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Expo Chicago Announces 120 Exhibitors for the Fair’s Sophomore Outing in September
May 14, 2013 -
The Windy City’s foremost art fair, Expo Chicago, released the list of exhibitors that will participate in its second edition, running September 19-22, on Tuesday afternoon. Selected by a committee that includes Rhona Hoffman, Michael Kohn, and Anthony Meier of their namesake galleries, as well as recent David Zwirner recruit Chris D’Amelio, the participating galleries hail from 34 cities in 16 different countries, with a predictably large contingent of Chi-town dealers as well as many exhibitors from New York and San Francisco.
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Ruinart Tours Art Fairs With New Champagne Boxes Designed by Piet Hein Eek
April 10, 2013 -
Famous Champagne brand Ruinart will be the official supplier of sparkling wines for seven art fairs this year: Art Paris, MiArt Milan, Zona Maco Mexico, Art Brussels, Art Cologne, Art Basel, EXPO Chicago, and Art Basel Miami. At every fair, the premium brand will showcase a gigantic work by Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek along with the limited edition new champagne boxes created by the artist and crafted at his workshop.
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Munch and Vermeer Shows Storm Cinemas, Sperm Art Rendered Impotent, and More
March 1, 2013 -
Expo Chicago Hires Shamim Momin: Expo Chicago has tapped Shamim M. Momin, co-founder of the public art nonprofit Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), to curate its program of large-scale installations, site-specific, and performative works at this September's fair.
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Shamim M. Momin Appointed Curator of Expo Chicago
March 1, 2013 -
Expo Chicago has announced today that Shamim M. Momin will be the 2013 curator for IN/SITU, the exposition’s large-scale and site-specific program.
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Expo Chicago Fair Taps Shamim M. Momin to Organize ‘In/Situ’ Section
March 1, 2013 -
The sophomore edition of the Expo Chicago fair, which runs Sept. 19 through 22 this year, will have former Whitney curator Shamim M. Momin as the organizer of its special In/Situ section, officials announced today.
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Shamim M. Momin Will Curate IN/SITU at EXPO CHICAGO
March 1, 2013 -
In its second year, EXPO CHICAGO continues to bring in new blood. This year’s IN/SITU, the fair’s curatorial project devoted to site-specific and large-scale work, will be curated by LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division) Director Shamim M. Momin.
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EXPO CHICAGO Announces EXPO ART WEEK, 9/16-22
February 19, 2013 -
EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, in conjunction with Choose Chicago and Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), announces EXPO ART WEEK Sept. 16 - 22, 2013.
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Expo Chicago Art Fair to Become Part of Full Week of Events Across City
February 19, 2013 -
The Expo Chicago art fair plans to expand to a full week, involving a number of the city's major cultural institutions and having the full blessing of city government. Calling it an "outgrowth" of the "extraordinary first year," Expo Chicago President and Director Tony Karman announced plans Tuesday to hold Expo Art Week in Chicago from Sept. 16-22.
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EXPO CHICAGO Joins Forces with Chicago’s Premier Cultural Institutions for EXPO ART WEEK
February 19, 2013 -
EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, in conjunction with Choose Chicago and Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events(DCASE), announces EXPO ART WEEK Sept. 16 – 22, 2013.
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Week of Art coming to Chicago in Fall 2013
February 19, 2013 -
Expo Chicago, the city's latest effort at an international art fair, took place over a few days last September. But for their second go-round, organizers are thinking more is more. They've announced plans to wrap their fall art fair into a week-long festival of art and culture: Expo Art Week.
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Citywide Expo Art Week announced
February 19, 2013 -
Several of the city's major cultural institutions announced plans Tuesday to join together this fall for a "citywide celebration of arts and culture." Dubbed “Expo Art Week,” the event is set to encompass museum and gallery exhibitions, music, dance and theater performances, public art projects and dining experiences at city restaurants Sept. 16 through Sept. 22.
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Northern Trust announced as Presenting Sponsor for EXPO CHICAGO/2013
February 14, 2013 -
Tony Karman is in Madrid this week attending Arco, the contemporary art fair there, but he found time to call me to gush about Expo Chicago. The art show just secured Northern Trust as a presenting sponsor for the 2013 exposition.
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'Art comes first' in Tony Karman's comeback story
December 27, 2012 -
C'mon — who doesn't love a good comeback story? Tony Karman gave us a great one when he launched Expo Chicago in September, a new and improved contemporary art fair that earned high marks for its visually sumptuous design, spacious exhibitor booths — which looked like art galleries, not cramped mall kiosks — and most important, for the impressive quality of the art on display.
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Art+Auction's Power 2012, Part 7: Power Players
December 11, 2012 - Every 12 months, the editors of Art+Auction assemble a list of the individuals who have stood out in the art world over the last year, and publish our results as our Power List. Read more >>