9/11 20th Anniversary Installation "Gesture" at Pelham Art Center

In observance of the 20th anniversary of September 11th, Pelham Art Center presents the installation Gesture by Manju Shandler. Manju Shandler’s nearly 3000-piece painting installation is a memorial to those lost on September 11th, 2001. Reflecting the size of this tragedy with one painting for each person lost, it is a personal study of the tremendous ramifications of this day in our collective history. Each painting measures 4 x 9 inches, among them portraits drawn from photographs appearing in the New York Times’ Portraits of Grief series. Gesture is a meditation on the many facets of life, death, the past, and the future that have been inextricably altered by that single day. Completed over a three-year period, the style and content of each piece spans the range of human emotion from horrific to uplifting, from dark to light. Gesture was previously displayed at The National September 11th Memorial & Museum, NYC in 2016 and The Honfleur Gallery, Washington, D.C. in 2007.

PUBLIC MEDITATION: Saturday, September 11th 12:00-2:00pm

Pelham Art Center will host a public meditation on Saturday, September 11th. Inside the gallery, visitors are invited to participate in a silent group meditation memorializing 9/11 and all those whose lives are lost and affected. Outside in the courtyard, guests may share reflections and experiences. This event is free and open to all who wish to remember, reflect, and invoke peace through meditation.