Expanding the Map: Art Beyond the Coasts
EXPO Art Week MagazineWritten on the occasion of Chicago’s EXPO Art Week 2026︎︎︎ this survey profiles four galleries operating in the so-called Rust Belt: Rivalry Projects (Buffalo, NY), What Pipeline (Detroit, MI), Good Weather (Chicago, IL and Little Rock, AR), and april april (Pittsburgh, PA).
Each navigates the pressures of regional art ecosystems and an unstable market while finding ways to connect local artists and audiences to broader contemporary practice.
Each navigates the pressures of regional art ecosystems and an unstable market while finding ways to connect local artists and audiences to broader contemporary practice.
