9/11 architecture?

Dutch architectural firm MVRD's plans to build two luxury residential towers connected by a cloud-like bridge in Seoul triggered a backlash of criticism when critics noted is resemblance to images of the exploding World Trade Centre towers. "A real media storm has started and we receive threatening emails and calls of angry people calling us Al Qaeda lovers or worse", the firm stated in its Facebook page.

Image: MVRDV's design for two Seoul Skyscrapers

Peter Eleey on his 9/11 exhibition at MoMA PS1

Bloomberg's James Tarney interviews Peter Eleey on September 11, his thought-provoking show at MoMA PS1 about the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York. Read more...

Image: Diane Arbus' Blowing Newspaper at Crossroads, NYC, one of the works in September 11

9/11 show for PS1

As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches MOMA PS1's curator Peter Eleey is preparing an exhibition that examines how our way of looking at the world has changed as a result of the attacks on the twin towers. Called September 11 and opening on that day, the show will occupy the second floor of the museum with some works located around the neighbourhood.

Image: Mary Lucier's video installation of a sunrise over north Brooklyn, one of the works in the September 11 exhibition