Nocturnal Vigil, Black Car with Spoiler — Shawmont
Automotive, sedan, black, rear spoiler
Police Department, est. 2026
113 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
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.