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Art Chicago was an international contemporary art exhibition held each year in Chicago, Illinois beginning in 1980. In 2012, a new exhibitor Expo Chicago began operation. ''Art Chicago'' was Chicago's longest-running major contemporary art exposition,〔Charles Storch and Alan G. Artner, "2 Days From Show, Art Fair in Disarray: Exhibitors Left in Dark over Weekend Expo", Chicago Tribune, Wednesday, April 26, 2006, p. 1〕 but was cancelled in 2012 after going through financial problems. Merchandise Mart Properties sent out the following memo to its PR list: “After a thorough analysis of the art fair landscape, Merchandise Mart Properties has determined not to move forward with the production of the 2012 edition of Next Art Chicago. While Chicago will always remain a cultural tourism destination, is home to a thriving arts community, including galleries, world-class museums, theaters, arts-related organizations, along with thousands of art enthusiasts, it is our conclusion that the great majority of the contemporary art fair market in the United States has gravitated toward the coasts.”〔http://fnewsmagazine.com/2012/06/end-of-an-art-fair/〕 Subsequently, a group under the name ''EXPO CHICAGO'', decided to hold the International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art at Navy Pier. 〔http://www.expochicago.com/about〕〔http://www.artnews.com/2015/09/18/expochicago2015/〕 ==History== Art Chicago was founded as an American version of the Art Basel contemporary art exposition in 1980. Founded by Michigan print dealer John Wilson, Chicago International Art Exposition premieres in May at Navy Pier. The show attracts 80 dealers and 10,000 visitors. It was the first such in North America.〔Alan G. Artner and Charles Storch, "Merchandise Mart to Buy Art Chicago", Chicago Tribune, Saturday, April 29, 2006, section 1A, p. 1〕 For years it was held in the long barnlike sheds on Chicago's Navy Pier. In 1989 the leaky old sparrow-infested sheds on the pier were demolished and replaced by a mall, theatres, entertainment venues and convention exhibition halls. In 1993 Thomas Blackman took over as organizer of Art Chicago.〔David Bernstein, "Faltering Art Fair Chills Chicago", ''New York Times'', July 17, 2004〕 During the 1990s, Art Chicago was called "the nation's leading fair of 20th-century art,"〔Garrett Holg, "City Focus Chicago: Industrious Evolution", ''ARTnews'', April 1998, p. 68〕 "second only to Art Basel in Switzerland in global importance."〔Andrew Patner, "Chicago: Special Report: Contemporary Art", ''Art & Antiques'', Summer 1996, p. 55〕 As the 1990s progressed, Art Chicago had troubles. The new Navy Pier buildings were cleaner and more inviting than the old ones, but the carnival atmosphere on the pier attracted an audience unused to art fairs. Robert Landau of Landau Fine Art in Montreal said of his experience in 2002, "we had more customers walking in off Navy Pier who really weren't there to see the art show. We had so many people coming in making remarks like, 'Are any of these paintings real?'" Sales decreased and major galleries pulled out. The newer "Art Basel Miami" fair surpassed Art Chicago in excitement, and drew away more galleries and important collectors.〔 In 2000 there were over 200 exhibitors;〔Andrew Herrmann and Misha Davenport, "Big Chicago Art Fair Up In the Air: Art Chicago is Set to Open Thursday But Has Money, Labor Troubles", Chicago Sun-Times, Wednesday, April 26, 2006, p. 3〕 in 2004, the last year the fair was held on Navy Pier, there were more than 150 galleries exhibiting. In 2005 Art Chicago, redubbed "Art Chicago in the Park" was held in a giant tent in Grant Park behind the Art Institute of Chicago. There were now only 94 exhibitors, several of whom were new young Chicago galleries.〔(Victor Cassidy, "Art Chicago 2005", artnet.com )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Art Chicago」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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