Sebastian Errazuriz Look Alone Analysis

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Art from the Ashes One artist who was influenced by the attacks is Chilean-born artist Sebastian Errazuriz. Errazuriz’s first major solo museum exhibition, Look Again is currently on display at the Carnegie Museum. Inspired by the events, Errazuriz has created various pieces in memory of the terrorist attacks. The collection is called Never Forget. Rachel Delphia, the Alan G. and Jane A. Lehman Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at Carnegie Museum of Art, wrote, when talking about the exhibition, that Errazuriz’s artwork “begins with the basic tenet that everything we think we know or believe begs to be reconsidered.” The pieces are often dark while making the viewer question something. The artist’s image of the two burning Marlboro …show more content…

Ringgold began making quilts in 1983 to narrate racial and gender issues. She learned how to quilt from her grandmother, who had learned from her own mother, a former slave. She collaborated on the piece with New York City students that ranged from age 8 to 19. The purpose of the quilt was to show the “importance of respect, understanding, and communication across cultures and religions to achieve the goal of piece.” It was created using three 72-by-50 inch panels. On each of the panels there are 12 squares, all with the theme of peace. The quilt was commissioned in 2006, 5 years after the attacks, by InterRelations and was loosely based on a book. The piece focuses on how the events of 9/11 affected the children living in NYC. It is a view that is often overlooked. Many just focus on the effect on the people who lost loved ones or where directly involved in the events but children were also influenced. Many can’t really remember a world before 9/11. They have a handful of memories from before that time. All they see is the increased patriotism that was brought about by the attacks. They see increased airport security and a decrease in immigration/tourism. They do not know of a time when these things were not apparent. This quilt shows their reactions and thoughts about the tragedy that shook the United

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