This week’s New Yorker has a cover by Adrian Tomine, and he discusses it inside the magazine:
“When I heard that the 9/11 memorial and museum were going to be the top tourist attractions in New York this summer,” Adrian Tomine says about this week’s cover, “I first sketched only tourists going about their usual happy activities, with the memorial in the background. But when I got to the site, I instantly realized that there was a lot more to be captured—specifically, a much, much wider range of emotions and reactions, all unfolding in shockingly close proximity. I guess that’s the nature of any public space, but when you add in an element of such extreme grief and horror, the parameters shift.”
I haven’t been down to the new memorial and have no plans to soon, although some out of towners I know who have gone enjoyed it greatly. Maybe later. Tomine’s cover certainly captures the many emotions inspired by just thinking about a visit.
Very strong.
For the few, the brave, our hats off to YOU. For the many, many people whos lives were changed, God grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, the courage to change the things i can BUT….the wisdom to know the….difference. Amen.
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