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For Immediate Release:
EXPO CHICAGO ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATING GALLERIES FOR
INAUGURAL EXPOSITION SEPTEMBER 20-23, 2012
Leading International Dealers Chosen by Selection Committee to Exhibit at
EXPO CHICAGO on Navy Pier
Exposition Offer Diverse Programming and Special Events
CHICAGO (April 24, 2012)—The inaugural EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary/Modern Art and Design, proudly announces the following list of premier galleries that will exhibit September 20-23 in Festival Hall at Navy Pier. Produced by Art Expositions, LLC under the leadership of President and Director Tony Karman, the new fair debuts with an impressive list of leading galleries. For more information on additional programming and events, please visit www.expochicago.com.
“We set out to re-establish Chicago as a preeminent art fair destination with solid collector, dealer, institutional, civic and city support,” said Karman. “What has resonated with our exhibitors is our steadfast commitment to quality, our limit on the size of the exposition, our return to historic Navy Pier and the opportunity to open the fall arts season with a great international fair in America,” he added. “With this extraordinary list of galleries, along with the contemporary and 20th century work that will be presented, I am confident that we will host an international exposition that truly befits the rich legacy of our city and exceed the expectations of the international arts community.”
The list of 2012 exhibiting galleries is as follows:
1301PE Los Angeles
Alexander and Bonin New York
Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe New York
Gallery Paule Anglim San Francisco
John Berggruen Gallery San Francisco
Galleri Bo Bjerggaard Copenhagen
Daniel Blau Munich
Russell Bowman Art Advisory Chicago
Galerie Buchholz Cologne
Valerie Carberry Gallery Chicago
Cardi Black Box Milan
Cernuda Arte Coral Gables
Chambers Fine Art New York, Beijing
Cherry and Martin Los Angeles
James Cohan Gallery New York, Shanghai
Corbett vs. Dempsey Chicago
CRG Gallery New York
D'Amelio Gallery New York
Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago
Maxwell Davidson Gallery New York
Douglas Dawson Gallery Chicago
Catherine Edelman Gallery Chicago
Fleisher/Ollman Philadelphia
Galerie Forsblom Helsinki
Forum Gallery New York
Fredericks & Freiser New York
Barry Friedman, Ltd. New York
Friedman Benda New York
The Suzanne Geiss Company New York
Gering & López Gallery New York
Galerie Gmurzynska Zurich, St. Moritz
James Goodman Gallery New York
Richard Gray Gallery Chicago, New York
Galerie Karsten Greve AG Cologne, Paris, St. Moritz
Kavi Gupta Gallery Chicago, Berlin
Carl Hammer Gallery Chicago
Haunch of Venison New York, London
Hill Gallery Birmingham
Nancy Hoffman Gallery New York
Rhona Hoffman Gallery Chicago
Honor Fraser Los Angeles
Vivian Horan Fine Art New York
Leonard Hutton Galleries New York
Bernard Jacobson Gallery London, New York
Annely Juda Fine Art London
Paul Kasmin Gallery New York
James Kelly Contemporary Santa Fe
Sean Kelly Gallery New York
Robert Koch Gallery San Francisco
Michael Kohn Gallery Los Angeles
Leo Koenig, Inc. New York
Alan Koppel Gallery Chicago
Yvon Lambert Paris
Landau Fine Art Montreal
Christian Larsen Stockholm
Galerie Lelong New York, Paris, Zurich
Locks Gallery Philadelphia
LOOCK Galerie Berlin
Diana Lowenstein Gallery Miami
Luhring Augustine New York
Robert Mann Gallery New York
Lawrence Markey San Antonio
Matthew Marks Gallery New York, Los Angeles
Barbara Mathes Gallery New York
Galerie Gabrielle Maubrie Paris
Galerie Hans Mayer Düsseldorf
The Mayor Gallery London
McCormick Gallery Chicago
Anthony Meier Fine Arts San Francisco
Nicholas Metivier Gallery Toronto
Mitchell-Innes & Nash New York
Galería Moisés Pérez de Albéniz Pamplona
Carolina Nitsch New York
David Nolan Gallery New York
Nyehaus New York
P.P.O.W. New York
Franklin Parrasch Gallery New York
Ricco / Maresca Gallery New York
Yancey Richardson Gallery New York
Roberts & Tilton Los Angeles, New York
Rosenthal Fine Art Chicago
Salon 94 New York
Marc Selwyn Fine Art Los Angeles
William Shearburn Gallery St. Louis
Manny Silverman Gallery Los Angeles
Carl Solway Gallery Cincinnati
Hollis Taggart Galleries New York
Tandem Press Madison
Galerie Daniel Templon Paris
Paul Thiebaud Gallery San Francisco
Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects New York
Van de Weghe New York
Vincent Vallarino Fine Art New York
Washburn Gallery New York
Daniel Weinberg Gallery Los Angeles
Weinstein Gallery Minneapolis
Max Wigram London
Stephen Wirtz Gallery San Francisco
Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery New York
David Zwirner New York, London
Studio Gang Architects, led by MacArthur Fellow Jeanne Gang, is designing the interior environment of EXPO CHICAGO. Gang will take full advantage of Festival Hall’s expansive space and ceiling height creating a show floor that keeps both the exhibitor and visitor in mind. The floor plan provides an easy to navigate layout and design-forward areas of respite for all attendees, while Navy Pier’s unparalleled views of Lake Michigan and downtown Chicago provide the perfect backdrop. “We are looking forward to producing engaging, unconventional spaces to enrich the visitors’ and exhibitors’ experience of the show,” Gang said about her team working on the interior of Festival Hall for the inaugural exhibition.
