The mile-long Midway at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was the closest an amusement seeker came to a sure thing in 1893. Strolling along, one could admire the belly dancing of Fahreda ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chicagoans didn’t have to travel far to find adventure 130 years ago this month — the world came to us. The party was so grand, we ...

A view of Expo Chicago (all images by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) CHICAGO — Expo Chicago, an art fair occupying the cavernous Festival Hall on Navy Pier, returned for its ...

EXPO Chicago: The international art fair is underway on Navy Pier, featuring contemporary works from more than 170 galleries. Now in its second year since its acquisition by London-based Frieze, EXPO ...

EXPO Chicago, an international exposition of contemporary and modern art, has released the full lineup of participants for its 11th annual event, which returns to Navy Pier this year April 11-14.

Chicago is a great city for neighborhoods and rooftops and steakhouses. It’s a great city for architecture and museums and professional sports–football, baseball, wrestling, hockey. It’s a great city ...

Expo Chicago rolls around once again, kicking off Thursday at Navy Pier. The annual confab, Chicago’s biggest arts gathering, arrives at the right time to take the temperature of our challenging arts ...

This past weekend, right on the eve of the Venice Biennale, the art scene in Chicago was bursting with energy. Museums and galleries were hosting openings, performances and installations were ...

Expo Chicago and its orbit of shows reveal both the joys and pain points of the city’s current creative environment. The art felt as if it was trying to find the language to merge emotion with content ...

This year, EXPO CHICAGO saw robust sales across 170 leading galleries from 29 countries and 75 cities. In its first year as part of the Frieze network—which also acquired the Armory Show in 2023—Expo ...

America hosted the World's Fair of 1893 as a celebration of Columbus' voyage to the continent four hundred (and one) years earlier. Chicago beat out New York, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. for the ...