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Joel Meyerowitz Documented Ground Zero ‘Aftermath’

Photographer Joel Meyerowitz spent months at Ground Zero, amassing roughly 8,000 images of the destruction and the heroic recovery efforts.

Around the Nation: Reflecting on 9/11

In a special edition of our Around the Nation feature, we share some of this week's arts and culture stories about 9/11 from public broadcasting stations around the nation.

Thursday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, a Rodin sculpture is vandalized in Buenos Aires.

‘Aftermath’: Photos of Ground Zero by Joel Meyerowitz

By Tom LeGro

In first days after 9/11, one photographer was allowed into Ground Zero in New York. Joel Meyerowitz spent months amassing roughly 8,000 images of the destruction and the heroic efforts at the site of the World Trade Center.

10 Years After 9/11, a Reading and Conversation with Poet Nancy Mercado

Nancy Mercado reads her poem, "Going to Work," and talks to Jeffrey Brown.

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10 Years After 9/11, a Reading and Conversation with Poet Billy Collins

Billy Collins reads his poem, "The Names," and talks to Jeffrey Brown about 9/11.

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Conversation: Amy Waldman, Author of ‘The Submission’

By Tom LeGro

What if a jury selected a design for the new 9/11 memorial and then discovered that its architect was a Muslim? Ten years after the terrorist attack, the actual memorial is just about to open. But an alternative history is…

Making Sense: Why Alan Krueger Is An Interesting Fit for the White House

Photo of Alan Krueger by Ralph Alswang via flickr user Center for American Progress on April 30, 2010. Alan Krueger of Princeton is President Obama's choice for head of the Council of Economic Advisors. That doesn't mean he…

‘Engineering Ground Zero’ Explores Architectural Challenges of Honoring 9/11

By Tom LeGro

Jeffrey Brown talks with Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for The New Yorker and Professor at the Parsons New School of Design, about the architecture and construction of the memorial.