Andre FletcherMadison Ave between E 48th St and E 49th StHeart Three · Location 221 · Drawn March 2003Hover over or select the image to reveal a hidden view.PhotographsDownload photograph 1Download photograph 2Download photograph 3Download photograph 4Download photograph 5Download photograph 6Download photograph 7Download photograph 8Video podcast0:00Number 422, Madison Avenue, between East 49th Street and East 48th Street.0:07Directly below the numbers for 422 is the space that hosted our drawing.0:13Years ago, the surfaces were covered with wood, black, painted, and beaten.0:19As of spring 2006, the surfaces are now covered with a brushed metal.0:25The space that was released has found some occupants in the form of a subway and a brick oven pizza restaurant.0:33When this drawing was being made years ago, even though it wasn't raining, water was dripping on us continuously.0:39On the sidewalk is a dark patch where the water wore away at the concrete surface.0:45Where this black wall used to offer nothing, it now offers laser hair removal for male and female.0:53This is Andre Fletcher.0:55He was drawn in March of 2003.0:59His drawing is counting 10 people.1:03Our overall drawing paths make four hearts spanning the length of Manhattan.1:08As a note, the hearts are very wide, and above 120th Street, Manhattan starts to narrow.1:14We made the decision that it was more important that the four hearts be uniform in size, and1:19And with that decision came the functional exclusion of any streets above 123rd.1:24It saddens us a bit that we are not going to be traveling through those vibrant neighborhoods1:29drawing, but there will always be other treks to visit the northern parts of the island.1:34I fantasize that in a land above 120th that has been the catalyst for so many amazing1:40leaders and artists are dozens and dozens of walls waiting patiently for our temporary1:44drawings.1:45The imaginary beaconing of those walls is present to me as a poetic counter to the1:50valleys of big businesses that we are currently navigating. Andre and Zachary1:56Fletcher were the only African American twins in the fire department. Both rushed2:01to the World Trade Center. Andre Fletcher never returned. The son of Jamaican2:06immigrants, Andre Fletcher, attended the Bronx High School of Science. In 1994,2:11In 1984, both brothers joined the fire department.← Location 220Heart Three · Location 221Location 222 →
