The Best Booths at Expo Chicago, From a 16th-Century Belgian Manuscript to a Painting of a Mariachi Band
ARTnews reports that the 13th edition of Expo Chicago is underway at Navy Pier with a smaller-than-usual roster of 130 exhibitors from cities including New York, Tokyo, London, Buenos Aires, and Lagos, and that the fair closes on Sunday. Chicago dealer John Corbett of Corbett vs. Dempsey said the reduced scale made the event “more manageable” while raising presentation quality. Among highlighted booths, Patel Brown is showing works by Winnipeg-based duo Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber priced from $1,000 for small works to $15,000–$40,000 for large paintings, while Les Enluminures is offering the 16th-century Belgian “Grammont Missal” for $575,000. The article also spotlights portraits by Pao Houa Her at Bockley Gallery that address Hmong and Lao-American veterans’ histories tied to the Vietnam War and CIA recruitment.
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