{"id":76572,"date":"2026-09-11T23:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T03:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=76572"},"modified":"2026-09-11T23:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T03:36:15","slug":"tribute-in-light-phantom-presence-of-the-missing-towers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2026\/09\/tribute-in-light-phantom-presence-of-the-missing-towers.html","title":{"rendered":"<font size=\"+1.5\"><em>&#8216;Tribute in Light&#8217;<\/em><\/font> <br> <strong>Phantom Presence of the Missing Twin Towers<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>This is the most striking 9\/11 memorial tribute to be seen, especially in person.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-11-tribute-in-light-750enh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" data-attachment-id=\"76571\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/9-11-tribute-in-light-750enh\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-11-tribute-in-light-750enh.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"750,422\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Traci Kampel&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tribute in Light\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-11-tribute-in-light-750enh.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-11-tribute-in-light-750enh.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-11-tribute-in-light-750enh.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-11-tribute-in-light-750enh-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>&#8216;The &#8220;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tribute_in_Light#:~:text=The%20Tribute%20in%20Light%20was,and%20lighting%20consultant%20Paul%20Marantz.\">Tribute in Light&#8221;<\/a><\/em>\u00a0appeared six months after 9\/11 as a public art installation<\/em> <em>and has been presented every year since, from dusk of Sept. 11 to dawn of Sept. 12.<\/em> <em>The beams of light are positioned <em>like a phantom presence<\/em> of the missing Twin Towers. They are powered by 88 xenon spotlights, consuming 7,000\u00a0 watts, and are visible within a radius of 60 miles.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It\u00a0first appeared six months after 9\/11 as a public art installation and has appeared every year since. It is presented from dusk of Sept. 11 to dawn of Sept. 12. 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