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Monument in Waiting

Monument in Waiting
Theaster Gates, 2020 (installed 2022)
* idea, geometric bases without statues
* Installation of this piece was originally announced for one year, but it was still in place in November of 2025.
* inscription:
base:
UNTIL REAL HEREOES BLOOM.
THIS DUSTY PLINTH WILL WAIT.
plaque:
Presented by Philadelphia Contemporary, the Foreman Arts Initiative, and Drexel University courtesy of the artist and GRAY GALLERY, Chicago/New York.
*The public is welcome to interact with the sculpture
* On the campus of Drexel University. Woodland Walk. Northeast of the Northeast corner of 33rd and Market.
* 39.954260,-75.188610 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* Exhibits: New
* See also:
+drexel.edu article about this piece
+philadelphiacontemporary.org's page for this piece
+theastergates.com
+drexel.edu