{"article":{"id":2467,"title":"EXPO CHICAGO Announces Programming for the 11th Edition ","excerpt":"","body":"<html><head></head><body><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419352/mfnozfv7rlarwzvztvyu.png\" alt=\"page1image24825920\"></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>CHICAGO — <a href=\"https://www.expochicago.com\"><strong>EXPO CHICAGO</strong></a><strong> </strong>reveals core programming details for the eleventh edition, taking place April 11–14, 2024 at Navy Pier. Alongside gallery presentations, EXPO CHICAGO showcases programs including the <strong>/Dialogues </strong>panel series; <strong>IN/SITU </strong>and <strong>IN/SITU Outside</strong>, installations across Festival Hall and Chicago’s public spaces; <strong>OVERRIDE | A Billboard Project</strong>, artworks presented on citywide billboards; and the <strong>Northern Trust Exchange Stage, </strong>a cornerstone of the fair’s VIP Program.</p><p>“From our inception, EXPO CHICAGO has consistently presented a robust list of critically acclaimed programs that activates the exposition for our patrons and contributes to the enduring critical discourse of the international arts community,” says Tony Karman, President and Director of EXPO CHICAGO. “As the art world gathers in Chicago this year, we are thrilled to welcome these exceptional talents to the exposition, and we look forward to their significant contributions in making the 2024 edition a resounding success.”</p><p>“EXPO CHICAGO’s programming engages with local and visiting audiences by offering opportunities of engagement beyond the core fair, extending conversations to neighborhoods throughout Chicago,” says Kate Sierzputowski, Artistic Director of EXPO CHICAGO. “On-site dialogues continue to engage arts practices from both within and outside of the city, uniting artists with curators for conversations that explore themes that resonate strongly with our Curatorial Initiatives and first ever Curatorial Conference, <i>Curating and the Commons</i>.”</p><p>A summary of the core programs and the full schedule can be found at <a href=\"https://www.expochicago.com\">expochicago.com</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419353/f8qjbqyiwe3u6f2e1whr.jpg\"><figcaption>Nick Cave in <i>Chicago, </i>2023, still. Courtesy of Art21.</figcaption></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419354/pcxjo4e5mqsredsizglb.jpg\"><figcaption>EXPO CHICAGO 2023, Chance The Rapper in conversation with Hank Willis Thomas, Navy Pier. Photo: Faith Decker.</figcaption></figure><p class=\"lead\">/Dialogues</p><p><br>Presented in partnership with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), <strong>/Dialogues </strong>brings together leading curators, artists, designers, and arts professionals for a series of panel discussions, forums, and artistic discourse on topics of the moment.</p><p>Highlights include a keynote with <strong>Chance the Rapper</strong>, <strong>Asma Naeem </strong>(Baltimore Museum of Art) and <strong>Nate Freeman </strong>(Vanity Fair) on hip hop and its contributions to international contemporary art; a conversation on art making and social change with <strong>For Freedoms; </strong>a discussion with curator <strong>Carla Acevedo-Yates </strong>(Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago) and artists <strong>Candida Alvarez </strong>(SAIC Professor Emerit) and <strong>Omar Velázquez </strong>(SAIC MFA 2016) on the importance of Puerto Rican representation within local collections and institutions; a preview of <strong>Prospect.6 </strong>with co-Artistic Directors <strong>Ebony G. Patterson </strong>and <strong>Miranda Lash; </strong>a forum on criticism as art practice with <strong>ARTnews; </strong>a conversation on arts spaces outside of traditional centers with <strong>Jenny Moore </strong>(Tinworks), <strong>Kristy Edmunds </strong>(MASS MoCA), and <strong>Jodi Throckmorton </strong>(John Michael Kohler Art Center); a panel hosted by <strong>United States Artists </strong>on contemporary craft with recent fellows; conversations with artists <strong>Amanda Williams </strong>and <strong>Paul Mpagi Sepuya</strong>; two public discussions as part of the <strong>Directors Summit; </strong>and a partnership with <strong>Art21 </strong>and <strong>Daata</strong>.</p><p>The full program may be found here. More information about the previously announced Directors Summit and this year’s extended Curatorial Initiatives may be found here and here, respectively.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class=\"lead\">IN/SITU: <i>In the Country of Last Things</i></p><p>The <strong>IN/SITU </strong>program realizes site-responsive and large-scale work throughout Festival Hall. The 2024 IN/SITU program, curated by <strong>Amara Antilla Independent Curator and Guest Curator at Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) in Cincinnati, </strong>draws its title from the 1987 dystopian novel by Paul Auster and features fifteen artists who explore the precarious nature of contemporary life. The works intervene within interstitial spaces and pause in the gallery presentations, bringing together artists whose practices investigate collective unease during a fractured time, evoking revisionist histories, and moving beyond critique to imagine more just and sustainable futures.