I am back from the LA fairs, hoo boy, do I have some impressions. There was so much to do and see relative to New York’s Frieze week, that I started to wonder if New York would continue to be the economic center for art! In this podcast I discuss the biz, trends, and art so you have all the information you need to know whether participating in the LA Fairs is worth the investment. You’ll also get the skinny on each fair so you get a sense of the flavor of each. By the end, you'll be armed with everything you need to navigate and succeed in the art fair environment.
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ART MARKET REPORTS Artnet Frieze Los Angeles Is Smaller This Year, but Dealers Are Doing Big Business https://news.artnet.com/market/frieze-los-angeles-is-smaller-this-year-but-dealers-are-doing-big-business-2442125 The Art Newspaper, Felix is fun as ever, even as Sales Slow https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/02/29/felix-is-fun-as-ever-even-as-sales-slow Frieze Fair, Felix and more this weekend (paywall) https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-02-29/frieze-los-angeles-2024-felix-art-fair
TRENDS Heavily patterned paintings that look like rugs.
Aydee Rodriguez Lopez at Proyectos Monclova https://www.proyectosmonclova.com/artists/aydee-rodriguez-lopez Laura Owens at Matthew Marks https://matthewmarks.com/artists/laura-owens Jeff Perrone at Corbett vs Dempsey https://corbettvsdempsey.com/exhibitions/felix-art-fair-2024/
SPRING BREAK HIGHLIGHTS SPRING/BREAK ART SHOW https://www.springbreakartshow.com/ Fred Fleisher curates Don Porcella https://springbreakartfair.com/collections/spring-break-art-show-la-2024/fred-fleisher Cheryl Molnar curates Rachelle Anayansi Mozman Solano https://springbreakartfair.com/collections/cheryl-molnar-la-2024 Fabiola Gironi and Robert Minervini https://springbreakartfair.com/collections/spring-break-art-show-la-2024/fabiola-gironi Mary Henderson curated by Sarah A Gamble https://springbreakartfair.com/collections/spring-break-art-show-la-2024/mary-henderson Michael Handley curated by Jack Henry https://springbreakartfair.com/collections/spring-break-art-show-la-2024/michael-handley
FRIEZE HIGHLIGHTS Frieze LA https://www.frieze.com/tags/frieze-los-angeles-2024 Hernan Bas at Victoria Miro https://online.victoria-miro.com/frieze-los-angeles-2024-hernan-bas/ Jordan Casteel at Casey Kaplan https://caseykaplangallery.com/artists/casteel/
FELIX ART FAIR HIGHLIGHTS Felix Art Fair https://felixfair.com/ Kavi Gupta at Felix https://kavigupta.com/events/156/overview/ Sargent’s Daughters https://www.sargentsdaughters.com/ Michael Kirkham at Harkawik Gallery https://galleryplatform.la/galleries/harkawik/exhibitions/felix-art-fair-2024
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