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From the Permanent Collection

Nocturnal Vigil, Black Car with Spoiler — Shawmont

Automotive, sedan, black, rear spoiler

Police Department, est. 2026

113 days on view


Photographic documentation of the work as submitted to the city's 311 record.
As submitted to the city’s 311 record.

Curatorial note

From the rear, the car's broad spoiler asserts a formal presence that frames the nocturnal streetscape of Shawmont. Since January 2026, this work has occupied a nocturnal edge of the neighborhood’s parking lot, accruing a static rhythm in the streetlight glare. The Maryland plate anchors the piece in a precise urban moment, while the glossy black surface and the plate’s reflections invite sustained observation of material stillness within a busy curbside panorama.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19332220
Location
///bill.maker.newly
Address
273 SHAWMONT AVE # 8C2
Region
Dearnley Park
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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