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MediaContacts: EXPOCHICAGOPressAgency: Carly Leviton/Arielle Ismail, Carol Fox and Associates 773.969.5034/carlyl@carolfoxassociates.com 773.969.5043/ariellei@carolfoxassociates.com Taylor Maatman, FITZ & CO 646.589.0926/tmaatman@fitzandco.com David Ulrichs, David Ulrichs PR +4917650330135/david@davidulrichs.com ForImmediateRelease: May 19, 2016

EXPOCHICAGOANNOUNCESPARTICIPATINGGALLERIESFORFIFTHEDITION,SEPTEMBER22–25,2016

Representing 23 Countries and 52 Cities From Around the World,

Exposition Announces a Strong List of Exhibiting Galleries and Notable International First Time Additions

CHICAGO—EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, announces the list of premier galleries that will exhibit September 22–25, 2016 at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall (600 E. Grand Ave). In its significant fifth year, EXPO CHICAGO, under the leadership of President and Director Tony Karman, announces the 2016 exhibitor list of 145 leading galleries representing 23 countries and 52 cities from around the world. Countries represented at the 2016 exposition include: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Korea, Lebanon, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States and Uruguay. The 2016 exhibitor list was chosen by the international Selection Committee comprised of Rebecca Camacho | Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco; Stefania Bortolami | Bortolami, New York; John Corbett | Corbett vs. Dempsey, Chicago; Christopher D’Amelio | David Zwirner, New York, London; Rhona Hoffman | Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago; David Nolan | David Nolan Gallery, New York; Jessica Silverman | Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco; and Susanne Vielmetter | Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Los Angeles. In addition to the notable Selection Committee galleries, leading exhibitors returning to EXPO CHICAGO include: The Breeder, Athens; Buchmann Galerie, Berlin, Lugano; CRG Gallery, New York; Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, New York; Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York, Zürich; Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York; KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin; Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore; Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, Los Angeles; Marlborough, New York; The Mayor Gallery, London; PACE, New York, London, Beijing, Hong Kong, Paris, Palo Alto; R & Company, New York; Salon 94, New York; and Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin. Of the many new additions to the 2016 exposition, highlights include: Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Paris, London, New York; Hezi Cohen Gallery, Tel Aviv; Alexander Gray Associates, New York; GRIMM, Amsterdam; David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles; MACCARONE, New York, Los Angeles; Gallery MOMO, Johannesburg, Cape Town; MOT International, Brussels, London; Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin, Stockholm; Peres Projects, Berlin; Galerie Perrotin, New York, Paris, Hong Kong, Seoul; Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona; PROYECTOSMONCLOVA, Mexico City; David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen; and team (gallery, inc.), New York, Los Angeles.

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“As we approach our fifth edition, it is important to reflect on the incredible foundation that we have built and, with pride, to herald another exceptional list of participating exhibitors,” said Karman. “On behalf of the many cultural and civic leaders, institutions, curators, collectors, dealers and artists involved, it is gratifying to welcome this diverse list of galleries to Chicago,” he added. “Five years is an important milestone to achieve—we remain focused on supporting our exhibitors with global outreach, presenting critically acclaimed international programming, creating strategic partnerships and developing new initiatives to further our trajectory.” Thelistof2016exhibitinggalleriesincludes: Galería Álvaro Alcázar | Madrid Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe | New York AND NOW | Dallas Anglim Gilbert Gallery | San Francisco Peter Blake Gallery | Laguna Beach Bortolami | New York Borzo Gallery | Amsterdam Rena Bransten Gallery | San Francisco The Breeder | Athens Browse & Darby | London Buchmann Galerie | Berlin, Lugano CarrerasMugica | Bilbao Carpenters Workshop Gallery | London, Paris, New York casati gallery | Chicago David Castillo Gallery | Miami Beach Cernuda Arte | Coral Gables Hezi Cohen Gallery | Tel Aviv CONNERSMITH. | Washington, DC Corbett vs. Dempsey | Chicago CRG Gallery | New York Alan Cristea Gallery | London Galerie Crone | Berlin, Vienna Crown Point Press | San Francisco Douglas Dawson | Chicago Catherine Edelman Gallery | Chicago Flowers Gallery | London, New York Forum Gallery | New York, Beverly Hills Honor Fraser | Los Angeles Geary Contemporary | New York Graphicstudio | Tampa Alexander Gray Associates | New York Richard Gray Gallery | Chicago, New York Christopher Grimes Gallery | Santa Monica GRIMM | Amsterdam Kavi Gupta | Chicago Hackett | Mill | San Francisco Leila Heller Gallery | New York, Dubai Richard Heller Gallery | Los Angeles Galerie Ernst Hilger | Vienna Hill Gallery | Birmingham Nancy Hoffman Gallery | New York Rhona Hoffman Gallery | Chicago HOSTLER BURROWS | New York Edwynn Houk Gallery | New York, Zürich Jenkins Johnson Gallery | San Francisco, New York

