
The Tribute in Light installation will return this September according to the Gothamist’s recentĀ report. Until this year, the iconic light ceremony has been run by theĀ Municipal Art Society (MAS), but there was always trepidation as to whether there would be enough funds to continue the annual memorial. It’s great to see thatĀ theĀ 9/11 Memorial and MuseumĀ has taken over the management. The installation will turn on at sunset on September 11th in lower Manhattan (West and Morris Streets) and end at sunrise.
Six months after the attack in 2001, two artistsĀ Julian LaVerdiere and Paul MyodaĀ installed the “Phantom Towers,” what we know now as the Tribute in Light, in partnership with several architects andĀ Paul Marantz, the originalĀ lighting designer. LaVerdiereĀ toldĀ New York Times Magazine, “It is an emotional response more than anythingā¦the towers are like ghost limbs, we can feel them even though theyāre not there anymore.” Untapped Cities previously had the opportunity to getĀ up close to the mechanics of Tribute in Light–see our behind the scenesĀ photos from the ceremony in 2011.