An art installation remembering September 11th was recently stolen.
The art was ripped from the walls of the World Trade Center subway station in Manhattan, New York, only a few days after it first went up two weeks ago.
‘It’s really important for the people who can’t go to the museums and stuff. At least they could see it here so it’s important for history,’ said one commuter to PixII.
Art was ripped from the walls of the World Trade Center subway station in Manhattan, New York, only a few days after it first went up two weeks ago
‘It’s really important for the people who can’t go to the museums and stuff. At least they could see it here so it’s important for history,’ said one commuter to PixII
Chairman of the board of Art Aid, Eric Lustgarten, is still confused about the theft.
‘I’m trying to understand why,’ said chairman of the non profit that spearheaded the project.
‘These were actually museum quality prints,’ he said.
The prints came from the collection of photojournalist Keith de Cesare who lived in Lower Manhattan during 9/11
The prints came from the collection of photojournalist Keith de Cesare. He lived in Lower Manhattan on September 11.
He has shared stories of those who lost their lives, survivors and responders through his camera for the past 16 years.
The tribute went up in the subway right below the 9/11 Memorial Museum, just two weeks ago.
The tribute went up in the subway right below the 9/11 Memorial Museum, just two weeks ago, but they were ripped down only after a few days
Volunteers were threatened by September 11th conspiracy theorist and police warned that they would attempt to rip them down.
‘Within three to four days it was taken down,’ said Lustgarten
He added that volunteers were threatened by September 11th conspiracy theorist and police warned that they would attempt to rip them down.
But Art Aid was dedicated to seeing the work displayed.
The NYPD are not investigating the case of the stolen 9/11 art.
The NYPD are not investigating the case of the stolen 9/11 art