1500 Gallery is pleased to present PIIOTOS_WTC, a special exhibition in recognition of the 10th Anniversary of 9/11. PIIOTOS_WTC is a group show comprising photographs of the Twin Towers by 22 of Brazil’s most recognized photographers who lived, worked or were passing through NYC over the past 3 decades. PIIOTOS_WTC will be on view at 1500 Gallery from September 7-17, 2011. There will be an opening reception at 1500 Gallery on Wednesday, September 7, from 6-8 pm.

The PIIOTOS_WTC exhibition at 1500 Gallery will run in parallel with a PIIOTOS_WTC exhibition of the same images at Espaço Soma in Sao Paulo, Brazil. PIIOTOS_WTC has the institutional support of the Consulate General of Brazil in New York and is intended as a cultural exchange between Sao Paulo and New York City: a tribute by Brazilian artists to the United States of America and to New York City, as well as to the tragic events of 9/11/2001. PIIOTOS_WTC was curated by Sao Paulo-based journalist Fernando Costa Netto, with input from Ilana Bessler, 1500 Gallery’s Sao Paulo-based curator. PIIOTOS_WTC consists of images by the following Brazilian photographers: Victor Andrade, Ignacio Aronovich, Rogerio Assis, Claudio Elisabetsky, Mario Fontes, Paulo Fridman, Lufe Gomes, Ali Karakas, Roberto Linsker, German Lorca, Angelo Maciel, Walter Nicolau Junior, Marcelo Pallotta, Cristiano Quintino, Tuca Reines, Gui von Schmidt, Ivan Shupikov, Christian Sievers, Paulo Vainer, Cassio Vasconcellos, Claudio Versiani and Bob Wolfenson.

PIIOTOS_WTC is sponsored by Canon (Brazil), with additional support from: The Consulate General of Brazil in New York, Gráfica Mattavelli, Revista Trip, Espaço Ophicina, Sambaphoto, Conjunto 31 Criação e Design, Adriana Bianchi, Pietro Ghiurghi and Posto 6. About 1500 Gallery

1500 Gallery is located in New York City’s West Chelsea gallery district and specializes in Brazilian photography – the first gallery in the world with this explicit focus. 1500 represents several of the most recognized Brazilian art photographers, both emerging and established, with works present in major collections in Brazil and worldwide. For more information, visit www.1500gallery.com