Program Highlights
EXPOSURE
Designed to be an important component of the fair, EXPOSURE affords up to twenty younger galleries that have been in business five years or less the opportunity to participate in a major international art fair. A special presentation of one or two artists by each of the participating galleries provides critical exposure for their programs, offering an important opportunity for curators, collectors and art enthusiasts to survey the best in innovative and emerging work. The booths are 200 square feet and have a reduced rate.
IN/SITU
Another key element of the exposition's innovative artistic programming is IN/SITU which provides the opportunity for exhibitors to showcase large-scale installations, site-specific and performative works by select international artists. Situated throughout EXPO CHICAGO's expansive floor, IN/SITU will provide a dynamic itinerary that connects various points of interest throughout EXPO CHICAGO. IN/SITU will be guided by writer and independent curator Michael Ned Holte.
/DIALOGUES
Presented in partnership with The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), /DIALOGUES is a year-round program of symposia, panel discussions, and provocative artistic discourse. The series will culminate with informative and thought-provoking daily events during the fair, highlighting the field's leading artists, architects, curators, designers and arts professionals and the current issues that engage them.
VIP PROGRAM
EXPO CHICAGO will offer an exclusive VIP Program that will include access to invitation-only events and tours organized by top curators as well as direct access to special guests. Many important Chicago area art organizations and business leaders have joined with EXPO CHICAGO to offer related programming that will augment the fair both on the exhibition floor, in other areas of Navy Pier and throughout the city. VIP Patron Program details will be announced at a future date.
VERNISSAGE
EXPO CHICAGO will team with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago to launch the fair with the return of Vernissage, an exclusive opening night preview celebration co-chaired by Marilyn Fields and Jennifer Aubrey. For many years Vernissage was the highlight of the city’s social and cultural calendar and is set for Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. The event will offer first viewing of the fair, as well as the opportunity to meet members of the international art and design communities. The event will offer a first view of the fair with all proceeds benefitting the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
In addition, EXPO CHICAGO will feature programming by more than 40 partner institutions, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Renaissance Society, the Smart Museum of Art, Hyde Park Art Center, threewalls, International Sculpture Center, Aperture, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Chicago Children’s Museum, National Museum of Mexican Art and ArtTable. For a complete list of partners to date, see the partner document in the press kit or on the newly designed www.expochicago.com.
Artspace.com, an official partner with EXPO CHICAGO, provides an online platform for guests to plan their visits, purchase tickets and access educational programming. Those not able to visit the fair can also preview and purchase artwork from participating exhibitors.
Art Expositions, LLC presents the inaugural EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary/Modern Art and Design, at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall at 600 E. Grand Avenue, Sept. 20 – 23, 2012. This four-day art event features 100 leading international galleries and offers a curated blend of contemporary/modern art and design. The complete EXPO CHICAGO schedule is as follows:
Vernissage
Wednesday, Sept. 19
At Festival Hall on Navy Pier, benefitting the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
EXPO CHICAGO/2012
General Admission:
Thursday, Sept. 20 - Sunday, Sept. 23
Thursday, Sept. 20, 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 21, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 23, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
For more information visit www.expochicago.com.
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