The 5th Edition of Frieze Los Angeles
The popular art festival Los Angeles Frieze is back for its 5th edition this year supported by global lead partner Deutsche Bank. Adding to the current art boom, this acclaimed fair will bring top established and emerging artists to the West Coast. From February 29th to March 3rd, you’ll have more than 95 leading galleries from 21 countries with nearly half of them operating in the Greater Los Angeles area. This year’s Frieze fair promises to showcase a stunning thematic selection of contemporary works in L.A. For this celebration of exciting and influential contemporary art, the Santa Monica Airport venue will tap into the pulse of the international art scene.
The 2024 fair will see a new enlarged version of the signature Frieze tent designed by Kulapat Yantrasast’s architectural studio WHY and an imaginative new outdoor space that features a full line-up of site-specific artworks, public activations, and sculpture. Additionally, the fair will feature pop-ups from a selection of renowned women-owned L.A.-based restaurants curated by nonprofit Regarding Her (RE:Her). to keep our energy up while we delight in new and fantastical artwork. Participants include 1010 Wine, Botanica, Clementine, Kismet Rotisserie, Milkfarm, Otus Thai Kitchen, SOCALO and Sushi by Scratch Restaurants.
Featured Artwork
Frieze Los Angeles features works ranging from profoundly serious topics to the shockingly silly. One of the more irreverent pieces at the fair features a reworked red pickup truck with comically large “truck nuts.” The unusual piece named Haulin Ass! (2023) by Pippa Garner is described as “a fully functional backwards driving pickup truck turned artwork.” The extremely unique truck will be cruising around the airport and neighboring streets throughout the fair encouraging art lovers “to reconsider our perspectives on everyday objects.”
2024 Frieze Impact Prize
The 2024 Frieze Impact Prize was awarded to Gary Tyler, “an artist who was wrongfully convicted, sentenced to death, and spent nearly 42 years in prison in Louisiana until a sentencing was ruled unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court.” The artist displayed his first solo show of textile pieces only last year. His work conveys the complexity of incarcerated people and of the experiences encountered in prison.
Location: 3233 Donald Douglas Loop S, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Find out more about Los Angeles Frieze 2024 on their website here, and buy tickets here.