The art felt as if it was trying to find the language to merge emotion with content, to harness the energies of the search within the courage of experimentation.
In its first year as part of the Frieze network—which also acquired the Armory Show in 2023—Expo Chicago managed to balance its notably friendly Chicago atmosphere with a strong showing from the global art market.
Sitting at a typewriter, the Los Angeles-based performance artist is working on a project to re-type 100 published novels — each one on a single page.
Jessica Fuentes and Brandon Zech discuss our recent loss of numerous influential Texas art legends, and talk about the implications of Frieze’s acquisition of The Armory Show and EXPO CHICAGO.
Expo Chicago, the city’s international exposition of contemporary and modern art, has named Amara Antilla, senior curator at large at the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) in Cincinnati.
Expo Chicago has named the two curators who will organize special sections at the fair’s 2024 edition, scheduled to take place April 11–14 at Navy Pier.
The Frieze franchise has announced it is adding two of the US’s longest-running art fairs to its portfolio: the Armory Show in New York, which it has already acquired, and Expo Chicago, the sale of which is due to close next month.
The institutions that won the fair's Northern Trust Purchase Prize selected artwork by artists Mohau Modisakeng, Wole Lagunju and Claudia Peña Salinas for their permanent collections