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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Curbside Barriers at Rest, East Passyunk — South Philadelphia

Metal bollards, asphalt, concrete curb, nocturnal illumination

Streets Department, est. 2026

19 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 at night, the displaced bollards anchor the corner’s edge, their white forms leaning along the curb. Since acquisition in April 2026, the work has occupied the streetscape, presenting a durational register of municipal hardware. The piece belongs to a small subset within the Passyunk streets program that treats street furniture as a persistent presence rather than a resolved intervention.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19653246
Location
///clips.topped.solar
Address
1004 E PASSYUNK AVE
Region
Bella Vista
Acquired
April 2026
Status
On permanent display

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