Brian McAleeseW 116th St between Riverside Dr and BroadwayHeart Four · Location 402 · Drawn July 2004Download photograph 1Download photograph 2Download photograph 3Download photograph 4Download photograph 5Download photograph 6Download photograph 7Download photograph 8Download photograph 9Download photograph 10Video podcast0:00On the south-east corner of West 16th Street and Riverside Drive is the ornate, glorious entrance for 435, the Coliseum.0:10To the left of the entrance is a bold, stern, decorative lamp with three white bulbs on top of it.0:17To the left of that, you'll see a brightly red painted sandpipe protruding from the sidewalk beneath a window.0:23To its right, a stone surface framed by the window and a shift in the building0:29served as an area for this drawing to be made.0:33This is Brian [unclear].0:35He was drawn in July of 2004.0:39His drawing is counting one person.0:44Version 2 is, oh no, we can't find any organization0:50that will assist us in contacting the families.0:54So, we will try to get the project into spaces in Manhattan,1:02maybe a kiosk in some sort of, you know, some of the smaller museums.1:05I'm sure the larger ones are going to be like, you know, whatever, guys.1:10And maybe through word of mouth, get it sent out that way.1:17Failing that, we look to the smart disseminators out there.1:23And the bottom line being that the press, the press, as an embodiment, would be the last in the list.1:31They are the last ditch. We have run out of options.1:36So you can't get in touch with the families? I mean, you have the names of the victims.1:40I guess you don't have the names of their partners or spouses or parents or whatever.1:45The other thing, too, is we've decided very early on that we wanted to contact them via postcard or letter,1:51a physical object that says has a little bit of the extra we care added to it.1:58Well, and information and consistent information, right?2:01Yes, but that involves a lot of groundwork to find the organization that will allow us to do it.2:08We know they've been harassed enough by so many other types of organizations.2:13Why in the world would a group of artists from Providence be of any interest to them?2:24Brian, who loved to play the welcoming host at all the family events, bringing a glass2:29with a fork and issuing the official welcome, deserves a real Irish wake.2:35All the stories would be told, like when he would give his little sister Maureen rides2:39on his motorcycle instead of going to Mass.2:42Brian deserves that.← Location 401Heart Four · Location 402Location 403 →
