On September 11, 2001, Jamaican-American artist Michael Richards was working in his World's View studio, courtesy of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), on the 92nd floor of the World Trade Center's Tower One.
  One of his final sculptures, Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian (1999), depicts a Tuskegee airman (cast from his own body) being pierced by several toy airplanes, an eery and prescient statement piece given the circumstances of his passing.
  Richards was avidly exploring themes of aviation and flight at the time of his death at 38 years old.
  The LMCC's 2016 summer exhibition at the Arts Center at Governor's Island in New York City has been dedicated to the memory of Richards. Featuring a selection of his drawings and sculptures, including Tar Baby, the exhibition will close the summer season, ending on September 25th.
  Richards famously said, “The idea of flight relates to my use of pilots and planes, but it also references… the idea of being lifted up, enraptured, or taken up to a safe place—to a better world.”
  Now at home in the stars, we hope that Richards has found his safe place.
Flossie Arend

Vol. 15 No. 69
Escape From The World Trade Center
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