Art on theMART
Vornado Realty Trust · operated by Art on THE MART Foundation (with City of Chicago DCASE) · 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
A permanent nightly projection covering the entire river-facing facade of theMART building along the Chicago Riverwalk, driven by 34 Christie Boxer projectors.
Production spec
3.37:1Aspect
landscapeOrientation
1800sMax duration
OnAudio
RequiredMask
- Audio
- 10+ speakers along the Chicago Riverwalk carry show soundtracks.
- Mask
- Content is projection-mapped onto the building facade, including windows and setbacks.
- Safe area
- Facade is interrupted by window mullions and architectural breaks.
- Lead time
- Arranged through the Foundation for commissioned works.
- Delivery
- unspecified
Production notes
- Artwork must map onto a 556-by-165-foot masonry facade broken up by windows and architectural setbacks, and it is only shown to commissioned artists rather than booked as media.
- 556 ft wide x 165 ft tall projection surface, ~91,740 sq ft (about 2.5 acres).
- 34 Christie Boxer projectors, ~30,000 lumens each, over 1,000,000 lumens total.
- Official page states a 6,000 x 2,620 pixel projection figure; the full stitched master-canvas resolution artists deliver against is not published.
- Frame rate, container, and codec for artist deliverables are not published; provided privately to commissioned artists.
- Shows run 30 minutes, four nights a week (Thu-Sun), seasonally roughly April-December.
- 10+ speakers along the Riverwalk carry show soundtracks.
Location
222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL 60654, USAOpen in Google Maps
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Spec sourced from the owner’s published material. View source · last checked 2026-07-02