"From the Ashes", Cuando, New York

[anna balint]

Exhibition "From the Ashes" at Cuando , 1st St. betw. 2nd and 3rd Ave.
Oct 6th -Nov 6th
Cuando announces an art, performance and music exhibition to reflect on 
tragedy of the destruction of the World Trade Center and the heroism and 
sacrifice of so many firefighters, Police, rescue workers and ordinary 
citizens. With the greatest respect for the many victims, their families, 
and governmental agencies, Director Patricia Parker believes that artists 
can contribute by expressing their feelings through works of art.
There will be over 80 artists and many performers participating in the 
show. Several curators who will create galleries within the larger show 
that will commemorate and explore the experiences that have seared our 
consciousness.
Artist and curator, Frank Shifreen, has organized an exhibition called 
"911", that will be a part of "From the Ashes" 9/11 was the day of the 
attack and is also the call for emergency help. Help came so willingly from 
rescuers to people in need during the collapse, and that saved many 
thousands of lives, without regard for personal safety.
We still need help to release the grief, trauma and anger that we hold. We 
also want to express the wonderful American spirit and solidarity that has 
united us all since the tragedy. Frank Shifreen States "This show can be a 
memorial to those lost in the tragedy at the WTC, Pentagon and Pennsylvania 
and to our innocence, our sense that we in the U.S. had a protected status, 
among the peoples of the world. Everyone in America has been affected by 
the destructive power of ideology, over the sensibility of human feeling. 
The power of art and of image to reach deeper into the psyche, beyond 
rationalizations and dialectic, will be important in the future 
transformation of ourselves and humankind."
Tentative list of artists for "911" include Tom Corn, Aki Kimoto, Carla 
Cubit, Tom Klem, Stefan Eins, Danny Scheffer, Alan Rosner, Gilbert Flores, 
Rafeal Salas, Bill Rabinowitz, Dr. Barnaby Ruhe, Willoughby Sharp, Franz 
Vila, Francisco Henriquez Sims, Charles Foster Hall, Amy Shapiro, Scott 
Pfaffman, Dov.
Some of the highlights of the exhibition include: electronic, technologic 
and internet connections coordinated by Willoughby Sharp; a portrait 
painting marathon coordinated by Dr. Ruhe and Frank Shifreen (All proceeds 
to go to the victims , families and support services); Memorial, by Danny 
Scheffer, a self-replicating and Rhizomatic art project to be placed in 
neighborhoods and public places throughout the city.
IF ANY ARTISTS ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING- PLEASE CALL
FRANK SHIFREEN AT 212-473-5534 OR EMAIL fshifreen @mindspring.com