Tribute In Light ®
Tribute in Light
is one of the most powerful and healing works of public art ever produced. The majestic blue twin beams are presented annually by MAS, shining from dusk on September 11, through dawn the next day. Visible within a sixty-mile radius on a clear night, Tribute has become a world-renowned icon of remembrance, honoring those who were lost, as well as those who worked so hard to get our city through that terrible trial.
History
Tribute in Light was first presented on March 11, 2002, six months after the attacks, and MAS has presented it annually since. Comprising eighty-eight 7,000-watt xenon light bulbs positioned into two 48-foot squares that echo the shape and orientation of the Twin Towers, Tribute in Light is assembled each year on a roof near the World Trade Center site. The illuminated memorial reaches 4 miles into the sky and is the strongest shaft of light ever projected from earth into the night sky. See this list of great Viewing Locations.
It was independently conceived by several artists and designers who were brought together under the auspices of MAS and Creative Time. Tribute was designed by John Bennett, Gustavo Bonevardi, Richard Nash Gould, Julian Laverdiere and Paul Myoda with lighting consultant Paul Marantz. It was originally made possible by a grant from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation and with the generous assistance of Con Edison.
See and listen to the origins of Tribute in Light and how it is produced annually on September 11.
For media inquiries, please contact Hazel Balaban.
News
One Team for the Lights Charitable Initiative Launched
We are pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new Tribute in Light fundraising partnership, One Team for the Lights, an initiative dedicated to helping preserve the future of and raise funds for this important memorial.
One Team for the Lights was created by Peter Van Iperen and Dan Benton, founders of Sports Media 101, an online news media organization dedicated to providing comprehensive sports news coverage. Upon hearing that the future of Tribute in Light was at risk due to insufficient funding, they took up the challenge to help by creating a new fundraising campaign for this great memorial.
The campaign will use Sports Media 101’s significant press and media contacts, social media, and an online advertising campaign to raise awareness about the fundraising effort. They also plan to generate support by widely promoting Tribute in Light at sporting events, via online ticket drives, on buses chartered to transport people to games, and through other special events, partnerships and programs. Also partnering in this initiative with Sports Media 101 are the principals of The Caccioppoli-Anderson Marketing Agency, who are providing ongoing marketing support for One Team.
MAS is excited by this partnership and looks forward to ensuring the future of Tribute in Light for next year and in the years to come.
Donations of any denomination may be made directly online towards the One Team initiative. In addition, individual $10 donations can also be made by texting the word ONETEAM or TRIBUTE to 20222. All proceeds will benefit the future of Tribute in Light.
For more information about Sports Media 101, visit their website at www.sportsmedia101.com
Support
Around the world, people assume that the Tribute in Light is a permanent annual installation. But the reality is that the future of the lights is not guaranteed beyond September 11, 2011. Please support the Municipal Art Society’s efforts to keep the lights shining by making a generous donation online or by calling (212) 935-3960.
Alternatively, anyone with a cell phone can text the word “TRIBUTE” to the number 20222 to make a one-time donation of $10 towards the future of Tribute in Light. (Message and data rates may apply. See details.)
Photo Credits: Robert Vizzini and Lynn Saville for MAS, Barry Yanowitz, Ryan Budhu.