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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Curbside Accumulation, Alleyway Margin — Chinatown

Urban debris, cardboard boxes, pallets, gas cylinders

License & Inspections, est. 2025

126 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

Seen from the alley behind 1019 Cherry Street, the work centers on a dumpster marked with bright blue graffiti, anchoring a corridor crowded with pallets and scattered boxes. Since its acquisition in December 2025, the piece has occupied this back-alley condition as a durable ledger of accumulation in Chinatown. The presence of gas cylinders and a leaning metal frame among the debris foregrounds the persistence of informal storage at the urban edge.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19202904
Location
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Address
1019 CHERRY ST
Region
Chinatown
Acquired
December 2025
Status
On permanent display

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