Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Year: 2020
2100 Mount Vernon Sidewalk Mosaics
Sidewalk,
2017 - 2022
* small
plants,
paw prints,
water,
abstract patterns
* These pictures were taken on the South side of the street on February 14, 2026.
* Sidewalk.
Mt. Vernon between 21st and 22nd.
* 39.966075,-75.173200 [map] [nearby]
* On the Fairmount tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+streetsdepartment.com article about Sidewalk
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
Remember Me
2020 (presumed)
* Memorial to Ahmaud Arbery,
Sandra Bland,
Michael Brown,
Philando Castile,
Stephon Clark,
John Crawford,
Jordan Davis,
Jonathan Ferrell,
George Floyd,
Eric Garner,
Freddie Gray,
Trayvon Martin,
Laquan McDonald,
Tamir Rice,
Walter Scott,
Alton Sterling
and
Breonna Taylor
* names and ideas
* Was on the South side of Main, East of Green. Missing when checked May 6, 2023.
* inscription:
"Did the Right Thing" and "Too many"
* Attached to the fence.
* 40.026700,-75.226900 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing,
Unidentified Artists,
Black Lives
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Murder of Ahmaud Arbery page
+wikipedia.org's Death of Sandra Bland page
+wikipedia.org's Killing of Michael Brown page
+wikipedia.org's Killing of Philando Catile page
+wikipedia.org's Killing of Stephon Clark page
+wikipedia.org's Killing of John Crawford III page
+wikipedia.org's Murder of Jordan Davis page
+wikipedia.org's Killing of Jonathan Ferrell page
+wikipedia.org's George Floyd page
+wikipedia.org's Killing of Eric Garner page
+wikipedia.org's Killing of Freddie Gray page
+wikipedia.org's Trayvon Martin page
+wikipedia.org's Murder of Laquan McDonald page
+wikipedia.org's Killing of Tamir Rice page
+wikipedia.org's Killing of Walter Scott page
+wikipedia.org's Killing of Alton Sterling page
+wikipedia.org's Killing of Breonna Taylor page
Turtle Creek
Paul Santoleri,
2020
* big
turtle,
flowers,
water,
fish
* Title is from the artist's web site.
Listed elsewhere as "Tulpehanink nta".
* Bridge.
Cotton Street South of Main.
* 40.024650,-75.223065 [map] [nearby]
* On the Manayunk tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+artist's page for this piece
+paulsantoleri.com
W Entrance
Nelson Worldwide (Architects),
2020
* big
patterned grid
* Entrance.
W Hotel.
North side of Chestnut between Broad and 15th.
* 39.951065,-75.164840 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* Exhibits: New
* See also:
+architect's page for the building
+wikipedia.org's page for the building
+nelsonworldwide.com
+marriot.com's page for the hotel