</p><p>The program will feature artists Ivan Argote (Perrotin), American Artist (Labor), Paul <strong>Stephen Benjamin </strong>(Efraín López), <strong>Kiah Celeste </strong>(DOCUMENT), <strong>Elena Damiani </strong>(Revolver Galería), <strong>Anne-Karin Furunes </strong>(RYAN LEE Gallery), <strong>Rico Gatson </strong>(Miles McEnery Gallery), <strong>Maria Hupfield </strong>(Patel Brown), <strong>Voluspa Jarpa </strong>(NOME), <strong>Lucia Koch </strong>(Nara Roesler), <strong>Josèfa Ntjam </strong>(Galerie Poggi), <strong>Michael Rakowitz </strong>(Rhona Hoffman Gallery), <strong>Claudia Peña Salinas </strong>(CURRO), <strong>Tori Wrånes </strong>(Nazarian / Curcio), and <strong>Lauren Yeager </strong>(Abattoir).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class=\"lead\">IN/SITU Outside</p><p><strong>IN/SITU Outside </strong>stages temporary public art installations along the lakefront and throughout Chicago, presented in partnership with the Chicago Park District (CPD), the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), and Navy Pier. The 2024 program includes an intervention at the General John Alexander Logan Monument in Grant Park,<br>Nomadic Art Museum, and an installation by <strong>Eddie Martinez </strong>at Navy Pier.</p><p>More information on the 2024 IN/SITU Outside program may be found <a href=\"https://www.expochicago.com/programs/in-situ-outside\">here</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419355/fa83laojsaeqfez3hlow.jpg\"><figcaption>Judy Ledgerwood, <i>Jaywalking</i>, 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago.</figcaption></figure><p class=\"lead\">&nbsp;</p><p class=\"lead\">OVERRIDE | A Billboard Project</p><p><strong>OVERRIDE </strong>is a citywide collaborative public art initiative that displays works by both emerging and established artists from Chicago and around the world. The program is organized in collaboration with the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). From April 1–21, 100+ digital billboards and information panels across Chicago’s Central Business District will display a selection of works by artists such as <strong>Art &amp; Language </strong>(René Schmidt), <strong>Judy Ledgerwood </strong>(Rhona Hoffman Gallery), <strong>Raphaël Barontini </strong>(Mariane Ibrahim), and <strong>Lucia Koch </strong>(Nara Roesler). The program will also include work by Chicago- based artists including <strong>Lawrence Agyei</strong>, <strong>Jada-Amina</strong>, <strong>Jazmine Harris</strong>, <strong>Tom Jones II</strong>, <strong>Victoria Martinez</strong>, and <strong>Yuge Zhou</strong>.</p><p>More information on the 2024 OVERRIDE program may be found <a href=\"https://www.expochicago.com/programs/override\">here</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419356/fbublnuxxopg2tevcgai.jpg\"><figcaption>EXCHANGE 2023<br>Northern Trust Exchange Stage at EXPO CHICAGO 2023, Navy Pier. Photo: Kyle Flubacker<br>&nbsp;</figcaption></figure><p class=\"lead\">&nbsp;</p><p class=\"lead\">Exchange by Northern Trust</p><p>Hosted in the Northern Trust Anchor Lounge at Navy Pier, <i>Exchange by Northern Trust: An Interactive Conversation Around the Art of Collecting </i>offers VIP patrons discussions on collecting and the art market with industry leaders. Discussions include a conversation on building a Chicago-based collection with collector <strong>Anita Blanchard </strong>and <strong>Yesomi Umolu </strong>(Serpentine); a panel on the Legacy of Scott Burton with curator <strong>Jess Wilcox </strong>and artist <strong>Gordon Hall </strong>in collaboration with <strong>Jeremy Johnston </strong>(Darling Green); a look at practices in self-taught art with collectors <strong>Ashley Duchossois Joyce </strong>and <strong>Dr. David Walega</strong>, <strong>Deb Kerr </strong>(Intuit: The Center of Intuitive and Outsider Art), and <strong>Rudy Aronoff (</strong>Heritage Auctions); and a conversation on collecting prints featuring dealer <strong>David Cleaton-Roberts </strong>(Cristea Roberts Gallery),</p><p>collector <strong>Dani Levinas, </strong>and <strong>Monica Brown </strong>(Freeman’s | Hindman).<br>VIP Pass-holders will receive information about the full list of Exchange by Northern Trust</p><p>programming in upcoming VIP communications.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class=\"lead\">EXPO ART WEEK (April 8-14)</p><p>Presented in conjunction with Choose Chicago, the city’s tourism and marketing organization and Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), EXPO ART WEEK will once again galvanize Chicago’s cultural ecosystem through citywide events and celebrations. Highlights of EXPO ART WEEK include <strong>South Side Night </strong>(Tuesday, April 9), with performances and events at cultural partners in Hyde Park, Bronzeville, and surrounding areas, along with <strong>Art After Hours </strong>(Friday, April 12) in collaboration with Gertie and sponsored by Masterworks and Arete Wealth.