The Long Pause Between Vehicles — Franklinville
Automotive, stationary, rear-quarter panel damage
Police Department, est. 2026
120 days on view
In conservation
The photographic record of this work is undergoing conservation treatment and is not presently on display. The work itself remains in the permanent collection.
Curatorial note
Seen at the curb along Franklinville, the scene centers two vehicles—a white SUV with rear-quarter panel damage and a red pickup—framed by a blue door and brick façade. Since acquisition in January 2026, the work has occupied a fixed curb edge, with the orange cone and circular manhole cover foregrounding the everyday frictions of street life. The museum notes that the work anchors the streetscape as a durable record of duration and material presence at the edge of the public realm.