Blue Tile Wall 9 11 Museum

The artist spencer finch commissioned by the national september 11 memorial museum has created a skyscape of as many hues as lives lost at ground zero.

Blue tile wall 9 11 museum.

Each a different unique shade of blue. Saturday to monday 10 a m. In fact a neighbor of mine in new jersey whose son perished in the attacks has literally not gone into manhattan since although it s a 45 minute train commute made by thousands of people every day. The 9 11 memorial museum is comprised of three basic materials concrete aluminum and wood all of which are intended to evoke both the raw character of the site and the period of recovery.

9 11 memorial museum open thursday monday. 9 11 memorial open daily. And then i read the description of the piece trying to remember the color of the sky that september morning 2983 water color paper squares. The blue tiles are from artists memories of how blue the sky was on 9 11.

The national 9 11 memorial museum new york city picture. On display are a quote from roman poet virgil and a mosaic of nearly 3 000 blue tiles that signify the clear blue sky on the morning of 9 11 adding to the poignancy of the museum. The paper an echo of the fallen paper on 9 11 and the missing posters that appeared everywhere. The impact was complete like a flood of water over a wall.

Inspired by the day s clear skies the piece has one blue square for each victim. Get tickets museum store. Saturday to wednesday 10 a m. The newly opened 9 11 museum features just one artwork from spencer finch.

Thursday and friday 12 to 7 p m. Many of us who were living in manhattan on september 11 2001 feel no urgent need to visit the 9 11 memorial museum that opened last month. Check out tripadvisor members 47 780 candid photos and videos of the national 9 11 memorial museum. These words are part of a larger art installation in the 9 11 memorial museum created in 2014 by artist spencer finch titled trying to remember the color of the sky on that september morning the installation is the focal point for memorial hall the area between the two main exhibitions at bedrock in the museum.