This year, Art Production Fund once again curates Frieze Projects at Frieze Los Angeles. Opening to the public tomorrow, it brings together unique and interactive projects by artists Lita Albuquerque, Jackie Amézquita, Claire Chambless, Joel Gaitan, Madeline Hollander, Greg Ito, Ozzie Juarez, and Dominique Moody. The site-specific installations and engaging works—including a golden egg hunt, swap meet, and more—encourages visitors to the fair to engage with art in an entirely different way. Whitewall spoke with Art Production Fund Executive Director Casey Fremont, a longtime New Yorker now living in Los Angeles, about her favorite parts of the great city of LA, especially during art week.
WHITEWALL: Where is the best spot to find inspiration in LA?
CASEY FREMONT: It’s always a treat and feels uniquely LA to visit the historic modern homes and gardens. Los Angeles is a young city and the modern architecture celebrating the Southern California love of indoor/outdoor living really shines. Places like The Hollyhock House, Schindler House, Stahl House, and Victoria Robinson Gardens. I absolutely love touring these. They have recently incorporated contemporary art, which gives an entirely new perspective on the significant architectural gems. OR just take a hike. I never really liked hiking until I settled in to LA life and realized it’s one of the great gifts of living in this city.
“I never really liked hiking until I settled in to LA life and realized it’s one of the great gifts of living in this city,”
—Casey Fremont
WW: Where is the best off-the-beaten-path place to see art in LA?
CF: The Tom of Finland Foundation is an absolutely unique and unexpected experience. It requires advanced booking and a bit of planning but absolutely worth the trip.
WW: What is the best-kept secret in LA?
CF: That you can actually walk places. With a little strategic planning, it can be done. I love walking and most of all really hate parking, so I am determined to design a life in LA where I drive way less.
“I am determined to design a life in LA where I drive way less,”
—Casey Fremont
Insider Casey Fremont’s Best of LA
1. The Hollyhock House
Courtesy of The Hollyhock House.
“Hollyhock House was Frank Lloyd Wright’s first Los Angeles commission and an ode to California—its freedom and natural beauty. Designed for Aline Barnsdall, this house was intended to be the centerpiece of a 36-acre arts complex, which was only partially realized. Hollyhock House is a harbinger of California Modernism, inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage List along with seven other Wright sites, and today is owned by the City of Los Angeles and operated by the Department of Cultural Affairs.” — via Hollyhock House
2. The Schindler House
Courtesy of the Schindler House.
“The Schindler House serves as the headquarters of MAK Center for Art and Architecture, founded in 1994 as an independent satellite of the MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, in cooperation with the Federal Chancellery of Austria/Art Division and the Friends of the Schindler House (FOSH). You can book a visit below.” — via Schindler House
3. The Tom of Finland Foundation
Courtesy of Tom of Finland Foundation.
“In 1984, the nonprofit Tom of Finland Foundation (ToFF) was established by Durk Dehner and his friend Tom. As Tom had established worldwide recognition as the master of homoerotic art, the Foundation’s original purpose was to preserve his vast catalog of work. Several years later the scope was widened to offer a safe haven for all erotic art in response to rampant discrimination against art that portrayed sexual behavior or generated a sexual response. Today ToFF continues in its efforts of educating the public as to the cultural merits of erotic art and in promoting healthier, more tolerant attitudes about sexuality.” — via Tom of Finland Foundation
