Expo Chicago
EXPO CHICAGO RENEWS PARTNERSHIP WITH ARTSPACE.COM, THE LEADING ONLINE PLATFORM FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
CHICAGO – EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, renews their partnership with Artspace.com, the leading online marketplace for contemporary art. The online platform enables art lovers throughout the world to preview and participate in EXPO CHICAGO, which opens the international fall art season Sept. 19 – 22 at Navy Pier. Artspace[...]
EXPO CHICAGO Announces Shamim M. Momin as Curator of IN/SITU
CHICAGO – EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, is proud to announce the 2013 IN/SITU curator, Shamim M. Momin, director, curator, and co-founder of LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division). A key component of the exposition’s innovative artistic programming, IN/SITU provides the opportunity for exhibitors to showcase large-scale installations, site-specific and performative works by select international[...]
EXPO CHICAGO // Regional Dinner Announcement
CHICAGO —EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, AXA ART Insurance Corporation and The Conservation Center kicked off a series of regional dinners last night in St. Louis. The intimate gatherings that will also take place in Kansas City, Detroit, Houston and Toronto, with additional locations pending, are designed to build greater[...]
EXPO ART WEEK // September 16 – 22, 2013
Designed to complement EXPO CHICAGO, EXPO ART WEEK is a citywide showcase of Chicago’s art and cultural community. Coordinated in collaboration with Chicago’s museums, cultural institutions, theatres, galleries, restaurants and retail establishments, EXPO ART WEEK will highlight numerous special events, exhibitions, performances and openings during the week of September 16 – 22, 2013. This focus[...]
EXPO CHICAGO Joins Forces with Chicago’s Premier Cultural Institutions for EXPO ART WEEK
CHICAGO — EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, in conjunction with Choose Chicago and Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), announces EXPO ART WEEK Sept. 16 – 22, 2013. With EXPO CHICAGO (Sept. 19 – 22) as the centerpiece, the exposition will join together with the city’s most[...]
Northern Trust Commits to a Presenting Sponsorship for EXPO CHICAGO/2013
EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary/Modern Art, is proud to announce that Northern Trust will be the presenting sponsor of the 2013 exposition. After an extremely successful partnership in 2012, Northern Trust, a leading provider of investment management; asset and fund administration; fiduciary and banking solutions for corporations, institutions and affluent individuals worldwide, is[...]
EXPO CHICAGO/2013 // Application Deadline
Building on the successful first edition, Chicago’s Navy Pier will once again host EXPO CHICAGO, the International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, September 19–22, 2013. EXPO CHICAGO will maintain its ardent commitment to quality by limiting the number of participating galleries. With over 27,000 visitors in its inaugural year, the exposition is poised to draw an even larger[...]
EXPO CHICAGO/2012 // Dialogues
In September 2012, EXPO CHICAGO hosted a roster of Dialogues events with highlight conversations by art critic Jerry Saltz and LA-based artist Sterling Ruby in conversation with art advisor Todd Levin. Presented in partnership with The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), EXPO /Dialogues is a year-round program of symposia, panel discussions and provocative[...]
EXPO CHICAGO/2012 // Video Highlights
The inaugural edition of EXPO CHICAGO debuted at Chicago’s iconic Navy Pier in September. The four-day fair featured 120 leading international galleries and offered a curated blend of contemporary/modern art and design. Under the leadership of President and Director Tony Karman, EXPO CHICAGO featured a design-forward environment by the world-renowned Studio Gang Architects, led by Jeanne Gang.[...]
EXPO CHICAGO // An Interview with Tony Karman, Part II
Last month, about a week before Expo Chicago: The International Exposition of Modern/Contemporary Art & Design opened, I sat down with Tony Karman, Expo’s President and Director, for a preview of the inaugural fair. It might have been easy for some to dismiss those early superlatives as simply hype, but once the exposition launched and Festival Hall opened its[...]
EXPO CHICAGO’s Inaugural Fair
EXPO CHICAGO, the international exposition of contemporary and modern art, brought over 120 of the top international galleries to open the fall season back at Navy Pier. We had a tremendously successful Vernissage which made $375,000 for the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago with over 3000 people in attendance including Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Our inaugural year[...]
EXPO CHICAGO/2012 // Reminiscences
It has been a few weeks since the inaugural edition of Expo Chicago came and went. Here are my reminiscences from my afternoon at the fair: I began the day at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago and attended a tour of the museum with the MCA’s James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator Michael Darling.[...]
EXPO CHICAGO/2012 Garners Widespread Enthusiasm
EXPO CHICAGO/2012 GARNERS WIDESPREAD ENTHUSIASM AND SUPPORT FROM DEALERS, COLLECTORS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS 27,000 People Attended the Inaugural Exposition EXPO CHICAGO Returns to Navy Pier’s Festival Hall September 19-22, 2013 (Chicago) EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art welcomed more than 27,000 people to the inaugural event that featured 120 exhibitors from around[...]
