Expo Chicago 2026
Chicago’s Neighbors and Barely fairs show the strengths of smaller, alternative formats
The two Expo Chicago satellite fairs compliment the main event with accessible settings filled with ambitious presentations
Expo Chicago’s local focus pays off as Midwestern collectors, institutions buoy sales
The fair’s first edition under director Kate Sierzputowski aims to offer a more tightly curated experience
Chicago’s Obama Presidential Center has art at its core
The centre’s art-filled campus will open in June, but visitors to Expo Chicago can get a preview of its art commissions in two special curated sections of the fair
‘The subject demanded a more restrained approach’: Carlos Rolón on revisiting the 1966 uprising in Chicago's Humboldt Park
The Chicagoan artist’s solo exhibition at 65Grand documents the Puerto Rican community, where he lives, through intricate, monochrome drawings, found material sculpture and more
Our pick of the best museum and gallery shows to see in Chicago this spring
From Seoul-born artist Dabin Ahn’s first solo show with Document to dancehall and reggaetón at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Artists respond to the continuing toll of colonialism in the Americas
A landmark show at Wrightwood 659 features works by more than 35 contemporary Latin American artists
A renewed focus on rigour and connection at Expo Chicago
The fair’s 2026 edition is the first to be helmed by new director Kate Sierzputowski, who has widened its institutional outreach through local and regional collaborations
Closure of DePaul Art Museum leaves collection in limbo
The fate of the 4,000 objects—including works by Christina Ramberg, Roger Brown, Martin Puryear and Edra Soto—remains unclear
Art Institute of Chicago’s first Norman Rockwell acquisition is a home run
The museum has acquired the beloved US illustrator’s ‘The Dugout’, his 1948 painting of Chicago Cubs players
Copy of Rembrandt portrait on display in Chicago is by the master himself, scholar claims
The art historian Gary Schwartz argues that the copy of “Old Man with a Gold Chain” currently hanging alongside the original at the Art Institute of Chicago is by Rembrandt himself, not his workshop
Chicago’s Intuit Art Museum gifted 61 works by self-taught artists
The gifted works come from the estate of longtime supporter Jan Petry and the collection of Los Angeles-based scholar Gordon W. Bailey
Expo Chicago lines up 130 galleries for ‘a more focused’ fair
Down from around 170 exhibitors in recent years, it is the first edition of the fair under director Kate Sierzputowski