In Response

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‘The Savannah College of art and Design presents "In Response” Sept. 4-Nov. 5. The memorial tribute exhibition, wich honors the victims and heroes of Sept. 11, 2001, features two parts: temporary memorial commissions and a national juried exhibition. The national juried exhibition features more than 8O works Including paintings, photography ‘documentaries and mixed media,

‘The national juried exhibition was judged by Robin Cembalest, executive editor of "ARTnews" magazine and Jeremey Strick, alrector of the Museum of Contemporary Art In Los Angeles.

A Message fi

jm the In Response Exhibition Program Director,

‘The sudden and immensely devastating events of September 11, 2001, left all of us grappling to make sense of a World we literally watched collapse. As the dust settied, the void in our landscape immediately filled with the Unbearable reality of the thousands who were lost.

|As we watched the haunting Images of cherished architectural landmarks ablaze and In ruins, we were filled with Inescapable orief and despair and transfixed by the deeply moving accounts of heroic rescue efforts. An outpouring of emotion emerged from a nation under attack and caught off guard. Collective expressions of sympathy to the families of victims and those missing materialized in the form of shrines interlaced throughout the public spaces of our communities. The events of September 11 and the aftermath revealed absolute truths about human nature-man's capacity to destray and man’s herolc abllity to respond in the face of destruction.

For many, It Is difficult to find words to express the multitude of emotions generated by the events of September LL. The atist Is no exception. Art Is not an easy byproduct of shattering upheaval. Some have found itaificult to produce since the attacks, and others have found it Impossible not to. Regardless, many look to the arts In times of, reat distress for solace, inspiration, beauty and truth. As we digest these tragic events that shape our Post-September 11 reality, 2 varlety of artistic responses surface and will, no doubt, continue to emerge gradually ‘and, in time, reveal the overall Impact of this event on our culture.

‘To mark the one-year anniversary, the Savannah College of Art and Design Invited artists from throughout the United States working in all disciplines to submit proposals for temporary memorials. As a result, 11 artists received commission awards. In addition to honoring the victims and heroes of September 11 and celebrating our nation's Strength of character (clearly demonstrated during the disaster and recovery efforts), these In Response temporary memorials provide viewers with an opportunity for reflective contemplation to commemorate, mourn ang remember.

-Karen Davies, In Response Exhibition Program Director

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A tribute to the heroes and victims of September 11, 2001 Leo a

September 4—November 5, 2002 Presented by the Savannah College of Art and Design

EVENTS.

Opening Reception

Red Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St, - Galerie Bleu, 2515 Montgomery St. - Bergen Hall Galleries, 101 Martin Luther King Jr. Bd Shuttles will run between the three galleries.

Im Response Freedom Lights the Way

Savannah International Trade and Convention Center, One International Drive ‘A community gathering to mark the one-year anniversary

LECTURES

Robin Combalest One Year Later: Artistic Responses to 9-11

Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St

Combalest is executive editor of ARTnews magazine and a juror for the in Response national juried exhibition,

‘Trustees Lecture Series Presents Joel Meyerowitz Forbidden City: Eight Months Photographing Ground Zero

‘Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St

Meyerowitz, an internationally renowned photographer, collaborated with the Museum of the City of New York to photograph the destruction and recovery at Ground Zero.

EXHIBITIONS

In Response National Juried Exhil September 4~ November § Red Gallery, 201 €. Broughton St. - Galerie Bleu, 3516 Montgomery St. - Bergen Hall Galleries, 101 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Artists from all over the United States, among them SCAD students, faculty staff and alumini, respond to the events of September 11

‘Temporary Memorials September 10 November 5

Various sites on the SCAD campus and around the city of Savannah

Several artists have been commissioned to construct temporary memorials to the victims and heroes of September 11

Ronald Gonzalez immemorial Stil Lifes September 4 ~ November §

Pei Ling Chan Gallery, 322 Martin Luther King Jt. Blvd.

AA dramatic sculptural mixed-media and sound installation created in response to the loss of life on September 11. The installation

incorporates approximately 2823 antique glass bottles in various shapes and sizes to represent lives lostin the attacks. The bottles also are symbolic. of the fragility of life and represent the body as a spiritual container.

For more information about /n Response, please call 912.525.5225 or visit www.scad.edu/inrespanse,