September 18–21, 2014 at EXPO CHICAGO: The International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, Navy Pier, Chicago

From the Incas to kings and queens, popes and bishops, celebrities, and hip hop rappers, bling has transfixed our eyes and captured our imagination. Bling Bling examines optical excess, pairing it with protest and glamour, presenting a social experience of luxury. This second floor blinged out space – replete with a faded Louis Vuitton garden, a disco pumping protest songs, a series of performances including a portrait dress-up studio, and a group exhibition – offers an experiential, social, and sensorial experience that highlights art’s connection to bling, spectacle, and democratic self-expression.

Artists include: Steve Atkins, Lise Haller Baggessen, Christine Harrison Frei, Beth Kamhi, Jason Pallas, Christopher Saclolo, and Sadie Woods. Performances by Murat Adash, Nelly Agassi, Alice Berry, Kendall Delashment, Christine Harrison Frei, and others.

Press:

Artforum, "Chicago Hope" - highlights Bling Bling at Expo Chicago, "the most exclusive chill-out rooms were in a second level of the fair. This was 'Bling Bling,' a project of the nonprofit 6018North" 

The Architect's Newspaper, "Return of the Pier Show" - discusses Bling Bling at Expo Chicago