Frieze Expands Its American Footprint, Buying Up the Armory Show and Expo Chicago
The two American fairs will keep their own brands and teams following acquisitions.
Source: artnet.com
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The two American fairs will keep their own brands and teams following acquisitions.
The London-based franchise expands further into the US market with the acquisition of two of its largest fairs
Frieze has acquired two existing art fairs: the Armory Show in New York and Expo Chicago.
Art behemoth Frieze announced it will be acquiring two art fairs through deals with New York's Armory Show and EXPO CHICAGO.
The move will enable Expo Chicago "to build on more than a decade of convening the international art world and Chicago’s rich cultural landscape," according to a release.