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MDW Fair Returns with Independent, Locally Grown Art

Artwork by Charles Mahaffee at Hinge Gallery
 

Art fairs are like buffets: breezy taste tests of new and unusual delights. Chicago's annual art fairs have been, at turns, prickly, juicy, raw, icy, boozy, hot as lighting, and lukewarm—their temperature makes for a good gauge of the city's artistic health. A locally grown fair, MDW, is a feel-good alternative to the official, highbrow affair. This year—the MDW Fair’s third—the underdog named after Chicago’s second-to-none airport showcased fresh experiments from our inspired scene.

Below, more photos from the event:

Alberto Aguilar drawing
 

Palisade by Morgan Sims at Heaven Gallery
 

Drawing by Jonah Criswell at Plug Projects
 

The publications table

Photography: Jason Foumberg

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