From February 16–19, artists, galleries, and patrons from all over the world will be in Los Angeles for the fourth iteration of Frieze LA. With support from its global partner, Deutsche Bank, the fair is taking up residence in a new home at the Santa Monica Airport, under the direction of Frieze’s Director of Americas, Christine Messineo. The central exhibition space will be a bespoke tent featuring a design concept by Kulapat Yantasast’s architecture and design firm, WHY, and its Landscape Director Mark Thomann. Additionally, the fair’s many happenings and cultural programming—including the sectors Focus LA and Frieze Projects—will spread across the airport’s grounds.
Gillian Wearing, “Me as Jean Cocteau after Berenice Abbott,” 2022, Framed bromide print; courtesy of the artist and Regent Projects.
“Launching off from the Santa Monica Airport, the fourth Frieze Los Angeles represents the spirit of rejuvenation of this beloved airport and its neighborhood, as well as the broadest expansion of our communities of art and cultures in California,” said Yantasast.
At the 2023 edition, attendees can expect to find more than 120 galleries hailing from 22 different countries, spread across the widened fairgrounds at this new venue. And for those unable to attend in person, the fair is accessible through its Online Viewing Room. This year’s roster of presentations also includes an increase in galleries presenting 20th Century art, with many shining a spotlight on overlooked creatives—including names like Marianne Boesky Gallery, Anthony Meier Fine Arts, Parrasch Heijnen, and L.A. Louver.
Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz, “The Potlatch,” 1988, Plaster cast, deer head, wool blanket, galvanized sheet metal, bobcat skin, rawhide, other mixed media; courtesy of the artists and LA Louver.
On the fair’s main floor are exhibiting names like the first-time presenters Nicola Vassell, Proyectos Monclova, and Kukje Gallery, as well as returning names including Regen Projects, David Zwirner, Marian Goodman Gallery, Gagosian, Various Small Fires, Hauser & Wirth, Sadie Coles HQ, The Box, Blum & Poe, and Commonwealth and Council. For Frieze Projects, the sector will make full use of available space in presentations like a collaboration between Art Production Fund and Del Vaz Projects’s Jay Ezra Nayssan. Meanwhile, Focus LA (dedicated to galleries 12 years or younger) welcomes a new Associate Curator Sonya Tamaddon, who joins returning Curator Amanda Hunt. Featuring the platform’s largest roster yet, its programming encompasses galleries like regularnormal, Stars, Chris Sharp, Dreamsong, Make Room, Nonok Hill, Kristina Kite, and Paul Soto/Park View.
Sadie Barnette, “Mirror Bar,” 2022, Neon, vinyl on mirror plexiglas in arched frame, holographic vinyl upholstery, and glitter plexiglas; courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman.
Arlene Shechet, “Pulse and Powder,” 2021, Glazed ceramic, painted hardwood, painted steel; photo by David Schulze, courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles.
