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About EXPO CHICAGO 2018
EXPO CHICAGO 2017, Kavi Gupta booth featuring work by Beverly Fishman
EXPO CHICAGO (September 27-30, 2018), the International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, has established the city of Chicago as a preeminent art fair destination. Opening the fall art season every September, EXPO CHICAGO takes place at historic Navy Pier whose vast vaulted architecture hosts leading international art galleries alongside one of the highest quality platforms for global contemporary art and culture. Dedicated to rigorous and challenging programming, EXPO CHICAGO initiates strategic international partnerships, built alongside strong institutional relationships with major local museums and organizations to open parallel exhibitions and events. The 2018 edition of EXPO CHICAGO will align with Art Design Chicago, an initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art, to present various programs and events throughout EXPO ART WEEK (September 24–30, 2018) including panel discussions, performances, and activations across the city.
PROGRAM
The EXPOSURE section, presented within the main exposition hall, is dedicated to emerging programs presenting solo and two-artist presentations represented by galleries 8 years and younger. An unrivaled talks program for both public and VIP audiences on two stages, /Dialogues and Exchange by Northern Trust continue to feature the most established and respected voices in contemporary art and culture. The on-site installations program IN/SITU, selected by a major international curator, and EXPO Projects organized by the fair Directors, feature large-scale suspended sculptures and site-specific works within the exhibition hall, alongside EXPO VIDEO, featuring a dynamic curated screening program for film, video, and new media works, and Special Exhibitions booths highlighting non-profit organizations. The off-site public program engages the city’s long legacy with public art, including IN/SITU Outside, siting works by major contemporary artists throughout Chicago Park District locations for up to one year, and OVERRIDE | A Billboard Project, presenting a curated selection of digital art on the citywide network. Committed to fostering contemporary art criticism and discourse, EXPO CHICAGO publishes THE SEEN, Chicago’s only international journal of contemporary and modern art, online and in print.
Expanding on its renowned VIP Program—an audience of top international collectors, gallerists, art advisors, artists, and academics—the annual EXPO CHICAGO Curatorial Forum provides a conference platform to leading institutional and independent exhibition organizers.
The list of 2018 exhibiting galleries includes:
ANGLIM GILBERT GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO
PETER BLAKE GALLERY, LAGUNA BEACH
BOCKLEY GALLERY, MINNEAPOLIS
BORTOLAMI, NEW YORK
BORZOGALLERY, AMSTERDAM
RENA BRANSTEN GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO
GAVIN BROWN'S ENTERPRISE, NEW YORK, ROME
CARRERASMUGICA, BILBAO
CENTURY PICTURES, BROOKLYN
CERNUDA ARTE, CORAL GABLES
CEYSSON & BÉNÉTIÈRE, PARIS, SAINT-ÉTIENNE, LUXEMBOURG, NEW YORK
JAMES COHAN, NEW YORK
CORBETT VS. DEMPSEY, CHICAGO
STEPHEN DAITER GALLERY, CHICAGO
DC MOORE GALLERY, NEW YORK
DE BUCK GALLERY, NEW YORK, ANTWERP, SAINT PAUL DE VENCE
GALERIE DIVISION, MONTRÉAL, TORONTO
CATHERINE EDELMAN GALLERY, CHICAGO
ERIC FIRESTONE GALLERY, EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK
FLOWERS GALLERY, LONDON, NEW YORK
TORY FOLLIARD GALLERY, MILWAUKEE
