{"article":{"id":2244,"title":" EXPO CHICAGO's 10th Anniversary Edition Featured Outstanding Sales, Dynamic Programming, and Strong Attendance","excerpt":"","body":"<html><head></head><body><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419198/i3fj8ktiaviivk92z4d0.jpg\"><figcaption>EXPO CHICAGO Opening Night. MCA Patron Reception. Photo by Kyle Flubacker</figcaption></figure><p>CHICAGO<strong>—</strong><a href=\"https://www.expochicago.com\"><strong>EXPO CHICAGO</strong></a>, the International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, concluded its 10th anniversary edition on Sunday, April 16, with strong attendance of international collectors and more than 80 curators and museum directors alongside 32,000 visitors. The fair’s most global edition to date saw exceptional presentations from exhibiting galleries and strong sales both on-site and through the official online viewing room. The exposition welcomed more than 8,500 VIP guests—collectors, curators, museum directors, artists, and art professionals—for an exclusive first look at over 170 leading galleries from 36 countries and 90 cities throughout Navy Pier’s iconic Festival Hall. Also on opening night, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s Vernissage raised over $280,000 for the Museum’s learning programs. EXPO CHICAGO will return to Navy Pier’s Festival Hall on April 11–14, 2024.</p><p>“We are thrilled that EXPO CHICAGO’s 10th anniversary edition was distinguished by strong sales, exceptional exhibitions and events, and a city mobilized to welcome a growing community of art dealers, collectors, curators, museum directors, artists, and enthusiasts from around the world,” said <strong>Tony Karman</strong>, President | Director. “The energy and enthusiasm both on-site at Navy Pier and throughout Chicago was palpable—showcasing the support for our participating exhibitors and artists, while resonating deeply with local and visiting patrons,” he added. “I am proud that this edition of EXPO CHICAGO solidified our position on the international art fair calendar and reinforced Chicago’s reputation as a global arts center with leading institutions, galleries, and artists.”</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419198/unpj1ifn5fstl1kgwam7.jpg\"><figcaption>IN:SITU, Andrea Galvani, CURRO. Photo by Justin Barbin<br>&nbsp;</figcaption></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p>“This year at EXPO CHICAGO was marked by bold programmatic expansion—our /Dialogues public talks program saw record attendance; our Curatorial Initiatives welcomed over 80 curators and museum directors, the largest convening to date; and both our citywide public art installations and EXPO ART WEEK programmatic partnerships filled the week with nightly activations, openings, and events that showcased the depth of Chicago’s commitment to creative collaboration,” said <strong>Kate Sierzputowski</strong>, Director of Programming. “Over the past decade, the fair has consistently cultivated thoughtful programmatic offerings both on-site and throughout the city, and we look forward to furthering this tradition in the years to come.”</p><p>Notable collectors, artists, and patrons, in attendance included:<br><strong>Derrick Adams, Richard Bell</strong>, <strong>Dawoud Bey, Nick Cave </strong>and <strong>Bob Faust, Ellen-Blair Chube, Anita Blanchard </strong>and <strong>Martin Nesbitt, Leslie Bluhm, Laura Lee Brown </strong>and <strong>Steve Wilson, Dimitris Daskalopoulos, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Larry </strong>and <strong>Marilyn Fields, David Frej </strong>and <strong>Nancy Lerner, Nate Freeman, Bill Gautreaux, Helyn Goldenberg </strong>and <strong>Michael Alper, Lisa Goodman </strong>and <strong>Josef Vascovitz, Michelle Grabner, Jack </strong>and <strong>Sandy Guthman, Susan </strong>and <strong>Michael Hort, </strong>Chicago’s Mayor-elect <strong>Brandon Johnson</strong>, <strong>Jennifer Litowitz</strong>, <strong>Zoe Lukov</strong>, <strong>Vic Mensa</strong>, <strong>Gary Metzner, Prince Nikolaos </strong>of Greece and Denmark, <strong>Ron Pizzuti, Abby Pucker</strong>, <strong>Chance the Rapper</strong>, <strong>Biff Ruttenberg </strong>and <strong>Gwen Callans</strong>, <strong>Michael </strong>and <strong>Cari Sacks</strong>, <strong>Richard </strong>and <strong>Ellen Sandor, Kenny Schachter, Gio Swaby, Amanda Williams</strong>, and <strong>Hank Willis Thomas</strong>.