Space for 9/11 Conspiracy Event
The Harlem institution said it was "not aware of the full program, content and speaker list for this event.”
9/11
Opinion
Standing in the Shadow of No Towers
The struggle for immigrant rights and lives after 9/11 defined a generation of South Asian art and activism, even if it felt at times like we were trying to empty the ocean with a teaspoon.
Feature
Artists Reflect on 9/11 and the Wounds of the “War on Terror”
Shahzia Sikander, Wafaa Bilal, Rina Banerjee, and others share stories from the day of the attack and the vicious campaign of Islamophobia, racism, and surveillance in its wake.
News
Brooklyn Museum Displays Work of Artist Killed in 9/11 on 25th Anniversary
Michael Richards’s 1997 sculpture “Free F’All” commemorates the historic African American military pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen, and the discrimination they experienced during service.
Opinion
The Effects of September 11 Traumas, 20 Years Later
There is a debate whether the memory of Little Syria should be seized upon to tell truthful and positive stories about Arabs in the US, or whether any conflation between its history and contemporary politics is inappropriate.
Film
20 Years After the September 11th Attacks, What Does “Never Forget” Mean?
Much of what the media deems important coverage of the attacks is in fact retraumatizing gawking or empty nationalism.
Opinion
We Need to Reform the September 11 Museum
Approaching the 20th anniversary of the attacks, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center faces a reckoning.
Art
Red Flags Are Flying at Rockefeller Center
Andy Goldsworthy's installation seeks to signal anti-imperialism at a notoriously capitalist site.
Opinion
It’s Time to End the 9/11 Tribute in Light
After almost 20 years, what started as a temporary memorial has turned into a symbol of extreme nationalism.
News
17 Years Later, 9/11 Memorial at Pennsylvania Crash Site Is Completed
From its earliest stages, the memorial site has been plagued with islamophobic conspiracy theories about its design. "The Tower of Voices" is no different.
News
The Brooklyn Historical Society Will Remember 9/11 With an Artist's Live-Stream of the Attack
Artist Wolfgang Staehle inadvertently captured the first plane crashing into the World Trade Center on his webcam.
News
At the World Trade Center, a Familiar Tale of a Developer Exploiting Artists
Since last summer, artists have been invited to create works for free on the 69th floor of Four World Trade Center, a raw space that was recently leased to Spotify.