EXPO CHICAGO, the International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, has established the city of Chicago as a preeminent art fair destination. Opening the fall art season each September, EXPO CHICAGO takes place at historic Navy Pier, hosting leading international art galleries alongside one of the highest quality platforms for global contemporary art and culture. Dedicated to rigorous and challenging programming, EXPO CHICAGO initiates strategic international partnerships, built alongside strong institutional relationships with major local museums and organizations to open parallel exhibitions and events. 

On September 28, EXPO CHICAGO presents its 2018 symposium, Present Histories: Art & Design in Chicago, a day-long series of panels, performantive interventions, screenings, and book signings tracing the legacies of Chicago’s alternative models in art and design, and their continued impact internationally.