</p><p>\"We had an outstanding year at EXPO CHICAGO, the fair was back in full force with a seemingly endless number of museum groups coming by throughout the weekend. We sold major works by Max Ernst and James Nares, alongside numerous contemporary works by Theodora Allen, Sara Anstis, Liam Everett, Vanessa German, and many more.\"</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419199/mb0wj9rzzhygafscxwb3.jpg\"><figcaption>IN:SITU, Curated by Claudia Segura. Ebony G Patterson, courtesy of moniquemeloche, photo by Mario Gallucci</figcaption></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>— Eric Gleason </strong>| <strong>Senior Director, Kasmin Gallery, New York</strong></p><p>“The quality of the institutional audience that EXPO CHICAGO delivers is impossible to beat. Curators and directors came through every day, and we not only continued existing relationships, we forged some very important new ones.”<br><strong>— Lauren Wittels </strong>| <strong>Director, Luhring Augustine, New York</strong></p><p>“We had a packed booth all day Thursday, and are proud to have placed works by several artists with public and private collections. The VIP preview started off with an important public collection acquiring an incredible work by Marie Watt, who will have a solo exhibition with us in June. We also placed a stunning Roger Brown, who has a solo exhibition up in our Washington Blvd. galleries, with a major private collection. We had institutional interest in works by Miya Ando, Sherman Beck, Alfred Conteh, James Little, Beverly Fishman, Esmaa Mohamoud, and</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419200/eyolfmwjnzwpwovdahf9.png\" alt=\"page4image1206803376\"></figure><p>Allana Clarke. It was so wonderful to be back at EXPO CHICAGO representing our dynamic Chicago community. All eyes are on Chicago and the city has brought its A-game, but that’s nothing new—Chicago has always been a force and it seems the rest of the art world is finally catching on. Chicago has a lot to say and people are listening!”</p><p><strong>— Kavi Gupta </strong>| <strong>Owner and Director, Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago</strong></p><p>“We’re thrilled to have placed a significant Ebony G. Patterson tapestry installation in a prominent Chicago collection and have works by Brendan Fernandes, Lavar Munroe, Jake Troyli, and Maia Cruz Palileo now heading to exhibitions at institutions including the Milwaukee Art Museum and Cantor Center for the Arts at Stanford. We also hosted museum groups from the Seattle Art Museum, Nelson Atkins Museum, Nerman Museum, and Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg at the gallery for private tours with Maia Cruz Palileo. The curatorial conference and directors forum adds a compelling dimension to this fair.”</p><p><strong>— Monique Meloche </strong>| <strong>Founder and Owner, moniquemeloche, Chicago</strong></p><p>\"The response to the 10th edition of EXPO CHICAGO has been deservingly tremendous. Another successful year, and we look forward to many more.\"</p><p><strong>— Miles McEnery </strong>| <strong>Principal, Miles McEnery Gallery, New York</strong></p><p>“We were thrilled to participate in EXPO CHICAGO for the first time this year, where we had the pleasure of experiencing an outstanding program and connecting with esteemed curators and art experts from around the globe. It was a valuable opportunity to foster relationships with institutions and showcase the captivating artwork of Navot Miller, a talented artist based in Berlin who is gaining prominence in the art world. We look forward to furthering the conversation and maintaining an ongoing dialogue with the national and international art professionals we met.”</p><p><strong>— Adi Gura </strong>| <strong>Partner, Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p></body></html>","published_at":"2023-04-19 12:00:00","state":"published","slug":"expo-chicago-s-10th-anniversary-edition-featured-outstanding-sales-dynamic-programming-and-strong-attendance","type":"NewsPost","meta_description":"","text":null,"created_at":"2023-04-19 19:46:28.49276","updated_at":"2023-04-19 19:46:28.498974","category_id":1,"highlighted":true,"searchable":"'/dialogues':306B '000':62B,147B '10th':4A,39B,176B,919B '11':166B '14':167B '16':45B '170':116B '2024':168B '280':146B '32':61B '36':120B '500':98B '8':97B '80':55B,318B '90':123B 'a-gam':766B 'abbi':497B 'acquir':678B 'activ':346B 'ad':250B 'adam':409B 'add':901B 'adi':1035B 'alfr':729B 'allana':738B 'allen':569B 'alongsid':60B,563B 'alper':458B 'also':132B,696B,864B 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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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