9/11 museum stages major exhibition

To mark the 15th anniversary of the terror attacks, the Sept 11 memorial museum is staging a major special exhibition. It features artists who have transformed a day of terror - often with personal links - into works of both grief and tenderness.

Brutal reality still dominates the display opening on Sept 12. Scorched and torn business papers from the collapsing towers and radio transmissions from the fiery pit are part of the collection titled "Rendering the Unthinkable: Artists Respond to 9/11."

Thirteen artists contributed paintings and a sculpture, as well as works on paper and video. In one video clip, a young woman washes her fire chief father's shirt - soiled from three days spent working in the smoking World Trade Center rubble.