Located in the lobby of 150 N Riverside Plaza in Chicago, 150 Media Stream is a public digital art installation divided into 89 LED blades. It stretches over 150 feet long and reaches 22 feet high, the largest structure of its kind in the city. Launched in 2017, 150 Media Stream has showcased over fifty commissioned works by emerging and renowned local and international media artists.
The 150 Media Stream Arts Program forges strategic partnerships with many of Chicago’s major academic and artistic institutions, providing a forum for students and cultural practitioners to exhibit and promote their work in a dynamic and iconic environment.
To learn more about 150 Media Stream, see Nicky Ni’s 2024 article for Newcity: “A River of Creativity: A Profile of 150 Media Stream”.
Riverside Investment & Development
Building Developer, Commissioned 150 Media Stream
Riverside Investment and Development is a real estate investment firm headquartered in Chicago. One of the firm’s most iconic buildings, 150 North Riverside, is located at the confluence of the three branches of the Chicago River and is a bold expression of the firm’s innovative vision and commitment to excellence.
“One of our core objectives as property developers is to create spaces and places which help their occupants operate their businesses and lives more effectively and efficiently. Creating a sense of place, and an environment which is hospitable to creativity, pride of home, and an espirit d’corps is a means by which we can help our tenants recruit and retain the best possible talent. We believe 150 Media Stream is a strong example of our firm’s commitment to these principles, and to delivering the highest quality properties in their given market.”
—Anthony Scacco, Executive Vice President
150 Media Stream Curator, Video Artist
At the age of five, Yuge Zhou 周雨歌 became a household name in China as the singer for Little Dragon Boy (小龙人), one of the most popular children’s series in Chinese TV history. Growing up in the second stage of China’s economic reform, Yuge witnessed a massive influx of migration, expansion and globalization. Yuge came to the US almost two decades ago to earn a degree in computer science and subsequently moved into video art and installations.
As she has moved between continents and from the East coast to the Midwest, she has become deeply intrigued with coexistence and our social encounters across urban spaces. Her recent projects explore the geographical, ideological and emotional distance between her homeland and America—her adopted country—and broader challenges of transcending separation.
Yuge has exhibited nationally and internationally in prominent art and public venues, most recently at Midnight Moment in Times Square. Her work has been featured in the New York Magazine, Hyperallergic and Frieze, and acquired by the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago and the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation. Yuge is the recipient of the 2024 Joyce Foundation Artadia Award and a 2021 Artist Fellowship Award in Media Arts from Illinois Arts Council.
150 Media Stream commissioned and curated by:
Riverside Investment & Development
display concept and physical structure by:
McCann Systems in cooperation with Digital Kitchen
creative content partnership with:
Leviathan
150 N Riverside Plaza lobby and building design by:
Goettsch Partners
identity and graphic design by:
The Narrative
supported by:
the tenants of 150 N Riverside Plaza
with special thanks to:
William Blair and Company
The Pritzker Organization
Hyatt Corporation
Navigant Consulting
Polsinelli