EXPO CHICAGO ANNOUNCES CORE PROGRAM LINEUP FOR TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION APRIL 13-16, 2023
Marking a Decade at Navy Pier, the Annual Exposition’s Programs Foreground International And Local Artists, Curators, and Industry Leaders Participants include Derrick Adams, Richard Bell, Dimitris Daskalopoulos, Brendan Fernandes, Ella Fontanals-Cisneros, For Freedoms, The Floating Museum, Ebony G. Patterson, Chance the Rapper, and Hank Willis Thomas CHICAGO—EXPO CHICAGO today announced the participating artists and speakers for the core programming of the international exposition’s tenth anniversary edition. Activating Navy Pier and the surrounding city, EXPO CHICAGO’s contemporary art and cultural programming convenes artists, curators, critics, and scholars alongside leading international galleries from April 13-16, 2023.
The fair’s core programs include IN/SITU and IN/SITU Outside, distinct presentations of largescale sculpture, video, film, and site-specific works installed in Festival Hall and across Chicago’s public spaces; OVERRIDE | A Billboard Project, a citywide initiative that displays artworks by emerging and established artists across Chicago’s digital billboard network presented in partnership with the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE); the /Dialogues panel series, presented in partnership with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), to bring art world leaders into conversation; and the Northern Trust Exchange Stage, which provides daily discussions on collecting, philanthropy, and the art market.
Further cementing its place at the forefront of curatorial engagement, EXPO CHICAGO continues its annual Curatorial Forum and international Curatorial Exchange, bringing more than 75 curators from around the world to Chicago for a series of collaborative, interdisciplinary sessions and dedicated programming, and presents the second iteration of its successful Directors Summit with two public roundtable discussions and a keynote speech.
Participants in the core programs include artists, collectives, and industry leaders from across the world, including Richard Bell, Julien Creuzet, Dimitris Daskalopoulos, Brendan Fernandes, For Freedoms, Aïda Muluneh, Esmaa Mohamoud, The Floating Museum, Ebony G. Patterson, Chance the Rapper, Stephanie Syjuco, Hank Willis Thomas, Hamza Walker, and the curators of the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale’s U.S. Pavilion, Tizziana Baldenebro and Lauren Leving, along with many more.
“For the past 10 years, the exposition has created a setting for the outgrowth of art and ideas, and our programs have always been a defining strength of our contribution to Chicago and the international arts community,” said Kate Sierzputowski, Director of Programming. “This year’s robust lineup engages local and global partners, addressing universal ideas of institution building and public art through site-specific installations, conversations, and panel discussions that allow audiences to hear from the most exciting and expert voices in the art world today. We hope these programs, which are rooted in Chicago’s cultural landscape, ignite dialogues that extend beyond Navy Pier.”
A summary of the core programs offered throughout EXPO CHICAGO follows below, and the full schedule can be found at expochicago.com.