FORT GANSEVOORT, NEW YORK
FORUM GALLERY, NEW YORK
DAVID GILL GALLERY, LONDON
MICHAEL GOEDHUIS, LONDON, NEW YORK, BEIJING
RICHARD GRAY GALLERY, CHICAGO, NEW YORK
GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
GRIMM, AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK
KAVI GUPTA, CHICAGO
HACKETT MILL, SAN FRANCISCO
half gallery, new york
HDM GALLERY, BEIJING, LONDON
RICHARD HELLER GALLERY, LOS ANGELES
NANCY HOFFMAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
RHONA HOFFMAN GALLERY, CHICAGO
THE HOLE, NEW YORK
EDWYNN HOUK GALLERY, NEW YORK, ZÜRICH
GALLERY HYUNDAI, SEOUL
CHARLIE JAMES GALLERY, LOS ANGELES
JENKINS JOHNSON GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK
KALFAYAN GALLERIES, ATHENS, THESSALONIKI
PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, NEW YORK
ANTON KERN GALLERY, NEW YORK
TINA KIM GALLERY, NEW YORK
DAVID KLEIN GALLERY, DETROIT, BIRMINGHAM
ROBERT KOCH GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO
ALAN KOPPEL GALLERY, CHICAGO
LÉVY GORVY, NEW YORK, LONDON, SHANGHAI
DAVID LEWIS GALLERY, NEW YORK
LIBRARY STREET COLLECTIVE, DETROIT
LONG-SHARP GALLERY, INDIANAPOLIS, NEW YORK
GALERIA JAVIER LOPEZ & FER FRANCES, MADRID
LUHRING AUGUSTINE, NEW YORK, BROOKLYN
MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY, NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES
PHILIP MARTIN GALLERY, LOS ANGELES
MARUANI MERCIER, BRUSSELS, KNOKKE, PARIS
MCCORMICK GALLERY, CHICAGO
MILES MCENERY GALLERY, NEW YORK
MONIQUE MELOCHE GALLERY, CHICAGO
MENDES WOOD DM, SÃO PAULO, BRUSSELS, NEW YORK
GALLERY MOMO, CAPE TOWN, JOHANNESBURG
NAHMAD PROJECTS, LONDON
DAVID NOLAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
GALLERY WENDI NORRIS, SAN FRANCISCO
RICHARD NORTON GALLERY, CHICAGO
OCTOBER GALLERY, LONDON
CLAIRE OLIVER GALLERY, NEW YORK
ONE AND J. GALLERY, SEOUL
PERES PROJECTS, BERLIN
PERROTIN, NEW YORK, PARIS, HONG KONG, TOKYO, SEOUL, SHANGHAI
PKM GALLERY, SEOUL
P.P.O.W, NEW YORK
PRAZ-DELAVALLADE, PARIS, LOS ANGELES
R & COMPANY, NEW YORK
ROBERTS PROJECTS, LOS ANGELES
RONCHINI GALLERY, LONDON
ROSENFELD PORCINI, LONDON
ROYALE PROJECTS, LOS ANGELES
GALERIE RX, PARIS
SALON 94, NEW YORK
GEORGIA SCHERMAN PROJECTS, TORONTO
VITO SCHNABEL GALLERY, ENGADINE VALLEY
EDUARDO SECCI CONTEMPORARY, FLORENCE
CARRIE SECRIST GALLERY, CHICAGO
STUART SHAVE / MODERN ART, LONDON
WILLIAM SHEARBURN GALLERY, ST. LOUIS
JESSICA SILVERMAN GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO
SIMOENS GALLERY, KNOKKE
SIMS REED GALLERY, LONDON
SMITHDAVIDSON GALLERY, AMSTERDAM, MIAMI
FREDRIC SNITZER GALLERY, MIAMI
SOUS LES ETOILES GALLERY, NEW YORK
STENE PROJECTS GALLERY, STOCKHOLM
MARC STRAUS, NEW YORK
HOLLIS TAGGART GALLERIES, NEW YORK
SUNDARAM TAGORE GALLERY, NEW YORK, SINGAPORE, HONG KONG
TANDEM PRESS, MADISON
TEMPLON, PARIS, BRUSSELS
VALLARINO FINE ART, NEW YORK
SUSANNE VIELMETTER LOS ANGELES PROJECTS, LOS ANGELES
WEINSTEIN HAMMONS GALLERY, MINNEAPOLIS
WEXLER GALLERY, PHILADELPHIA
YARES ART, NEW YORK, PALM SPRINGS, SANTA FE
ZOLLA/LIEBERMAN GALLERY, CHICAGO
PAVEL ZOUBOK GALLERY, NEW YORK
DAVID ZWIRNER, NEW YORK, LONDON, HONG KONG
William LachanceInca, 2018. Beers London
EXPOSURE
The EXPOSURE section, installed on the main floor of the exposition, features solo and two-artist presentations represented by galleries eight years and younger, allowing the opportunity for younger galleries to participate in a major international exposition. Creative Time Executive Director Justine Ludwig, formerly at Dallas Contemporary, returns for the second year to curate the EXPOSURE section.
