Screenhouse Public Commission
Sector: Cement • Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Source: The Brooklyn Rail
Screenhouse is a public commission by interdisciplinary artist Edra Soto for Chicago's Millennium Park. It is a free-standing structure that incorporates replicas of vernacular Puerto Rican architectural forms such as wrought iron rejas screens and concrete quiebrasoles. The work is part of Soto's ongoing GRAFT series, which transplants these architectural elements into new spaces to explore theme
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Cement, Metal, Rail
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Brooklyn Rail
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Original status | under construction |
Taiyo status | Under Construction |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Screenhouse is a public commission by interdisciplinary artist Edra Soto for Chicago's Millennium Park. It is a free-standing structure that incorporates replicas of vernacular Puerto Rican architectural forms such as wrought iron rejas screens and concrete quiebrasoles. The work is part of Soto's ongoing GRAFT series, which transplants these architectural elements into new spaces to explore themes of migration, colonization, identity, and family. |
Original sector | Public Art |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Illinois |
City | Chicago |
Source
Source | The Brooklyn Rail |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Cement, Metal, Rail |
Article published date | 2026-04-27 |
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