EXPO CHICAGO Daily Mail | Friday, September 20, 2019 (Chicago, IL.)

 

Daily Programming | Friday, September 20 EXPO CHICAGO is open from 11:00am–7:00pm. Tickets are available on-site and online. Today at EXPO CHICAGO Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Concert for a Fly, 1988. Image courtesy of the artists. /Dialogues, Booth Talks & Book Signings 11:30am–12:00pm | /Dialogues Stage  Performance | Concert for a Fly (1988) by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov (Artists | GALLERIA CONTINUA, Galerie Thaddeus Ropac) 12:00–1:00pm | /Dialogues Stage  The Kabakovs | On Utopia  Panelists | Emilia Kabakov (Artist | GALLERIA CONTINUA, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac), Matthew Jesse Jackson (University of Chicago), and Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi (Sharjah Art Foundation). Moderated by Jill Snyder (moCa Cleveland). 1:00–1:30pm | /Dialogues Stage  Book Signing & Performance | Painting the Stage Concert for a Fly (1988) by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov and Painting the Stage published by Skira 1:30–2:30pm | Index Art Book Fair Publishing as a Tool for the Dissemination of New Languages of Togetherness 2:00–3:00pm | /Dialogues Stage  Walks to the Paradise Garden: Histories of the American South Panelists | Phillip Jones (Curator and Writer), Jeffrey Gibson (Artist | Kavi Gupta), and Tau Lewis (Artist | Monique Meloche Gallery) 3:00–3:30pm | Index Art Book Fair Book Signing | Walks to the Paradise Garden 3:30–4:30pm | /Dialogues Stage  Have You Ever Seen A Dream Walking? Panelists | Samson Young (Artist) and Avery Trufelman (99% Invisible). Moderated by Orianna Cacchione (Smart Museum of Art). Presented in partnership with Ocula.   4:30–5:00pm | /Dialogues Stage  Book Signing & Screening | Samson Young catalogue & The New Bauhaus Samson Young exhibition catalogue published by the University of Chicago Press and The New Bauhaus by Opendox 5:00–6:00pm | /Dialogues Stage  100 Years of Bauhaus | Future/Past: Bahaus Palmistry and Astrology Panelists | Jan Tichy (Artist) and Laura Forlano (IIT | Author, Bauhaus Futures). Presented in partnership with 100 Years of Bauhaus, IIT Institute of Design (ID), and Wallpaper*   Guided Tours 1:00 & 3:00pm | Main Information Desk $20 | Available for purchase online and on-site Learn more about tours here. Art After Hours  6:00–9:00pm Art After Hours is a citywide open gallery night for EXPO CHICAGO visitors and the Chicago community to experience the city’s vibrant art scene during extended hours. Join our local 2019 exhibitors at their permanent gallery spaces. Sponsored by Newcity. Participating Galleries: ACRE Projects – Veronique d’Entremont, Sharon Koelblinger, and Benedict Scheuer | Materials of Metamorphosis American Writers Museum – Bob Dylan: Electric; Tools of the Trade Aspect/Ratio – Laura Davis and Derrick Woods-Morrow | Thanks for not breeding Baby Blue Gallery – Darius Airo, Spencer Harris, and Kaitlin Smrcina | I Know You Would Never Laugh At Me Andrew Bae Gallery – Salvador Domingquez, Kristian Alanson Bruce, and Dabin Ahn | Appearances to the Contrary Barely Fair – Various galleries Shane Campbell Gallery – Zak Prekop Corbett vs. Dempsey* – Carol Jackson: Builder; Caragh Thuring: End World Music Chicago Manual Style – Sarah Ortmeyer: INFERNO CHICAGO Stephen Daiter Gallery* – Gary Schneider | Highly Personal: South African Artists and Their HandPrint Portraits DOCUMENT – Louis Cane, Noël Dolla, and Claude Viallat | Supports/Surfaces: Objects of Knowledge Catherine Edelman Gallery* –  Sandro Miller: I am Papua New Guinea Elephant Room Gallery – Abraham | 1776 Filter Photo Festival – Various artists Richard Gray Gallery* – Leon Polk Smith: Endless Space Kavi Gupta*, Washington Blvd. Location – Manish Nai Heritage Auctions – Various artists Hofheimer Gallery – Mary Porterfield | In:Dependence Rhona Hoffman Gallery* – Gladys Nilsson Mariane Ibrahim* – Ayana V. Jackson: Take me to the Water  Gallery Studio Oh! – Various artists | Unlikely Pairings LVL3 – Janina Anderson, Sera Boeno, Kaveri Raina, and Ellie Tomlinson | In-Betweenness  John David Mooney Foundation – Xian Phai Monique Meloche Gallery* – David Antonio Cruz: One Day I'll Turn the Corner and Be Ready For It Museum of Contemporary Photography – Various artists | Go Down Moses One After 909 – Various artists | Caution! Freedom: Contemporary Art from Russia Paris London Hong Kong – Pamela Fraser PATRON – Harold Mendez | For other days Matthew Rachman Gallery – Wesley Willis: City of Many Dreams Carrie Secrist Gallery*– Adrian Wong: Crossing the Rainbow Bridge Spudnik Press – Various artists School of the Art Institute of Chicago Sullivan Galleries South Loop Loft – Various artists VGA Gallery – Studio Oleomingus Volume – Stanley Tigerman | Tigerman Rides Again Western Exhibitions*– Orkideh Torabi: Heaven on Earth; Ruby T: Underwater Flood Zg Gallery – Amy Casey | Lost at the Bottom of the World *Galleries participating in EXPO CHICAGO See the full list of Friday EXPO ART WEEK events.   For the second year, EXPO CHICAGO's Northern Trust Anchor Lounge will feature timeless, handcrafted furniture by MitchellGold + Bob Williams, proving that comfort can equal luxury.

