Artspace.com Launches Online Preview Of EXPO CHICAGO

Platform offers insider access to collectors worldwide

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Sep 09, 2013, 08:21 ET

NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Artspace.com, the leading online marketplace for contemporary art, is pleased to renew its exclusive partnership with EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, to broaden interaction beyond the walls of the fair. Starting September 9, Artspace is offering collectors around the world first access to preview over 600 works showcased by 100 of EXPO's premier galleries, to facilitate acquisitions leading up to and throughout the fair, September 19 – 22.

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"We are extremely proud to renew and build upon our partnership with Artspace," said President and Director of EXPO CHICAGO Tony Karman. "Artspace is leading and redefining the online marketplace for contemporary art. We are extremely grateful for the innovative opportunities that they are providing to our exhibitors and for their influential outreach to arts patrons worldwide."

Insider Perspective: Artspace will educate and engage collectors with top editorial content prior to and during EXPO CHICAGO. The site will feature highlighted works at the fair selected by a group of esteemed international curators and collectors. Artspace's editorial team will also provide on-site coverage of EXPO, offering visitors a digital road map of the fair.

Artspace On-Site Booth # 426: In addition to building EXPO's audience, Artspace's booth at the fair will showcase editions from many of its 100 partners including non-profits and cultural institutions such as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Brooklyn Museum, ICA Boston, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, among others. Computers and iPads will be available to explore the fair online and to browse the contents by artist, gallery, price point, etc.

About Artspace.com
Founded in March 2011 by Christopher Vroom and Catherine Levene, Artspace.com is the premier online platform where collectors can purchase works by top contemporary artists directly from leading commercial galleries and prestigious cultural institutions. As a part of the Artspace Limited Edition series, the company's curators also commission exclusive works of art directly from the most exciting artists working today including Lawrence Weiner, Peter Coffin, Wangechi Mutu and Marcel Dzama, working closely with the artists, their studios and master printers to produce work of exceptional quality in small editions.

About EXPO CHICAGO
Art Expositions, LLC presents EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art. Situated at Navy Pier's Festival Hall (600 E. Grand Ave.), Sept. 19 – 22, this four-day art event features over 120 leading international galleries and offers diverse programming including /DIALOGUES, IN/SITU and EXPOSURE. Under the leadership of President and Director Tony Karman, EXPO CHICAGO draws upon the city's rich history as a vibrant destination for arts and culture helping to define the contemporary art community in Chicago while inspiring the city's collector base. Vernissage, the opening night preview benefiting the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago takes place Thursday, Sept 19. General Admission to the exposition is Friday, Sept. 20 – Sunday, Sept. 22. Visit: www.expochicago.com.