“And Then There Was Quiet: New York After 9/11” will be exhibited this September at the Manatee Library System’s Downtown Central Library. Part documentary photography and part art installation, the exhibit, created by Sarasota artist Dave Gordon, provides a unique look at the 9/11 tragedy by focusing on intimate moments. It offers a side of this important American event not chronicled elsewhere. This installation launches a year long cooperative effort between Gordon and Sister Cities Association of Sarasota that will send the exhibit to as many as nine international cities in 2017.

The Library will present a free opening reception and artist talk on September 7, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. During the talk, Gordon will discuss his experiences in Manhattan after the World Trade Center collapsed and his thoughts about the changing perceptions of the show and 9/11 over the past 15 years. On September 10, from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM,The public is invited to a Community Remembrance of 9/11 at the Downtown Central Library. The event will offer the public the opportunity to share memories of the event and to participate in the creation of a new artwork that may become part of the international touring exhibit in 2017.This installation launches a year long cooperative effort between Gordon and Sister Cities Association of Sarasota that will send the exhibit to as many as nine international cities in 2017.