From the floor of the Merchandise Mart, Jim Yood gives us a tour of Art Chicago, one of five different shows that comprise ARTropolis. Edward and Jim will ponder the importance of the fair, and why this year’s show has its sights set much higher.

Plus Steve Edwards sits down with with Chris Kennedy, president of Merchandise Mart Properties about the remaking of Art Chicago and the health of Chicago’s art community.

Originally aired April 26, 2007, on Eight Forty-Eight