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A ledger of operations that show art on urban screens, one row at a time. Operator, programming model, cadence, and status are recorded in one shape, whether or not an article covers the entry. Operations that have ended stay on the ledger.

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56 entries

PROGRAMMING MODEL

  • Operator commission14
  • Ad-slot takeover11
  • Festival programming8
  • Corporate programme7
  • Museum commission7
  • Ticketed show6
  • Open call2
  • Nonprofit network1

STATUS

  • Active50
  • Ended3
  • Scheduled to end2
  • Status unverified1

CITY

  • Tokyo11
  • New York8
  • Seoul6
  • London4
  • Hong Kong3
  • Singapore3
  • Amsterdam2
  • Chengdu2
  • Los Angeles2
  • Melbourne2
  • Taipei2
  • AlUla1
  • Bangkok1
  • Charlotte1
  • Diriyah1
  • Doha1
  • Dubai1
  • Durham1
  • Eindhoven1
  • Hamburg1
  • Istanbul1
  • Johannesburg1
  • Lagos1
  • Las Vegas1
  • Lyon1
  • Miami1
  • Milan1
  • Paris1
  • Prague1
  • San Francisco1
  • Shanghai1
  • Sharjah1
  • Sydney1
  • Toronto1
  • Vienna1
  • West Hollywood1
OperationOperatorModelSinceStatus
Chih-Yu Chen’s DIFFUSE at Taipei LumitreeTaipei Lumitree (designed, operated and programmed by NYC-based Tiger Party); DIFFUSE runs as one of the venue’s programmed artist slotsCorporate programme2026-07Scheduled to end
Zach Lieberman and Art in Frame at The Hyundai SeoulHyundai Department Store (The Hyundai Seoul)Operator commission2025-12Active
Half a Century of Tamagawa Takashimaya S·CTōshin Kaihatsu (operator of Tamagawa Takashimaya S·C)Operator commission2025Active
Taipei Lumitree and the Art-First Outdoor ScreenTiger Party (NYC; design, operation and programming), developed by two Taiwanese property developersCorporate programme2024-11Active
DIG SHIBUYA and the Midnight Hour at Shibuya CrossingSHIBUYA CREATIVE TECH Executive Committee (co-hosted with Shibuya Ward); the night-art curation is handled, depending on the year, by MUTEK.JP × ETERNAL Art Space or REFRACTIONAd-slot takeover2024-01Active
At-Turaif's Illumination and Diriyah's New-Media Art HubDiriyah Company (formerly DGDA) and the Saudi Museums Commission (Ministry of Culture)Museum commission2024Active
DOOH Exploration by WallDecaux and OBJ.Studio Across German CitiesWallDecaux (JCDecaux Group) with OBJ.Studio as curatorAd-slot takeover2024Active
TOKYO NODE at Toranomon Hills and the City-Facing ScreenMori Building Co., Ltd. (TOKYO NODE operations)Operator commission2023-10Active
Las Vegas Sphere and the Surface Where Ad and Artwork Never PartSphere Entertainment Co. (James Dolan, Chairman & CEO)Ticketed show2023-09-29Active
TSX Broadway and the 86,000-Pound Stage Doors of Times SquareDeveloped by L&L Holding; the screen-and-stage apparatus runs under the TSX brand (TSX Entertainment)Operator commission2023-01Active
Frameless London and the Portraits Brought to LifeFrameless Creative (opened 2022; CEO Richard Relton)Ticketed show2022-10Active
The Calligraphic Facade of Dubai's Museum of the FutureDubai Future FoundationTicketed show2022Active
Hall des Lumières and the Business of Immersion in New YorkCulturespaces with IMGTicketed show2022Active
Outernet London and the Now BuildingOuternet Global (operator) / Consolidated Developments (developer); the art strand is programmed by Outernet ArtsOperator commission2022Active
The M+ Facade as Curated Museum DisplayM+ (under the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority)Museum commission2022Active
Cross Shinjuku Vision and the Calico That Moved Into an Advertising ScreenOperated by Cross Space Inc., with operations delegated to Unica and advertising sales handled by Microad Digital SignageOperator commission2021-07Active
the 64-Foot Sunset Spectacular in West HollywoodOrange Barrel Media with the City of West Hollywood, as a public-private partnershipOperator commission2021Active
Art Innovation Gallery and the Open-Call Economy of LED BillboardsArt Innovation S.r.l. (Milan, founded 2021)Open call2021Active
Chengdu's Naked-Eye 3D and Lawrence Argent's I Am HereA commercial DOOH surface on Yingjia Plaza at Taikoo Li, Chunxi Road; the naked-eye 3D content is made and programmed by studio Flint WalkAd-slot takeover2021Active
CIRCA and the Globally-Synchronised Screen NetworkCIRCA (London; founded by Josef O’Connor)Nonprofit network2020-10Active
COEX K-POP Square, Seoul, and a'strict's WAVE (2020)d'strict (operation), under the artist name a'strictAd-slot takeover2020-04Active
Land Art at AlUla's Wadi AlFannRoyal Commission for AlUla (RCU), Saudi ArabiaOperator commission2020Active
L-Shaped LEDs and the Rise of Anamorphic SignageThe media operators of each site (SMTown COEX Artium, Cross Space, Taikoo Li and others); the anamorphic content is produced and programmed by studios such as d'strict (a'strict) and FlintWalkAd-slot takeover2020Active
DEMO Festival and a 24-Hour Takeover of the Screen NetworkStudio Dumbar/DEPT® (Rotterdam) with Exterion Media NL and twelve DOOH operatorsAd-slot takeover2019-11Active
