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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Front Wheel Abeyance, Curbside — Friendship Street

Automotive, stationary, front-left wheel removed, exposed brake rotor

Police Department, est. 2026

106 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 left curb, the gray sedan leans into the street, its front-left wheel absent and the rotor visible beneath a crumpled fender. Since its acquisition in January 2026, the piece has occupied this corner, becoming a persistent feature of the street’s everyday topology. The white SUV in the background and the weathered fence situate the work within a residential threshold where idle objects reside alongside traffic, inviting contemplation of duration and persistence in the city’s curbside life.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19464958
Location
///film.clean.hiding
Address
4741 FRIENDSHIP ST
Region
Tacony
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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