The Best of EXPO CHICAGO 2018

SURFACE
By The Staff

The seventh edition of Expo Chicago opens today with 135 galleries from 27 countries. Highlights from the contemporary and modern art show, which is housed in the city’s famed Navy Pier, span well-known galleries, single artist shows from young exhibitors, and IN/SITU, an on-site selection of sculptures curated by Pablo León de la Barra. Here are a few of our favorite pieces from the fair, which runs through September 30.

“Back to Square One” (2017) by Iván Navarro
Paul Kasmin Gallery

“Untitled” (2003) by John M. Armleder
Galeria Javier Lopez & Fer Frances

“Bahia de Todos Os Orixas” (2018) by Alexis Peskine
October Gallery

“Memorabilia” (2018) by Liliana Porter
Carrie Secrist Gallery

“Basketball Court Installation” (2018) by William Lachance
Beers London

“You Would Have Been a Castle for a Moment” (2018) by Chloe Wise
Galerie Division

“Flag Wave” (2016) by Philippe Decrauzat
Praz Delavallade

“Gild the Lily (Caribbean Hyrbid I)” (2018) by Carlos Rolón
Salon 94

“After Seurat: 1-6” (2017) by Sherrie Levine
David Zwirner

“[The Red Inside]” (2018) by Paulo Nazareth
Mendes Wood DM

“Speak the Truth Even if Your Voice Shakes” (2015) by Sam Durant
Part of IN/SITU, Curated by Pablo León de la Barra

“Take It” by Gerald Williams (1971)
Kavi Gupta Gallery

“Ashtray” (2010) by David Hockney
Richard Gray Gallery

“Untitled” (1967), “Lower Left” (1967), and “Mark Twain” (1968) by Alan Cote
Fort Gansevoort

Awol Erizku
Night Gallery

“Laura Asia in White” (2017) by Jaume Plensa
Richard Gray Gallery

“Greedy Nero” (2018) by Adam Parker Smith
Library Street Collective