![]() ![]() Karman spoke about the exciting four-day festival - a collaboration of more than 70 cultural institutions around the city that featured exhibits, gallery openings, artist talks, public art projects, open studios and outdoor installations. Tony Karman, Expo Chicago president and director, welcomed guests and presented a celebratory Ruinart Champagne toast along with his wife, Sondra, Michelle Boone (Navy Pier chief program and civic engagement officer), Madeleine Grynsztejn(MCA Chicago’s Pritzker director), Mike O'Grady (Northern Trust CEO and MCA Chicago Board of Trustees chair) and Mac MacLellan (Northern Trust wealth management executive vice president). The evening began with a patron's reception in the VIP Collector's Lounge, where guests enjoyed sweeping views of Festival Hall’s colorful exhibits on the floor below, as well as food stations from some of the city's top restaurants. On display were 5,000 works of art from 27 countries and 63 cities. More than 8,000 art lovers, collectors and enthusiasts received a first look at artwork from 135 of the world's leading galleries. The Women's Board of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago hosted the seventh annual Vernissage, the opening night preview party of Expo Chicago (International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art), on Sept. ![]()
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