This week Whitewall is headed to Chicago for the sophomore year of EXPO Chicago on the city’s Navy Pier. If you’re in town, or following from afar, here are the week’s events we won’t be missing.
THURSDAY
EXPO VIP Preview and Vernissage
12:00 – 6:00PM and 6:00 – 9:00PM
Navy Pier, Festival Hall
600 E. Grand Ave.
Ruinart Reception Celebrating Piet Hein Eek’s Installation
With EXPO Chicago Director Tony Karman & US Director of Ruinart Nicolas Ricroque
5:00 – 6:00PM
VIP | Northern Trust Collectors Lounge
Navy Pier, Festival Hall
600 E. Grand Ave.
FRIDAY
Breakfast and Tour at The Arts Club of Chicago
9:00 – 11:00AM
The Arts Club Chicago
201 E. Ontaria St.
William J. O’Brien in Conversation with Christopher E. Vroom
11:00 AM
EXPO Dialogues
Navy Pier, Festival Hall
600 E. Grand Ave.
Rosy Keyser and Scott Olson in conversation with Eric Crosby
3:30PM
EXPO Dialogues
Navy Pier, Festival Hall
600 E. Grand Ave
Alex Katz “Virtual Reality”
5:00 – 8:00PM
Richard Gray Gallery
875 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3800
Roxy Paine & Theaster Gates
6:00 – 8:00PM
Kavi Gupta Gallery
219 N. Elizabeth St.
EXPO Chicago and Whitewall After Party at W Hotel Chicago
9:00PM – 12:00AM
W Chicago Lakeshore
644 N. Lakeshore Drive
SATURDAY
Breakfast at MCA Chicago
8:30 – 10:30AM
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Jesper Just in conversation with Dean Otto
11:00AM
EXPO Dialogues
Navy Pier, Festival Hall
600 E. Grand Ave
Demystifying the Art of Collecting Through Warhol
Lisa Cavanaugh, Patrick Moore and Christopher Perry in conversation with Jill Arnold
2:00PM
EXPO Dialogues
Navy Pier, Festival Hall
600 E. Grand Ave
Rashid Johnson “Remembering D. B. Cooper”
6:00 – 8:00PM
Monique Meloche Gallery
2154 W Division St.
Late Night at Wright, part of Gallery Weekend Chicago
10:00PM – 12:00AM
Wright Auction House
1440 W. Hubbard
SUNDAY
EXPOSURE Gallery Tour with Nicole Berry
12:00 – 1:00PM
VIP | Northern Trust Collectors Lounge
Navy Pier, Festival Hall
600 E. Grand Ave.
The Ephemeral Public: Doreen Remen and Michael Ned Holte in conversation with Adam Brooks
2:00PM
EXPO Dialogues
Navy Pier, Festival Hall
600 E. Grand Ave