Park McArthur

Maxwell Graham / Essex Street, New York

Maxwell Graham / Essex Street

Installation view of a narrow gallery space with white walls, a black floor, and fluorescent overhead lighting installed on a tin panel ceiling that has been painted white. Several ramps the approximate width of a wheel chair and other boards of various sizes are arranged neatly along the floor with only a narrow path open on our right to pass through the space. On the wall to our right is a vinyl text of a URL to the Wikipedia page for Marta Russell. Above it, nearly touching the crown moulding at the top of the wall, we can see evenly-spaced signs with what looks like a commercially-printed blue to white vertical gradient rather than any text.

Installation view focused more closely on the ramp sections and variously sized boards arranged along the floor. There are both wooden ramps and industrial, metal ramps, along with more makeshift constructions. There are about 17 objects laid out in total.

View towards the back left corner of the gallery from the front right corner showing a blank white wall and the assortment of ramp sections arranged across the floor. Two industrial metal ramp sections with rails, hinges, and black gripping material are arranged beside a ramp made from plywood and two by fours and a simple, white board with one corner broken off.

View from above of the front part of the assortment of ramp sections, nearest the entrance to the gallery. Two industrial metal ramp sections with rails, hinges, and black gripping material are arranged beside a ramp made from plywood and two by fours and a simple, white board with one corner broken off.

The middle of the ramp installation viewed from above, showing ramps of different sizes, materials, and degrees of wear. One piece of wood in the foreground looks worn and rotted. Another larger piece of plywood beside it looks like it could have been part of a construction site with its faded orange spray paint and muddy boot tracks.

The end of the ramp installation viewed from above, showing ramps of different sizes, materials, and degrees of wear. There are two parallel metal tracks with black gripping material and a well-worn plywood wedge covered in a white powdery substance, alongside other boards and ramp segments. There is also a single, small plank of distressed wood leaning against the wall opposite us.

Close up aerial view of a rectangular board, its pale pink surface covered in errant marks and showing signs of wear. Edges of other ramp fragments surround the board on all sides.

Close up aerial view of a rectangular composite board with white surface. There are narrow tire tread marks on both ends of the board, and three of its four corners are either missing or cracked.

Close up view of the worn wood plank leaning against the wall, its surface grey with age, water damage, or both. There are little strips of black electrical or gaff tape along its edges. The edges of two other plywood ramps from the installation are visible on either side of the worn wood plank.

Installation view from the back right corner of the gallery to the front left corner showing a portion of the ramp installation and five blue rectangular signs installed, evenly spaced along the top edge of the wall on our left. Each of the signs appear to have a different light blue to deep blue gradient. There appears to be some wall text installed about a third of the way up the wall near the window at the front of the gallery.

View of two blue signs and the wall text from straight on. The wall text is the URL to the Wikipedia entry for Marta Russell. The blue sign on our right appears to have a slight gradient or be a lighter shade of blue than the sign on our left, which appears to be a solid blue color. On closer inspection, both signs have a thin white border and rounded corners.

Close up view of the wall text URL that reads https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marta_Russell

Close-up view of a solid blue sign with white border and rounded corners. In color, material, and dimensions, it looks like a handicapped parking sign, but without text or symbol.

Blue sign with text in all capitals that reads "Ramp access located at Essex Street," and a standard wheelchair symbol.

View from the street looking at the front of the gallery. In the bottom left corner of the window is the blue sign with wheelchair symbol and text in all capitals that reads "Ramp access located at Essex Street." There is a white paper taped to the front door, but its text is indiscernible. Looking through the window, there is a small desk and folding chair and a framed picture on the wall.

Park McArthurRampsMaxwell Graham / Essex Street, New York

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Park McArthurRamps
Maxwell Graham / Essex Street, New York