LAGCC’s 9/11 show was just as interesting of a show as the PS1 9/11 show, even though the PS1 artist probably has a lot more experience. Both shows had the same purpose and gave me the same feeling as any 9/11 memorial would. I liked to see that everyone sees 9/11 so similar yet so different. LAGCC doesn’t have as much space but the use their space well; they had sculptures as well as PS1.
Mike Nelson
British 1967
Untitled (shrine)
Mixed medium
I liked this sculpture in PS1 because I still can’t figure it out and why did it catch my attention. The used a lot more mediums in the museum then in LAGCC but the paintings in the school showed how younger artist see 9/11 and the paintings were great how the used the gray scales in the planes and building paintings.
911 Explosion
2001
22’’x35’’
Oil on canvas
I really like black and white paintings because it reminds me of black and white photographs. This painting looks just as I remember 9/11, this is the only picture that comes in my head when I think of it and to see it on a canvas shows I’m not the only one who it stuck to this image when they hear 9/11. My favorite thing in the LAGCC show was a series, I like the order and to see the top 3 things they thought where important for you to know what happened. Even for a person who has no idea of that day and what happened they can look at this series and get a good idea if not, know the whole story.
Greg Hilton
3 WTC/ Mosque series
2001
48’’x60’’
Heat transfers on lutrador
The first photo where they emphasize the towers already there, it was interesting because people always try to find signs in other things to show that they knew it was going to happen, or to tell us to watch out for the signs we see. It’s kind of funny sometimes how Americans always try to find a deeper meaning to things.
Also when they show what’s going on outside of America, it really catches my attention. PS1 had a room of nothing but newspaper articles, photos from the Middle East, and here in America, how we would put down all Muslims like they had something to do with it. If I was Muslims I would want my side of the story out there too, so I thought that room was bringing the peace between countries.
From the newspaper room
They also redid an Arabic joke or PS1, I guess it was for the humor, I hope so.
Arabic Joke
In Manhattan, NY, a poster campaign took place for the duration of a month. On the posters the following Arabic joke was written in Arabic:
Both shows had an emotional effect on me because of all the different mediums I got to view them in different ways. With all the different perspective for college students to artist, it shows that we both can put our ideas together to tell the same story. I wish I could of saw other 9/11 shows.
