Expo Chicago Names More Than 170 Exhibitors for 10th Anniversary Edition in April
For its 10th edition, due to launch in mid-April, the Expo Chicago art fair has lined up more than 170 exhibitors from 36 countries to present work at the Navy Pier.
The fair is slated to run April 14–16, with a VIP preview day on April 13. Among leading galleries that will participate are Gallery 1957, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Cristea Roberts Gallery, Luis De Jesus, Edel Assanti, Kavi Gupta, half gallery, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, Kasmin, Monique Meloche Gallery, Galeria Nara Roesler, and Michael Werner Gallery.
First-time exhibitors at the fair include Casas Riegner of Bogotá, Eric Firestone Gallery of New York and East Hampton, Kohn Gallery of Los Angeles, Micki Meng of San Francisco, Ortuzar Projects of New York, kó of Lagos, Reyes | Finn of Detroit, Southern Guild of Cape Town, Welancora Gallery of New York, and Almine Rech, which has locations in New York, Paris, Brussels, London, and Shanghai.
In addition to the main galleries, the fair will also include themed sections, including ones for editioned works and books, as well as for special exhibitions by nonprofits.
The Profile section, for solo or curated projects from international galleries, will include Chambers Fine Art, Charlie James Gallery, Spinello Projects, and WHATIFTHEWORLD. The Exposure section, for solo and two-person presentations from galleries in business for 10 years or fewer, will be organized by Aimé Iglesias Lukin, director and chief curator of visual arts at Americas Society in New York. Galleries in that section include Deli Gallery, Embajada, First Floor Gallery Harare, Galería Karen Huber, Instituto De Visión, kó, PIEDRAS, TERN, and Voloshyn Gallery. Read More..