Longtime members of the fair's team Kathleen Rapp and Jeff Rhodes have been appointed managing director of VIP relations and managing director of operations and exhibitor relations, respectively.
Among the artists whose work will be presented are Judy Chicago, Sam Durant, and Ed Atkins.
Highlights include a discussion between artist Dawoud Bey and professor Steven Nelson about the Underground Railroad and a conversation about the U.S. pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
135 galleries representing 27 countries will stage exhibitions at the fair from September 27-30.
The three-part expansion will unfold surrounding the exhibit which takes place September 27-30.
Pablo León de la Barra, Anna Gritz, and Justine Ludwig will organize sectors for the fair's seventh edition.
Both artists get $10,000 and booth space at Expo Chicago.
The museum's leaders will select the piece they wish to acquire from the fair's Exposure galleries.
The fair's annual showcase for large-scale work will be curated by Florence Derieux.