Expo Chicago, once one of the longest-running and largest art shows in the western hemisphere, was acquired this week by an international firm that organizes some of the world’s most prominent art events.
London-based Frieze this week announced the purchase of both Expo Chicago and New York’s Armory Show. Both events will continue using their existing names, with their local operators, but the Frieze brand and resources will add prestige and potentially draw more and more influential artists and galleries to the event, held at Navy Pier since 2012.
