Expo Chicago, the city's major international art fair, has opened its 2024 edition at Navy Pier with a redesigned floor plan intended to improve visitor flow and gallery visibility. The fair features over 170 galleries from 29 countries, with a notable contingent of Chicago-based exhibitors and a special section dedicated to art from the African diaspora.
The fair's significance is amplified by its deepening institutional ties to Chicago's cultural landscape, particularly through its partnership with the forthcoming Obama Presidential Center. The fair's programming, including the /Dialogues lecture series, is now co-presented with the Obama Foundation, signaling a strategic alignment that aims to bolster the city's profile as a global art destination and foster community engagement around the future center.