JR's The Chronicles of San Francisco at SFMOMASan Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) with JR StudioMuseum commission2019-05Ended
Tracing an Anonymous Curation Through Its ArtistsShibuya Television Co., Ltd. (NEO SHIBUYA TV)Operator commission2018-07Active
Atelier des Lumières and the Immersive Museum as Show BusinessCulturespaces, a private cultural operator founded in 1990Ticketed show2018-04Active
King Power MahaNakhon and Bangkok's Dissolving SkyscraperKing Power Group (developed by PACE Development; architecture by Büro Ole Scheeren)Ticketed show2018Active
Anatomy of Piccadilly LightsOwned by Landsec; operated by Ocean OutdoorAd-slot takeover2017-10Active
Projection and Taxidermy on the Nature Wall, Takao 599 MuseumCity of Hachioji (owner); operated by Keio Agency and Keio Setsubi ServiceMuseum commission2015-08Active
Carsten Nicolai’s chroma actor at Seibu Shibuya, 2015–2026Sogo & Seibu Co., Ltd. (Seibu Shibuya)Operator commission2015-08Scheduled to end
Hyundai Motorstudio Seoul and World on a WireHyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Artlab / Hyundai Motorstudio Seoul)Corporate programme2014-05Active
Bill Viola and Jenny Holzer at Hamad International AirportQatar Museums (public art programme) with Hamad International AirportMuseum commission2014Active
Signal Festival and Prague Goes Year-RoundSignal Production s.r.o., produced by the Signal Creative studioFestival programming2013Active
Random International's Rain Room and Signage Without a ScreenRandom International (Hannes Koch, Florian Ortkrass); permanently housed by Sharjah Art Foundation (UAE)Museum commission2012-10Active
Ars Electronica Futurelab's ZeitRaum at Vienna Check-In 3 (2012)Vienna International Airport × Ars Electronica FuturelabOperator commission2012-06Status unverified
Daisy Collingridge and Isabel Garrett's Bod in Times SquareTimes Square Arts (Times Square Alliance) with the Times Square Advertising Coalition; the March edition was guest curated by Damian BradfieldAd-slot takeover2012Active
Yael Bartana's Farewell in Times SquareTimes Square Arts (Times Square Alliance); guest curated by Nato Thompson with Dreaming in PublicAd-slot takeover2012Ended
Amsterdam Light Festival Along the CanalsStichting Amsterdam Light Festival, a cultural ANBI nonprofit foundationFestival programming2012Active
Tromarama's Turn On #2 in Times SquareTimes Square Arts (Times Square Alliance) with the Times Square Advertising CoalitionAd-slot takeover2012Active
Tomokazu Matsuyama's Morning Again at Times SquareTimes Square Arts, the public-art arm of the Times Square district management bodyAd-slot takeover2012Active
The Lobby Screen of Singapore's ArtScience MuseumMarina Bay Sands (operator of the ArtScience Museum)Museum commission2011-02Active
i Light Singapore and the Planning Authority's Festival of LightThe Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of SingaporeFestival programming2010Active
Durham's Lumiere and Artichoke's 16 Years, 2009–2025Artichoke (producer) / Durham County Council (commissioner)Festival programming2009Ended
Hong Kong’s K11 MUSEA and the Mall Remade as MuseumK11 Group / New World Development (Hong Kong; founded by Adrian Cheng)Corporate programme2009Active
Vivid Sydney and the Publicly Funded Festival of LightDestination NSW, the state agency for tourism and major eventsFestival programming2009Active
Yebizo's Outdoor Program as a Temporary Civic ScreenTokyo Metropolitan Government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, TOP Museum and Arts Council Tokyo, with CCBT partnering on the outdoor centrepieceFestival programming2009Active
Samsung d'light and the Corporate Showroom in Seocho, SeoulSamsung Electronics, as the company's brand experience centreCorporate programme2008Active
Eindhoven's GLOW and a Five-Kilometre Circuit Through the DarkGLOW Foundation (Stichting GLOW, Eindhoven)Festival programming2006Active
Toronto’s Sankofa Square and Its Civic SignageSankofa Square Board of Management (a City of Toronto agency)Open call2004Active
Federation Square and the Publicly Curated Civic DisplayFed Square Pty Ltd, owned by the Government of VictoriaOperator commission2002Active
SHIBUYA TSUTAYA (QFRONT), a Vessel at the Scramble CrossingSHIBUYA TSUTAYA, the flagship store housed in the QFRONT building, is operated by Culture Convenience Club (CCC); the facade vision "Q'S EYE" is built and run by HibinoCorporate programme1999-12Active
Lyon's Fête des Lumières, a Festival the City LightsThe City of Lyon (Ville de Lyon)Festival programming1999Active
Twenty-five Years of Art Intrusions on Causeway Bay's CVISIONSOGO Hong Kong and its parent, Lifestyle International HoldingsOperator commission1998Active
Light Art in the World’s AirportsVarious airport operators (LAWA, Charlotte Douglas, Schiphol, Miami-Dade, iGA, Changi Airport Group, etc.)Operator commission1987Active
90 Years and Six Signs at DotonboriEzaki Glico Co., Ltd.Corporate programme1935Active