Most Chicagoans spend the summer avoiding tourist traps like Navy Pier, save the prerequisite trip with the friend from college that's in town for the weekend, but now we may have a very good reason to make the trek up there. Just announced yesterday, a juried art fair dubbed Exposition Chicago will debut in September 2012 according the the Tribune. more ›

Atropolis is here and here are 10 things not to miss more ›

Chicago art peeps are counting down the days to the big Artropolis expo at the end of the month. Besides the headline grabbing Paschke and Matisse exhibitions that opened a few weeks ago, some smaller spaces are also building momentum for the city with interesting exhibitions that will overlap with Artropolis. more ›

Artropolis takes over the Merchandise Mart this weekend with five shows, dozens of special events, and thousands of visitors roaming the halls for a dose (or overdose) of culture. Two years ago, Art Chicago made an eleventh hour deal with the Mart to stave off cancellation. Last year, the partnership was formalized and Bridge Art Fair, Artist Project, Intuit Show, and Antiques Fair happily coexisted with the big show by the river. Actually, Bridge’s organizers weren’t so happy after all. Bridge guru Michael Workman told the Reader he didn’t want his enterprise to be Art Chicago's “reject show.” more ›