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Captured: EXPO CHICAGO Contemporary Art Fair returns to Navy Pier

Gabriel Bernick, Reporter
April 28, 2025
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Welcome to The Daily’s photo blog: Captured. This is a space for The Daily’s photographers to share their best work, including photos from weekend performances and events around the community. You can contact the photo editor by emailing [email protected].

EXPO CHICAGO Contemporary Art Fair enthralled patrons with on-site installations and over 200 galleries from around the world. The 12th annual exhibition was held from Thursday to Sunday at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall.

Close-up of an art piece of a Black family standing for a portrait. Behind them are newspaper clippings related to historical acts of racism toward the Black community.

A sculpture of a young girl looking out of an open window filled with butterflies. The window frame is rainbow-colored with mandala motifs on it.

On the left is a portrait of a woman with long hair, long floral earrings, and she has horns coming from her head. On the right, is a side-view of an Indigenous woman wearing a sheer headpiece covering the top of her head and her face.

Wide shot of a locker room made out of woven materials. There are lockers on both sides, a bench in the middle, and urinals on the wall.

A close-up of a painting of a long green bus in the middle of a crowded city full of people.

A wide shot of patrons entering a gallery. They are all staring at a white landscape painting on the wall.

An over-the-shoulder view of a painting comprised of a gradient of pink to white way strands

 

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