Each September, EXPO CHICAGO opens the fall art season at historic Navy Pier. Now entering its seventh edition, EXPO CHICAGO presents artwork from 135 leading galleries, including 3,000 artists representing over 20 countries. The exposition offers a dynamic roster of programming including panel discussions, uniquely curated site-specific projects, cutting-edge film and new media work, curator-led tours, and special exhibitions by renowned institutions.
EXPO CHICAGO welcomes you to experience the best in contemporary art!
HOURS
Friday, September 28 | 11:00am–7:00pm
Saturday, September 29 | 11:00am–7:00pm
Sunday, September 30 | 11:00am–6:00pm
For tickets and information, visit expochicago.com
Select Programs to Align with EXPO ART WEEK and Art Design Chicago, including Creative Chicago: An Interview Marathon featuring Hans Ulrich Obrist, Presented by the Chicago Humanities Festival in Partnership with EXPO CHICAGO and the Terra Foundation for American Art
Major Events and Exhibitions to Take Place During the Seventh Annual Exposition (September 27 – 30) Including the Launch of Art on theMART presented by theMART and the City of Chicago and the Opening of But I’m on The Guest List! 10th Anniversary Exhibition By The FLAG Art Foundation at The Peninsula Chicago
CHICAGO — EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, announces the return of EXPO ART WEEK, September 24 – 30, 2018. With the exposition as its centerpiece (September 27 – 30), EXPO ART WEEK—presented in conjunction with Choose Chicago, the city’s tourism and marketing organization, and Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE)—features museum exhibitions, gallery openings and special events in partnership with the city’s most prestigious cultural institutions.
In 2018, select programs and exhibitions align with Art Design Chicago, an initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art featuring 30+ exhibitions and hundreds of tours, talks and special events exploring Chicago’s rich art and design legacy, two of which will take place on Saturday, September 29: Creative Chicago: An Interview Marathon and the launch of Art on theMART. Hans Ulrich Obrist’s first Interview Marathon in the United States, Creative Chicago features notable Chicagoans Jeanne Gang, Theaster Gates and Gerald Williams, among others. The program is presented by the Chicago Humanities Festival and takes place in Navy Pier’s Aon Grand Ballroom from 1:00 – 6:00pm. Creative Chicago is followed by the launch of Art on theMART, the largest permanent digital art projection in the world, which will display artworks by renowned contemporary artists Diana Thater (David Zwirner | New York, London, Hong Kong), Zheng Chongbin, Jason Salavon and Jan Tichy (Richard Gray | Chicago, New York) on theMART’s exterior river-façade. The program begins at approximately 6:30pm and is presented in partnership with the City of Chicago.
Additional highlights taking place throughout EXPO ART WEEK include The FLAG Art Foundation’s 10th anniversary exhibition But I’m on The Guest List! at The Peninsula Hotel Chicago, featuring work by Elmgreen & Dragset (Perrotin | New York, Paris, Hong Kong,Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai), Awol Erizku (Night Gallery | Los Angeles), Tom Sachs and Cindy Sherman, among other internationally acclaimed artists; and For Freedoms Federation Town Hall on Tuesday, September 25 from 4:00 – 5:45pm, presented by For Freedoms in collaboration with the Smart Museum of Art, Sweet Water Foundation, and EXPO CHICAGO—one of several South Side openings that evening, including exhibitions at The Renaissance Society, DuSable Museum of African American History, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts and Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society. “As we celebrate the seventh edition of EXPO CHICAGO, we are extremely proud to herald the numerous city-wide cultural events, art exhibitions and presentations that are aligned with us during the week the of the exposition,” said President | Director Tony Karman. “EXPO ART WEEK was designed to encourage local Chicagoan’s and visiting arts patrons to explore and experience the breadth of cultural activities happening in Chicago and this year’s extraordinary list is not to be missed.”
About EXPO CHICAGO
EXPO CHICAGO 2018, The International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, is presented by Art Expositions, LLC at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, hosting more than 135 leading International exhibitors presented alongside one of the highest quality platforms for global contemporary art and culture. Entering its seventh year as a leading international art fair, EXPO CHICAGO offers diverse programming including /Dialogues, IN/SITU, IN/SITU Outside, EXPO VIDEO, the Curatorial Forum, the Art Critics Forum, EXPO Sound and OVERRIDE | A Billboard Project. In addition, EXPO CHICAGO continues to publish THE SEEN, Chicago’s International Journal of Contemporary & Modern Art. Under the leadership of President and Director Tony Karman, EXPO CHICAGO draws upon the city’s rich history as a vibrant international cultural destination, while highlighting the region’s contemporary arts community and inspiring its collector base.
The seventh edition will align with Art Design Chicago, and together with the Chicago Humanities Festival, Navy Pier and the Terra Foundation for American Art, will present Creative Chicago: An Interview Marathon, the first-ever Hans Ulrich Obrist marathon in the United States on Saturday, September 29.
Vernissage, the opening night preview benefiting the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, takes place Thursday, September 27, 6 – 9 p.m. General Admission to the exposition is Thursday, September. 27 – Sunday, September 30 (for hours please visit expochicago.com). Tickets to the exposition are on sale now. Northern Trust is the Presenting Sponsor of EXPO CHICAGO. For more information about EXPO CHICAGO and EXPO ART WEEK (Monday, Sept. 24 – Sunday, Sept. 30), visit expochicago.com.
