Located in the lobby of 150 N Riverside Plaza in Chicago, the 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, the 150 Media Stream has showcased over fifty commissioned works by emerging and renowned local and international media artists.
The 150 Media Stream Arts Program also includes strategic partnerships with many major institutions and university fine arts programs in the city and provides a forum for students and cultural practitioners to exhibit and promote their work in a dynamic and iconic environment.
Riverside Investment & Development
Building Developer, Commissioned 150 Media Stream
Riverside Investment & Development’s most recent venture, 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
Yuge Zhou
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 popular children’s TV series. Yuge came to the US almost two decades ago to earn a degree in computer science and subsequently moved into video art and installations.
Her work addresses rootedness, longing and transient encounters across constructed or natural spaces—the sites of our shared dreams. Yuge has exhibited nationally and internationally in prominent art and public venues.
Her work has been featured in the New York Magazine, Hyperallergic and The Atlantic, and recently 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