A Closer Look at Ejay Weiss’s “9/11 Elegies”

Four of Ejay Weiss’ paintings are seen on display at the 9/11 Memorial Museim. They are a part of his 9/11 Elegies series. The paintings are on square-shaped canvases. Square-shaped holes painted the color of the sky are at the center. These squares are surrounded by various abstract designs in black, white, red, and blue.
Ejay Weiss’ 9/11 Elegies on view in the 9/11 Memorial Museum. Photo by Jin Lee.

Days after 9/11, lifelong New Yorker and artist, Ejay Weiss rode his bike to Ground Zero, feeling compelled to see the destruction of his city. Trying to comprehend the devastation, he collected ash from the site. He then turned to painting and sketching, incorporating the ash into his work. By 2002, Weiss completed a series of paintings he named the “9/11 Elegies.” Seen here is one of four paintings from the series on display in the “Rendering the Unthinkable” exhibition at the 9/11 Memorial Museum.

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