“After working on the EXPOSURE section of EXPO CHICAGO in 2018, I had the pleasure of being acquainted with new artists and gallery programs,” said Ludwig. “It was an opportunity to provide a platform for emerging gallery programs, as well as a unique learning experience for myself. This year, we look to further diversify the gallery program and bring a global understanding of emerging contemporary art through wide ranging media.”
The list of 2018 EXPOSURE galleries includes:
313 ART PROJECT, SEOUL | LEE WAN
AMAR GALLERY, LONDON | RENEE COX AND GUERRILLA GIRLS
PIERO ATCHUGARRY, GARZÓN, MIAMI | VERÓNICA VÁZQUEZ AND LUNGISWA GQUNTA
BEERS LONDON, LONDON | WILLIAM LACHANCE
CLUB PRO LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES | ALAKE SHILLING
LUIS DE JESUS LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES | CAITLIN CHERRY AND PETER WILLIAMS
DIO HORIA, ATHENS, MYKONOS | MAJA DJORDJEVIC
ANAT EBGI, LOS ANGELES | JIBADE-KHALIL HUFFMAN AND JASON BAILER LOSH
EDEL ASSANTI, LONDON | SOREL ETROG
DANIEL FARIA GALLERY, TORONTO | DOUGLAS COUPLAND AND KRISTINE MORAN
FOLD, LONDON | ASMUND HAVSTEEN-MIKKELSEN AND MAGNUS PETTERSEN
FRIDMAN GALLERY, NEW YORK | NATHANIEL LEWIS
GEARY, NEW YORK | SUZETTE BROSS
ASYA GEISBERG GALLERY, NEW YORK | JULIE SCHENKELBERG AND MARJOLIJN DE WIT
GRICE BENCH, LOS ANGELES | MARGARET HONDA
MARIANE IBRAHIM, SEATTLE | CLOTILDE JIMENEZ
INSTITUTO DE VISIÓN, BOGOTÁ | NICOLAS CONSUEGRA AND MARLON DE AZAMBUJA
KANT, COPENHAGEN | ASMUND HAVSTEEN-MIKKELSEN AND MAGNUS PETTERSEN
KLOWDEN MANN, CULVER CITY | ANDREA CHUNG AND KATIE HERZOG
LAZY MIKE, LOS ANGELES, MOSCOW | DANIEL LERGON
HARLAN LEVEY PROJECTS, BRUSSELS | HASEEB AHMED AND ELLA LITTWITZ
NINO MIER GALLERY, LOS ANGELES, COLOGNE | JANSSON STEGNER
MOSKOWITZ BAYSE, LOS ANGELES | ALEXA GUARIGLIA AND ANTHONY MISERENDINO
shin gallery, new york
SHULAMIT NAZARIAN, LOS ANGELES | AMIR H. FALLAH AND NAUDLINE PIERRE
NIGHT GALLERY, LOS ANGELES | AWOL ERIZKU
NOME, BERLIN | KIRSTEN STOLLE AND XIYADIE
OFFICINE DELL'LMMAGINE, MILAN | VERÓNICA VÁZQUEZ AND LUNGISWA GQUNTA
ROCKELMANN&, BERLIN | MEGAN STROECH AND BAILEY ROMAINE
ROMER YOUNG GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO | JOHNNY ABRAHAMS AND JOSEPH HART
SAPAR CONTEMPORARY, NEW YORK | PHOEBE BOSWELL
SIM GALERIA, CURITIBA, SÃO PAULO | CARMELO ARDEN QUIN AND JAMES ENGLISH LEARY
CATINCA TABACARU, NEW YORK, HARARE | JOE BRITTAIN AND YAPCI RAMOS
ZALUCKY CONTEMPORARY, TORONTO | LILI HUSTON-HERTERICH AND JIM VERBURG
PROFILE
PROFILE presents solo booths and focused projects by established international galleries. Showcasing ambitious installations and tightly focused thematic exhibitions, this section features major projects by a single artist or collective.
