Artist/Maker
Burhan Doğançay
(Turkish, 1929 – 2013)
Mad Max
2002
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Mixed media on masonite
Image: 30 in. × 48 in. × 1 5/8 in. (76.2 × 121.9 × 4.1 cm)
Gift of Angela and Burhan Dogancay
2004.38
The terse construction instructions and arrows indicating where work should be done evoke the 1990s and early 2000s when the New York City subway stations were undergoing extensive renovation, often including art work. The stickers and graffiti comments, on the other hand, reflect current events of interest or concern to subway users.
DescriptionA white tiled subway wall, bearing various stickers (Locksmith, DADA, No Money Down, etc), painted construction instructions and graffiti (no war, F.D., etc). Along the bottom edge is a black and yellow striped diagonal band.ClassificationsPAINTINGS
