Remembering artist Michael Richards on September 11th

Michael Richards, Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian, 1999

Dear Friends,

Today, we pay tribute to my beautiful friend, artist Michael Richards, who perished in the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center. His light shines even brighter since his major retrospective Michael Richards: Are You Down? was exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (April 21 - October 10, 2021), North Carolina Museum of Art (March 4 - July 23, 2023), and The Bronx Museum (September 8, 2023 - January 7, 2024). 

Photograph of Michael Richards, nd

To learn more about Michael, the history of the exhibition, and the curators Alex Fialho and Melissa Levin, please purchase their new monograph, Michael Richards: Are You Down?, co-published as a companion to the major touring retrospective by the Center for Art Research and Alliances (CARA) and the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, available in November 2025.

On this 24th anniversary, we remember and honor everyone who died because of the orchestrated attacks on September 11, 2001. Let us hope and pray we live in peace at this time next year. 

Vive les arts - 

Blessings to you and your loved ones,

Beth

Michael Richards, Are You Down?, 2000

2' 10" x 22' 6" x 22' 6" 

Fiberglass, Bronze Bonded Resin, Concrete & Black Beauty Sand

Michael Richards FSP/Jerome Grant Recipient 2000

Franconia Sculpture Park, St. Croix Trail, Shafer, MN

   Michael Richards with Tar Baby vs. St Sebastian, photo: Frank Stewart at the Studio Museum from 1999. 

Michael Richard, Winged, 1999