2024-05-02T16:49:48-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150285840/art-on-themart-redefines-an-iconic-chicago-building-with-projection-series-currently-featuring-barbara-kruger Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2021-10-20T19:33:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b3/b32de5fc987f35f507b6c20e0af33a5c.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Spread across the 2.5-acre fa&ccedil;ade of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4611/chicago" target="_blank">Chicago</a>&rsquo;s iconic theMART building, formerly known as the Merchandise Mart, a new projection by conceptual artist Barbara Kruger is featured. The display is part of the fall program for Art on theMART, the largest permanent digital art projection in the world.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3c/3c84eea5988bfa837678bcca6c1f671f.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3c/3c84eea5988bfa837678bcca6c1f671f.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>Since its launch in 2018, Art on theMART has converted theMART into a canvas for public contemporary art projections by renowned local, national, and international multi-disciplinary artists. The program is the result of a 30-year commitment between theMART owner Vornado Realty Trust and The City of Chicago. The Art on theMART&rsquo;s content rotates seasonally and is selected with the assistance and expertise of the Curatorial Advisory Board.<br></p> <p>TheMART&rsquo;s Art Deco exterior has hosted over 20 different projections since its debut. Projections are visible to the public for free from Chicago&rsquo;s Wacker Drive and along with Riverwalk.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ae/ae0c9e2f6f21dd7b7a0bfe992f3980d0.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ae/ae0c9e2f6f21dd7b7a0bfe992f3980d0.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>This season&rsquo;s display coincides with the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/679581/art-institute-of-chicago" target="_blank">Art Institute of Chicago</a>&rsquo;s ex...</p>