Saturday, September 10 to Friday, September 30
Chinatown Soup
16B Orchard St., New York, NY 10002

The Asian American Arts Centre (AAAC) presents First Responders, featuring the work of artist Yang Yi. Presented in collaboration with Chinatown Soup and in partnership with Chinatown Partnership Local Development Corporation (CPLDC), this special exhibition marks the anniversary of September 11, 2001. AAAC is proud to present this body of work as both a commemoration and celebration of the American spirit embodied by all New Yorkers whose response to the events of that day will forever mark our national memory.

Yi’s pentaptych took five years to complete and pays tribute to the brave members of the FDNY and paramedics. Reminiscent of San Francisco’s Coit Tower, decorated by Diego Rivera inspired muralists in homage to public service workers and racial equality, Yi’s paintings feature all 343 faces of the first responders who were killed at the World Trade Center 15 years ago. Local firefighters have joined the city’s Asian American community in support of this opportunity to come together and remember.

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