Site Map: Mississippi Riverfront
Stretching along the edge of downtown St. Louis in neighborhoods on each end of the Gateway Arch, the Mississippi Riverfront hosts over a dozen site-responsive works that reconnect the city to the river. Major new commissions extend across post-industrial sites, waterfront pathways, and a former public aquarium.
Counterpublic Visitor Hubs:
101 Chouteau Avenue: Open Thurs–Sun, 10 am–5 pm
624 N 2nd St: Open Thurs–Sun, 10 am–5 pm
01 Land is never a gateway (Sightline / Lifeline)
Artist Nicholas Galanin
Address 2, North Leonor K Sullivan Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
2026 On view
02 Appreciate [Riverfront]
![Appreciate [Riverfront]](https://counterpublic-media.storage.googleapis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/03153048/Leatherbury_Recent-work_01-1024x683.jpg)
Artist Brianna Leatherbury
Address 101, Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Rammed earth, reclaimed phosphate, land
2026 On view
03 Melted Destiny
Artist Yatika Starr Fields
Address 1450, South Wharf Street, St. Louis, Missouri, 63104
Details Exterior acrylic latex paint, spray paint
2026 On view
04 Site Memory, Recollecting Resistance and Returning Home
Artist Yatika Starr Fields
Address 200, South Broadway, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Printed vinyl
2026 On view
05 Who Builds Anything in This Country?
Artist Glenn Ligon
Address 801, North Leonor K Sullivan Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Handmade bricks
2026 Permanent Artwork On view
06 Siren Song
Artist Anika Todd
Address 101, Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Municipal tornado sirens, field recordings of the Mississippi River
2026 On view
07 Utilities
Artist Cooper Jacoby
Address 101, Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Wood telephone poles, epoxy resin, fiberglass, acrylic, clear coat, resin-stabilized burl wood, bone, EPDM rubber, aluminum, speakers, screens, electronics
2026 On view
08 Proximities
Artist Emma McCormick Goodhart
Address 101, Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Sandstone (Arkansas), limestone marble, mica-encrusted granite, druzy quartz and red earth (all Missouri), CAVE 0 fragrance oil and eau de parfum, mitti attar (wet clay absolute), scent diffusers, neon, high-density polyurethane, electric scent diffusers, Osage orthography.
2026 On view
09 𐓰𐓪𐓰𐓘 𐓤𐓪𐓰𐓘
Artist Emma McCormick Goodhart
Address 101, Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Neon, metal, Osage orthography
2026 On view
10 slippin’ into darkness
Artist Guadalupe Rosales
Address 101, Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details 1991 Honda Accord, Tropical Glitz dragon fruit lollipop paint, sound, LED
2026 On view
11 Wíhaŋyablapi (of St. Louis)
Artist Kite
Address 101, Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Textile, video, mixed media, dreams
2026 On view
12 Porous Streams Within
Artist Lisa Alvarado + Joshua Abrams
Address 101, Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Wood, canvas, acrylic paint, fabric trims, leather lace, natural linen, bells, sewn vinyl and plastic, dried river grass, colored water, sand, window vinyl, ripstop, motors, multichannel sound
2026 On view
13 World Aquarium
Artist Max Hooper Schneider
Address 101, Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Custom acrylic aquarium, freshwater ecosystem, robotic organisms, antique uranium glass, steel assemblages, found objects, site-specific junk and detritus, dyed urethane whale bones, LED canopy lightbox, filtration system, pneumatic actuators, coded computer software and custom electronics, steel frame base
2026 On view
14 RE_ — resilience, reclamation, rethinking… _DE — depression, deprivation, decentralisation… da_RE — change, experience, respect, sense…
Artist Sissel Tolaas
Address 101, Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Historical crate, replicated smell molecules, compressors (6 tubings), theater seats (indoor and outdoor); invisible archive of the disappearing city, sauna room and theater chairs, locker rooms
2026 On view
15 Shields Green
Artist Vaughn Davis Jr.
Address 101, Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Acrylic, dye, glitter, pigment, aerosol on canvas
2026 On view
16 Parasiting
Artist Won Ju Lim
Address 101, Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Laser engraving on glass panels, sound. This installation allows ten individuals at a time. Parasiting is navigable by flashlight. Be mindful as you enter the darkened room. Flashlights are provided at the welcome desk.
2026 On view
17 Living Room
Artist Tromarama
Address 700, North 2nd Street, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Glass bottles, TV monitors, chairs, DC fan, hose, clamp, magic arm, custom computer program, AI-generated text, discarded objects
2026 On view
18 Coyote Time [Laclede’s Landing]
![Coyote Time [Laclede’s Landing]](https://counterpublic-media.storage.googleapis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/14174610/CP-Opening-Saturday_Tyler-Small_80-1024x683.jpg)
Artist Alice Bucknell
Address 700, North 2nd Street, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Video game
2026 On view
19 Cheap Mirror
Artist LI Yi-Fan
Address 700, North 2nd Street, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Runtime: 05:30
2026 On view
20 The bow in the cloud
Artist Stephen Andrews
Address 624, North 2nd Street, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Jacquard weaving and vinyl print
2026 On view
21 Hereafter
Artist Rebecca Belmore
Address 624, North 2nd Street, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102
Details Photographic Installation
2026 On view
22 From One Space to Another; August 17, 2021; Christopher; The Ventriloquist