Expo Chicago 2023, sprawling through Navy Pier’s vast Exhibition Hall, has what international art fairs usually have: crowds. Crowds are good. Without crowds of galleries, a fair may lack depth and variety. Without crowds of visitors, the artwork may go unseen and unsold.
This writer’s spot check on three Chicago galleries at the fair revealed a very personal approach by the gallerists themselves. Though it was the third full day of greeting the public, all expressed a genuine desire for every person to experience each work individually.
