Expo Chicago 2023
Dealers report strong first-day sales as Expo Chicago’s largest edition yet draws a 'critical mass' of Midwestern collectors
Collectors from the Midwest and beyond turned up for the fair’s VIP preview, as did the city’s next mayor and one of its most famous rappers
Expo Chicago foregrounds the city's Argentine connections
Thanks in part to the support of a leading Latin American collector, three Buenos Aires galleries are Chicago-bound for Expo
Chance the Rapper becomes Chance the Curator at Expo Chicago
The beloved Chicagoan rapper will present works related to his forthcoming album, Star Line Gallery, at the fair
Ukrainian artists reflect on Russia’s war at Expo Chicago
Kyiv-based Voloshyn Gallery is showing works by two emerging Ukrainian artists on its stand at Expo Chicago
Galleries
Expo Chicago fair turns ten: dealers say low cost of living and greater freedom to experiment nurtures US city’s art scene
Chicago is benefiting from a new generation of innovative collectors and a rich cultural ecosystem
Chicago’s dealers look abroad to widen their reach
As their art-world profiles rise, Windy City gallerists are opening outposts in Mexico, France and Portugal
Events and exhibitions
Size does matter: Chicago's Barely Fair makes a small stand for a more equitable art world
The tiny but mighty satellite to Expo Chicago, where galleries show art in miniature stands, is back and (slightly) bigger than ever
Derrick Adams’s unicorns are taking over Chicago
In addition to rideable unicorn sculptures at Expo Chicago, the city’s vast projection art venue Art on theMart will feature footage of Adams’s mystical animal statues
Richard Bell’s activist art hits the big screen in Chicago
Bell is showing in Expo Chicago's sector for large and site-specific works, and is the subject of a documentary screening during the fair
Collectors
'Collect art with passion, purpose and values': Catherine Sarr supports artists through purchases, prizes and residencies
Sarr and her husband, Mamadou-Abou Sarr, organise an annual prize that supports emerging French artists and brings one of them to Chicago for a residency
Famed Florida collector Beth Rudin DeWoody shows off her Chicago purchases
Opening during Expo Chicago, the exhibition “Neo Chicago” highlights works in DeWoody’s vast collection by artists with ties to the city, from McArthur Binion and Angel Otero to Amy Sherald