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Paul Kasmin Gallery | New York Kayne Griffin Corcoran | Los Angeles Galerie Peter Kilchmann | Zürich Robert Koch Gallery | San Francisco KÖNIG GALERIE | Berlin Alan Koppel Gallery | Chicago David Kordansky Gallery | Los Angeles Pearl Lam Galleries | Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore Landfall Press, Inc. | Santa Fe Jane Lombard Gallery | New York Diana Lowenstein Gallery | Miami MACCARONE | New York, Los Angeles Matthew Marks Gallery | New York, Los Angeles Marlborough | New York, London, Madrid, Barcelona Marlborough Chelsea | New York The Mayor Gallery | London McCormick Gallery | Chicago Anthony Meier Fine Arts | San Francisco moniquemeloche | Chicago nina menocal | Mexico City Laurence Miller Gallery | New York Robert Miller Gallery | New York THE MISSION | Chicago Gallery MOMO | Johannesburg, Cape Town Morgan Lehman Gallery |New York Anne Mosseri-Marlio Galerie | Basel MOT International | Brussels, London Carolina Nitsch | New York David Nolan Gallery | New York Galerie Nordenhake | Berlin, Stockholm Gallery Wendi Norris | San Francisco Richard Norton Gallery | Chicago Claire Oliver Gallery | New York ONE AND J. Gallery | Seoul P.P.O.W | New York PACE | New York, London, Beijing, Hong Kong, Paris, Palo Alto Peres Projects | Berlin Galerie Perrotin | New York, Paris, Hong Kong, Seoul POLÍGRAFA OBRA GRÀFICA | Barcelona Galeria Joan Prats | Barcelona PROYECTOSMONCLOVA | Mexico City R & Company | New York ANDREW RAFACZ | Chicago Yancey Richardson Gallery | New York David Risley Gallery | Copenhagen ROSEGALLERY | Santa Monica rosenfeld porcini | London Diane Rosenstein Gallery | Los Angeles Salon 94 | New York Galerie Thomas Schulte | Berlin Carrie Secrist Gallery | Chicago Marc Selwyn Fine Art | Beverly Hills Lisa Sette Gallery | Phoenix William Shearburn Gallery | St. Louis Jessica Silverman Gallery | San Francisco Sims Reed Gallery | London

