Hope extends in Freiz Los Angel

The director of Frieze Los Angeles, Christine Missino, had to start this year’s exhibition. She told me that the attendance at the usual breakfast of the invitation only was hosted by the equivalent organizers every year “exceeding our expectations.”

A few hours after the exhibition was examined on Thursday at Santa Monica airport, the excitement was clear. The opponents and visitors agreed that the exhibition was vital – uncomfortable – uncomfortable – with the arrival of enthusiastic crowds as soon as the doors were opened. Among the crowds were celebrities such as Christian Bell, Katie Corik, Kid Cody, James Franco, Brett Marling, Joenith Paltrow, Oliver Stone, and Arsels died. Reports on the stalls sold and individual works that are quickly received.

The optimistic atmosphere contrasts sharply with the uncertainty surrounding the strawberries just weeks ago, as forest fires were destroyed in the entire neighborhoods in Malibu, Altadina, and Pacific Palisades, northwest of Santa Monica. Thousands of Angelinus lost many artists among them, their homes in fire, and there were serious doubts about whether the exhibition could move forward as planned. However, in mid -January, the Variz organizers said that they would move forward in this event in a way that really supports the local economy and the arts community. “

To this end, Frieze merged many donations and rest efforts to the victims of forest fires in its programming. Maysino highlighted the Al -Ferz Arts Alliance, a new initiative that includes about 20 museums worldwide, including Guggenheim in New York and the contemporary ART MIAMI Institute, among others. The coalition members will use their acquisition budgets to buy artwork in the exhibition, support both artists and recovery efforts. “The institutions held talks with their coordinators asking,” What can we do to talk to the trustees to raise money? “Maysino said,” he was amazing. It is an incredible group of museums that say: “This is my way of appearing in Los Angeles.” “

Hayal Bozante, Access to weapons (2025). With the permission of the artist and Timothy Taylor exhibition

When asked about any logistical challenges represented by the catastrophe, especially with Ephrez tents, Maysino said, “We have set time tables and started on time.” She added that the sellers lighting, security and food stressed the importance of the exhibition, noting that the economic impact of the exhibition “goes beyond the art market.”

Several exhibitions in the exhibition were devoted to the extinguishing efforts. Victoria Miro London exhibition has part of its work that is donated from other participating exhibitions, as sales benefit from the La Arts Community Fire Direef Fund. Beirutine is serious half of her booth to submit The works of artists, compared to Los Angeles love Claire Taborit, Emma Webster, and Alex Gardner donates part of sales to relief boxes. La Louver offers limited publications by Alison Saar and Jagin Fujita, and also with revenues that will shoot.

The main task was happy to spend it during the opening hours of the exhibition, whether it was driven by charitable work or personal attention. “People have come, and they are interested in buying,” said art advisor Karen Bouer, who was walking in the corridors with a few of her clouds. How can you tell? Many of the works I inquired about had already talked about.

Patrick Eugene installation offer at Marianne Ibrahim, Faris La. Photo: Eileen Kinsella.

The merchant Timothy Taylor, who had an exhibition in London and New York, was first opposed. Although he participated in Erzees in London, he initially needed some persuasion to display it on the western coast. By midday on Wednesday, it seemed convinced. Taylor said: “I am incredibly inspired by all the people here,” Taylor said. “I mean, I am slightly surprised by the number of people I know who traveled to Los Angeles to the exhibition.”

Taylor reported about a booth that was almost sold with most of the works that go to the US Special Groups. This fabric included a British photographer Antonia with a shower for 60,000 pounds ($ 63,000), which is a plate by American artist Sean Landers for 45,000 dollars, and paintings from Hayal Bouzante semi -vibrant for $ 75,000 each, in addition to working on paper for an amount 4,800 dollars, and two plates for thirty. Paul Anthony Smith for $ 35,000 each, and carved by Annie Morris for $ 162,000.

Close to the exhibition’s entrance, Chicago Maryam Merian Merish made a great presentation of Patrick Eugene’s work, an American Haiti artist in Brooklyn, born in Brooklyn who often coordinates his family’s history due to convincing images that convey a feeling of calm. The works were drawn on the deep Maghra walls. The business was priced from $ 14,500 to $ 60,000. (I highlighted Eugene as an artist to watch during the 2023 version of Expo Chicago, when his paintings were priced from $ 10,500 to $ 48,000 in his individual exhibition at the Ibrahim Show.)

The installation of Maya Cruz Balitio at the David Cordensky exhibition, Freiz Los Angeles. Photography Eileen Kinsella

David Cordensky’s booth was also caring for Mia Cruz Palaio’s works, a Brooklyn -based artist with complex paintings and sculptures of almost quality of the artist. They depend on their family’s deportation experience from the Philippines to US prices between $ 8,000 and 80,000 dollars.

Other sales included three Keith Haring works at the Gladstone, where one of the artists’ paintings went on Glass for two million dollars. Versions of Robert Maplezlorb pictures were sold, which ranged between 200,000 and 300,000 dollars, and many David Sal boards did for $ 140,000 each. Gladstone also sold UGO Rondinone for $ 240,000, which is Diptych from Frances Stark for $ 25,000, and works on paper by Amy Sillman for $ 75,000 each.

Ambara Willman, Ferox (2024). The image is compliment to the artist, company, Hazer and Wirt.

David Zouirner has made many important sales, including Elizabeth Betton’s painting for $ 2.8 million, Noah Davis worked with $ 2.5 million, Alice Neil panel for $ 1.8 million, and Lisa Jacquag’s panel for $ 1.6 million. The exhibition also sold two works of Kai Althoff on paper ($ 150,000 – 400,000 dollars), the EMMA MCINTYRE cut for $ 100,000, Walter PRICE work for $ 30,000, and the 2003 panel from Laura Owens.

With the spread of cooperative representation and resource participation models in the art world, Hauser and Wirt participated in a solo presentation of Ambera Wellman with regard to the company’s exhibition. Business is priced between $ 20,000 to $ 210,000. The opponents announced a joint representation of the Canadian artist under the Hauser’s Collective Impact initiative in 2023, which is described as a “plan” for a new type of cooperation between exhibitions of different sizes. The President of Hauser Wireth, Mark Bod, described it as a “very special moment” because of a “equal partnership with the company.”