Robert McMahonW 121st St between Manhattan Ave and Frederick Douglass BlvdHeart Four · Location 413 · Drawn July 2004Download photograph 1Download photograph 2Download photograph 3Download photograph 4Download photograph 5Download photograph 6Download photograph 7Download photograph 8Download photograph 9Download photograph 10Download photograph 11Video podcast0:00On the southwest corner of West 121st Street and Frederick Douglas Boulevard is a seven-story building with aqua awnings running along the boulevard.0:10Near the intersection with 121, the building creates, temporarily, a three-foot by three-foot corner.0:17The drawing was made on one of these two surfaces facing to the north.0:22This is Robert McMahon. He was drawn in July of 2004.0:27[unclear]. His drawing is counting one person.0:32How did you come up with asking them about their friend and what made you decide to draw him?0:37It just seemed that the miscommunication was directly connected to a misunderstanding about0:44the process and why this temporary tape wasn't a direct intrusion or alteration of their space0:53in that we were trying to serve some sort of greater purpose outside of an0:57egotistical creation of line to say I'm here. It wasn't like you were tagging on their wall.1:02I was not tagging, I was not signing, but it may have seen that like this white kid1:06was coming in there and just like trying to in the middle of the day show that he1:12had some... On their 4th of July weekend. On their 4th of July weekend making making some sort of bold1:18proclamation when it was actually much further from the truth and it had to do1:24with the idea of who was in control and if you can hand the control back to the1:30person who feels that they've lost control that's when the situation1:34resolves itself very quickly when he wasn't Billy battling flames1:40Robert McMahon whom everyone called Bobby like to make things he built a1:45haunted house for children with cancer. He painted landscapes and loved photography.1:50He could turn mute lumber into furniture of distinction.← Location 412Heart Four · Location 413Location 414 →