The list of 2018 PROFILE galleries includes:
CARBON12, DUBAI | SARA RAHBAR
EDWARD CELLA ART & ARCHITECTURE, LOS ANGELES | RUTH PASTINE
CHAMBERS FINE ART, NEW YORK, BEIJING | FU XIAOTONG
DEREK ELLER GALLERY, NEW YORK | KARL WIRSUM
KLAUS VON NICHTSSAGEND GALLERY, NEW YORK | SAM CONTIS
GALLERY LUISOTTI, LOS ANGELES | URSULA SCHULZ-DORNBURG
MARTOS GALLERY, NEW YORK | JESSICA VAUGHN
MARUANI MERCIER, BRUSSELS, KNOKKE, PARIS | GEORGE SHAW
GALERIE BARBARA THUMM, BERLIN | TERESA BURGA
THE EDITIONS + BOOKS SECTION OFFERS A ROBUST SHOWCASE OF ARTIST BOOKS, EDITIONS, PRINTS AND MORE. FROM LIMITED EDITION COLLECTIBLES TO COMMISSIONED PRINTS, THE PARTICIPATING EXHIBITORS WILL OFFER A DIVERSE ARRAY OF MEDIA THAT SPANS PHOTOGRAPHY, COLLAGE, DRAWING, PRINTMAKING AND ART MONOGRAPHS.
SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS
Special Exhibitions offer unique, high-quality presentations and site-specific work throughout Navy Pier’s Festival Hall. Complementing the exposition’s surrounding core programming, these exhibitions illustrate and preserve the important relationship between contemporary and modern art and non-profit organizations and institutions.
The list of 2018 Special Exhibitions includes:
6018NORTH/ 3ARTS, CHICAGO
APERTURE FOUNDATION, NEW YORK
ARTADIA, NEW YORK
ELI AND EDYTHE BROAD ART MUSEUM, EAST LANSING
CHICAGO ARTISTS COALITION, CHICAGO
THE CONSERVATION CENTER, CHICAGO
DEPAUL ART MUSEUM, CHICAGO
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
HYDE PARK ART CENTER, CHICAGO
THE JOYCE FOUNDATION
MOSTYN, LLANDUDNO
NATIONAL YOUNGARTS FOUNDATION, MIAMI
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL (NRDC), CHICAGO
PROJECTART, CHICAGO, NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, DETROIT, MIAMI, PITTSBURGH
THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, CHICAGO
THREEWALLS, CHICAGO
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL ARTS, CHICAGO
The 2018 Exhibitor sections will be presented alongside EXPO CHICAGO’s rigorous and challenging on-site programming, including /Dialogues panel discussions series, presented in partnership with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; EXPO VIDEO, featuring film, video and new media works curated by Anna Gritz (KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin Curator); IN/SITU, large-scale suspended sculptures and site-specific works curated by Pablo León de la Barra (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Curator at large, Latin America); and EXPO Sound, curated by Daata Editions. Off-site programming includes OVERRIDE | A Billboard Project and IN/SITU Outside, presenting temporary public art installations situated along the Lakefront and throughout Chicago neighborhoods. Full programming and exhibitors to be announced in Summer 2018.
EXPO CHICAGO 2017 featuring work by Lara Schnitger (Anton Kern) as part of IN/SITU "Chronopolitics," curated by Florence Derieux.