EXPO CHICAGO/2012 // Highlights
The inaugural EXPO CHICAGO debuted at Chicago’s iconic Navy Pier last weekend. This four day art event featured 120 leading international galleries and offered a curated blend of contemporary/modern art and design. Produced by Art Expositions, LLC under the leadership of President and Director Tony Karman, EXPO CHICAGO featured a design-forward interior environment by the world[...]
EXPO CHICAGO/2012 Gallery Interviews
EXPO CHICAGO, the Inaugural International Exposition of Modern/Contemporary Art & Design, debuted September 20-23, 2012 at Chicago’s Navy Pier. Don’t miss our interviews with some of the fair’s participating galleries. EXPO CHICAGO/2012 Opening Night Benefit with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Vernissage Chicago gallerist Rhona Hoffman of Rhona Hoffman Gallery Jim Dempsey of Chicago[...]
EXPO CHICAGO Opens at Navy Pier
EXPO CHICAGO Opens at Navy Pier to more than 3,000 People Vernissage, The MCA’s Opening Night benefit for EXPO CHICAGO RAISES $350,000 (Chicago, IL) EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Modern/Contemporary Art & Design opened to an immense crowd of the city’s business, civic and cultural leader’s including Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Wednesday, Sept 19. Over[...]
Artadia Awards 2012 // EXPO CHICAGO
Distinguished National Panel Selects Seven Artists for Artadia Awards 2012 Chicago Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue is pleased to announce the Artadia Awards 2012 Chicago. For three consecutive days (September 16–18, 2012), three nationally known jurors—Evelyn Hankins, Associate Curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; Jill Dawsey, Associate Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art[...]
EXPO CHICAGO/2012 // Vernissage
On Wednesday, September 19, 2012, the inaugural EXPO CHICAGO debuted its exclusive opening night celebration, Vernissage. Guests experienced a first look at artworks presented by over 100 leading international and contemporary art galleries. For many years, Vernissage was the highlight of the city’s social and cultural calendar. This special preview event returned once more, benefiting the Museum of Contemporary Art[...]
EXPO CHICAGO // An Interview with Tony Karman
This week, the art world’s glitterati will descend upon Chicago for a new contemporary art fair: Expo Chicago, The International Exposition of Contemporary/Modern Art& Design. Occupying Navy Pier’s colossal Festival Hall, the fair showcases a selection of top tier galleries—capped at 100—from around the globe. Also included are EXPOSURE, a section comprising younger galleries; IN/SITU, a[...]
EXPO CHICAGO Announces 2012 Dialogues Schedule
Presented in partnership with THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO (SAIC), EXPO /Dialogues is a year-round program of symposia, panel discussions, and provocative artistic discourse. /Dialogues will culminate in daily programming at EXPO CHICAGO, highlighting the field’s leading artists, curators, designers, and arts professionals and the current issues that engage them. All /Dialogues[...]
McCormick Gallery // Jack Roth
EXPO CHICAGO is proud to present McCormick Gallery as an exhibiting gallery for our September debut. McCormick Gallery and Vallarino Fine Art are pleased to present the first comprehensive exhibition of work from the estate of Jack Roth (1927 – 2004). Roth was a multi-tasking painter, photographer, poet, collagist, poet, professor, Guggenheim Fellow and PhD[...]
EXPO CHICAGO Artspace VIP Preview
Be the first to see selected works headed to EXPO Participating Galleries: Alexander and Bonin Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe Andrew Rafacz Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery Carl Solway Gallery Catherine Edelman Gallery Cherry and Martin Corbett vs. Dempsey CRG Gallery David Zwirner Dodge Gallery Galerie Karsten Greve AG Galerie Lelong Honor Fraser The Mission James Cohan[...]
EXPO CHICAGO & Chicago Loop Alliance // IN/SITU in the Loop
IN/SITU in the Loop EXPO CHICAGO and Chicago Loop Alliance Opening reception Inland Steel Building lobby 77 S. Dearborn Thursday, Sept. 6th from 5-8pm Public Hours: 10-6pm weekdays Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) showcases large-scale installations from the international art and design exposition EXPO CHICAGO/2012 at its Pop-Up Art Loopspace in the iconic Inland Steel Building lobby (77 S. Dearborn).[...]
Stephen Daiter Gallery // Collateral Damage
The subtitle of the current show at the Stephen Daiter Gallery, Collateral Damage, is The Human Face of War, but an equally appropriate title might be Humanity in Spite of War. Out of some of the most violent and horrific moments, the four photographers whose work is exhibited in this show draw empathetic attention to[...]