</p><p>A list of happenings taking place during EXPO ART WEEK can be found <a href=\"https://www.expochicago.com/expo-art-week\">here</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419358/bsz1sc5dvfsgybv0x7co.png\" alt=\"page4image24564608\"></figure></body></html>","published_at":"2024-03-11 14:00:00","state":"published","slug":"expo-chicago-announces-programming-for-the-11th-edition","type":"NewsPost","meta_description":"","text":null,"created_at":"2024-03-11 17:53:25.152207","updated_at":"2024-03-13 14:58:06.249511","category_id":1,"highlighted":true,"searchable":"'-14':1075B 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Holocaust exhibition and adds a new reflection gallery. The reopening is timed to coincide with Veterans Day. Active military personnel, veterans and their families will receive free admission that day.</p><p><br></p><p>The project includes a redesigned Lillian &amp; Larry Goodman Auditorium and Gallery, an enlarged lobby in the Shapiro Family Foundation Welcome Center, and a refreshed Resilience Hall with an expanded stage for presentations and public programs.</p><p><br></p><p>Updates to the Zev &amp; Shifra Karkomi Holocaust Exhibition include additional material on the roots of antisemitism, the story of Chicago resident Leo Edelman, and the experiences of other groups targeted by the Nazis. A new reflection gallery, accessible from the exhibition, offers visitors a quiet space during and after their visit.</p><p><br></p><p>“Every visitor’s experience now begins differently and runs deeper,” said Kelley Szany, the Museum’s senior vice president of education and exhibitions. “The new welcome center sets the tone from the moment people arrive, the enhanced core Holocaust exhibition brings the history and the voices of survivors into sharper focus, and our new auditorium gives us a place to gather, listen, and talk about what it means for our communities today.”</p><p><br></p><p>Existing attractions, including the virtual reality theater, the interactive Survivor Stories Experience holographic theater, the Take A Stand Center and the Voices of Genocide Exhibition, will remain part of the Museum’s offerings.</p><p><br></p><p>Following the reopening,&nbsp;<em>Blacklist: The Hollywood Red Scare</em>&nbsp;will open November 15 in the special exhibition gallery. Created by and on loan from Jewish Museum Milwaukee, the exhibition examines the intersections of politics, antisemitism, freedom of speech and national security during the Red Scare of the 1940s and 1950s. It will remain on view through March 2027.</p><p><br></p><p>The Museum’s satellite location in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">Experience360, </span>will remain open through December 31, 2026. The downtown space opened during the Skokie renovation to provide continued access to the Museum’s immersive exhibitions.</p><p><br></p><p>For information and ticket reservations, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ilholocaustmuseum.org</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Image: Museum exterior. 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Partners include the Richard Hunt Legacy Foundation, Adler University, CAI Designs, Chicago Public Art Group, Chicago Sculpture Exhibit and Diasporal Rhythms.</p><p><br></p><p>Born and raised on Chicago’s South Side, Hunt developed an internationally recognized practice while continuing to live and work in his hometown. His welded metal sculptures brought together abstract forms, references to the natural world and an enduring interest in freedom and social justice.</p><p><br></p><p>Hunt identified attending Emmett Till’s funeral in 1955 as a turning point in his artistic life. Till had lived just two blocks from Hunt’s home. Decades later, Hunt’s public commissions would honor figures including Martin Luther King Jr., Mary McLeod Bethune, Jesse Owens and Ida B. Wells, while also addressing the Middle Passage and the Great Migration.</p><p>In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson appointed Hunt to the National Council on the Arts, where he became its first African American member. In 1971, at age 35, he became the first African American sculptor to receive a retrospective at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. His career encompassed more than 150 solo exhibitions and more than 160 public art installations.</p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791479104/lltcodkx39gd8sbhtus1.png\"></p><p><em style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Richard Hunt with artist Chris Devins, who recently completed a mural honoring the sculptor in Hyde Park. Photo courtesy of Chris Devins.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Recent projects in Chicago offer new ways to encounter Hunt’s work and history. This fall, the Logan Center opened the Hunt, a café honoring the artist. Created and designed by Little Black Pearl founder and executive director Monica Haslip, the space incorporates two Hunt sculptures, African art, archival materials and photographs by Sandro Miller.</p><p>In Hyde Park, artist Chris Devins and historian Michelle Duster have brought a mural of Hunt to 1515–19 E. 54th Street. The portrait is based on photographs Devins took in Hunt’s studio before the sculptor’s death.</p><p><br></p><p>“Richard Hunt was a giant in the arts world and people need to see what he looked like and be inspired by his legacy,” Devins said.</p><p><br></p><p>Pigment International’s dedication also reflects its own relationship with Hunt. 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