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Carl Solway Gallery | Cincinnati Louis Stern Fine Arts | West Hollywood Allan Stone Projects | New York MARC STRAUS | New York Galeria Carles Taché | Barcelona Hollis Taggart Galleries | New York Tandem Press | Madison Galerie Tanit | Beirut, Munich team (gallery, inc.) | New York, Los Angeles Galerie Daniel Templon | Paris, Brussels Paul Thiebaud Gallery | San Francisco Cristin Tierney Gallery | New York Vallarino Fine Art | New York Various Small Fires | Los Angeles Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects | Los Angeles Weinstein Gallery | Minneapolis Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery | New York Zolla/Lieberman Gallery | Chicago Pavel Zoubok Gallery | New York David Zwirner | New York, London EXPOSURE, the section of the fair dedicated to galleries that have been in business eight years or less, allows the opportunity for younger galleries to participate in a major international exposition. A special exhibition of one or two artists by each of the participating galleries provides critical exposure for their programs, offering an important opportunity for curators, collectors and art enthusiasts to survey the best in innovative and emerging work. The EXPOSURE Selection Committee was led by returning gallerists Candice Madey | On Stellar Rays, New York and Kate Werble | Kate Werble Gallery, New York. Thelistof2016EXPOSUREgalleriesincludes: 11R | New York Alden Projects™ | New York ARCADE | London ASHES/ASHES | Los Angeles Piero Atchugarry | Pueblo Garzón Luis De Jesus Los Angeles | Los Angeles DITTRICH & SCHLECHTRIEM | Berlin Edel Assanti | London half gallery | New York The Hole | New York Horton Gallery | New York Charlie James Gallery | Los Angeles Kimmerich | Berlin Josh Lilley | London Efrain Lopez Gallery | Chicago LUCE GALLERY | Torino MARSO | Mexico City MIER GALLERY | Los Angeles On Stellar Rays | New York PAPILLION ART | Los Angeles ROBERTO PARADISE | San Juan Romer Young Gallery | San Francisco VAN HORN | Düsseldorf WALDEN | Buenos Aires

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Kate Werble Gallery | New York Yours Mine and Ours | New York EXPO Editions + Books returns to the 2016 exposition showcasing a cross-section of artist books, editions, prints and more. From limited edition collectibles to commissioned prints, the participating exhibitors will offer a diverse array of media that spans photography, collage, drawing, printmaking and art monographs. Thelistof2016Editions+Booksexhibitorsincludes: devening projects + editions | Chicago DOCUMENT | Chicago Paul Kasmin Shop | New York No Coast | Chicago only photography | Berlin Other Criteria | New York, London The Pit | Los Angeles René Schmitt Druckgraphik | Westoverledingen EXPO Editions + Books, joins the exposition’s other core programs including /Dialogues, EXPO VIDEO curated by Daria de Beauvais (Curator, Palais de Tokyo), IN/SITU curated by Diana Nawi (Associate Curator, Pérez Art Museum Miami) and Special Exhibitions. For discounted airfare and hotel accommodations, travel arrangements can be made through Turon Travel, an agency dedicated to creating an expedient and fully accessible travel network for the global arts community. Guests may stay at any of EXPO CHICAGO’s partner hotels including Chicago Athletic Association Hotel, The Godfrey Hotel Chicago, Loews Chicago, LondonHouse Chicago, the Park Hyatt Chicago, Peninsula Chicago, PUBLIC Chicago, Thompson Chicago, the Virgin Hotels Chicago and the W Lakeshore. AboutEXPOCHICAGO EXPO CHICAGO/2016, The International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, is presented by Art Expositions, LLC. Now in its fifth year as a leading international art fair, EXPO CHICAGO (Sept. 22 – 25, 2016) is a four-day art event featuring 145 leading international galleries and offering diverse programming including /Dialogues, IN/SITU, IN/SITU Outside, EXPO VIDEO and the Curatorial Forum. In addition, EXPO CHICAGO continues to publish THE SEEN, Chicago's International Journal of Contemporary & Modern Art, following the first printed edition, which launched during the 2015 exposition. Under the leadership of President and Director Tony Karman, EXPO CHICAGO draws upon the city’s rich history as a vibrant international cultural destination, while highlighting the region’s contemporary arts community and inspiring its collector base. Vernissage, the opening night preview benefiting the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, takes place Thursday, Sept 22, 6 – 9 p.m. General Admission to the exposition is Friday, Sept. 23 – Sunday, Sept. 25 (for hours please visit expochicago.com). Tickets to the exposition are $20 for one day, $30 for three days. Northern Trust is the Presenting Sponsor of EXPO CHICAGO. For more information about EXPO CHICAGO and EXPO ART WEEK (Monday Sept. 19 – Sunday Sept. 25), visit expochicago.com.

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