VISIT TICKETS ON-SITE PROGRAMS

EXPO CHICAGO | THE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION OF CONTEMPORARY & MODERN ART        PROGRAMS  |  VIP  | VISIT | ALIGNMENTS Hours + Admission Thursday, September 19 | Vernissage, 6:00-9:00pm | General admission tickets not valid. Friday, September 20 | 11:00am – 7:00pm Saturday, September 21 | 11:00am – 7:00pm Sunday, September 22 | 11:00am – 6:00pm

ART ON THEMART, LARGEST PERMANENT DIGITAL ART PROJECTION IN THE WORLD, TO LAUNCH FALL SERIES OF PROJECTIONS (Chicago, IL.)

 

September 21 Celebration Opens New Season Featuring Commissions from Renowned Artists Charles Atlas and Petra Cortright WHO:       Art on theMART, the largest and longest-running digital art projection in the world, in alignment with EXPO ART WEEK…   What:     …opens its fall season with new, site-specific projections from Charles Atlas and Petra Cortright inspired by the 2019 Year of Chicago Theatre. Wacker Dr. will be closed from Wells to Franklin for the unveiling event, which will feature food trucks, live entertainment, fireworks, projections and more.   When:    TOMORROW, Saturday, September 21, 2019 4:00pm - Street closure on Wacker Dr. between Wells St. and Franklin St. 6:30pm - Event begins  7:20pm - Remarks from City of Chicago and Art on theMART 7:30pm - Projections begin  8:00pm - Fireworks begin (last one minute)   Where:   Chicago Riverwalk                Between N. Wells and N. Franklin St. across from theMART                Chicago, IL     Chicago—On September 21, Art on theMART, the largest permanent digital art projection in the world, will unveil new site-specific commissions by Charles Atlas and Petra Cortright. The program will also feature extended viewing of select soliloquies by Year of Chicago Theatre artist John Boesche, including a projected performance by Cheryl Lynn Bruce backgrounded by images of paintings by artist Kerry James Marshall. The approximately 25 minute program will be unveiled with a free public launch event at 6:30 p.m. on September 21 in alignment with EXPO ART WEEK (September 16 – 22). The launch event will feature food vendors and entertainment on Wacker Dr. between Wells St. and Franklin St., followed by a fireworks display that concludes the program.

EIGHTH EDITION OF EXPO CHICAGO OPENS TO THE PUBLIC TODAY (Chicago, IL.)

 

 

Features Extensive Programming on Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Who:      More than 130 leading international exhibitors representing 24 countries and 68 cities, along with numerous prominent artists and art collectors   What:     The eighth edition of EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, featuring more than 3,500 works of art on view, 20-plus special exhibitions, more than 70 speakers featuring more than $250 million worth of art. Programming includes a series of discussions throughout the weekend in /Dialogues, a variety of installations in Festival Hall in IN/SITU as well as off-site projects IN/SITU Outside and OVERRIDE | A Billboard Project   When:    Friday, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.                Saturday, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.                Sunday, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.                Where:   Navy Pier's Festival Hall (Entrance 2) 600 E. Grand Ave. Chicago, IL       CHICAGO – EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, is presented by Art Expositions, LLC at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, and welcomes 40,000 people each year to view more than 135 leading International exhibitors representing 24 countries and 68 cities presented alongside one of the highest quality platforms for global contemporary art and culture.

The Conservation Center >> September at The Center: Inside of our educational EXPO booth (Chicago, IL.)

 

SEPTEMBER AT THE CENTER The Center’s booth at EXPO Chicago showcases recently treated pieces from the early careers of now-renowned international and Chicago - based artists. This month, we'll walk you through the treatment processes of these works, and we invite you to visit us at the fair!  VISIT US AT BOOTH #166   A Look Inside Jeanne Gang's Sketchbook Jeanne Gang’s sketchbooks were brought to The Center for treatment, and a particularly significant sketch was digitally reproduced and archivally framed.

Watch the treatment of Jeanne Gang's sketchbook. Figure Studies from Kerry James Marshall  Kerry James Marshall, renown American artist, brought several of his early works to The Center for treatment, including these beautiful figure sketches. Robert Mallary: Sculpting the Future This year at EXPO Chicago, we’re excited to feature a series of works by Robert Mallary, an integral figure in the Neo-Dadaist movement. Our Paper Department treats Kerry James Marshall's figure drawings.

Are you ready to submit an inquiry about an art or heirloom item in need of conservation? Click below to get in touch with us SUBMIT AN INQUIRY For the eighth consecutive year, The Center is proud to serve as the exclusive art conservation and custom framing provider for EXPO CHICAGO. ABOUT THE CONSERVATION CENTER The Conservation Center is the largest and most comprehensive private art conservation laboratory in the country. With 35 years of experience, The Center is a leader in the field of art preservation, evolving new treatments and methods to adapt to the rapidly-changing art world. We have cared for fine art from some of the country’s most prestigious private collections, museums, galleries, insurance companies, and corporations.

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