EXPO CHICAGO 2026: Local Enthusiasm and Strong Institutional Sales
Under new director Kate Sierzputowski, the fair opened with a tighter format and a sharper curatorial focus, driving early (and steady) sales across tiers.
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Under Director Kate Sierzputowski, EXPO CHICAGO Bets On Renewed Institutional Depth
In conversation with Observer, she outlined her vision for an even more curatorially focused fair rooted in strong institutional partnerships and regional engagement.
Sadie Barnette’s ‘The New Eagle Creek Saloon’ Commemorates Black Queer Life
Despite being a memorial of sorts, Barnette’s Eagle Creek doesn’t function as a one-to-one recreation of her father’s bar, but rather as an evocation of the atmosphere and social attitudes that it fostered.
