Frieze Week Los Angeles Guide 2025

Art Fairs

L.A. Art Show - February 19 to 23
Los Angeles Convention Center - South Hall
1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
https://www.laartshow.com/

Felix - February 19 to 23
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
7000 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
https://felixfair.com/

Frieze - February 20 to 23
Barker Hanger
Santa Monica Airport
3027 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, 90405
https://www.frieze.com/fairs/frieze-los-angeles

Post Fair 2025 - February 20 to 23
1248 5th St, Santa Monica, CA 90406
https://post-fair.com/

Gallery Openings and Happenings

David Zwirner - Lisa Yuskavage (February 18th, opening 6 to 8)
606 N Western Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90004
https://www.davidzwirner.com/exhibitions/2025/lisa-yuskavage

Loyal, El Royale III Party and Opening
An opening reception will be held Tuesday, February 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. at 450 N. Rossmore Avenue, Los Angeles. The exhibition runs through March 1, daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Please rsvp@loyalgallery.com to attend the opening reception. Valet parking provided.
https://www.loyalgallery.com/exhibitions/el-royale-iii-los-angeles/

Coates & Scarry at Subliminal Projects, February 22, 2025
Opening of Visual Language: Vistas 7pm to 10pm
1331 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
RSVP at subliminalprojects.com

Frieze Opening: ‘David Hammons’ & ‘George Rouy’ February 18, 2025
Opening 6 to 8 pm
Hauser and Wirth: Los Angeles
901 East 3rd Street
Los Angeles CA 90013
https://www.hauserwirth.com/events/frieze-opening-david-hammons-and-george-rouy/

Intertwined: Public Art & Private Collecting with Alison Croney Moses
Date: Wednesday, February 19 · 3 - 4:30pm PST
Location: Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, 1923 S Santa Fe Avenue, Los Angeles, 90021
RSVP Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1230720099949/?aff=oddtdtcreator
Free admission with code FRIEZE25
Join Abigail Ogilvy Gallery in conversation with artist Alison Croney Moses and cultural producer Kate Gilbert as they discuss the works on view in our current exhibition, Alison Croney Moses: Brown Out. The discussion will explore the interplay between public and private art forms, including installations, exhibitions, and discussions about how these realms influence and complement each other. Moses and Gilbert will discuss the ways art can move beyond traditional boundaries, especially woodworking, to inspire shared cultural experiences. This conversation will be held at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, 1923 S. Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA. Nearby street parking can be found on 11th and 15th street.

Frieze Weekend Brunch
Luis De Jesus Los Angeles
1110 Mateo Street
Los Angeles, CA 90021
213 395 0762
luisdejesus.com
Frieze Weekend Brunch on Saturday, February 22, from 9am to 12pm in celebration of our Los Angeles community and current gallery exhibitions: Maggie Michael: Root Chords, Earth to Sky, and Margaret Morgan: Love Must Be Reinvented – both artists will be present, along with a special group exhibition of works by gallery artists. Please contact the gallery to RSVP.

Bendix Art Night

Saturday, February 22, 2025
7:00 PM 10:00 PM

860 South Los Angeles Street, 

Suite 900
Los Angeles, CA 90014

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Wildfires, Los Angeles, and The Challenges that Await

It's a New Year. I was going to say "Happy New Year." After January 7th, that all changed. Wildfires in Pacific Palisades, and in the Pasadena and Altadena areas changed the tone of the new year. So many friends and people I know lost everything. Artists were particularly affected. As Matthew Stromberg in Hyperallergic stated "With much of it now in ruins and decades’ worth of heritage burned — from Gary Indiana’s personal library to the sprawling Zorthian Ranch arts community to countless homes and structures — and no clear picture of recovery, artists are reflecting on the staggering loss and beginning to imagine what the future might look like" Planned solo shows and exhibitions are irretrievably altered. Alta Beto, a gallery run by Brad Eberhart, was burned to ground along with a solo show of paintings by Mary Anna Pomonis. Camilla Taylor, Kelly Akashi, and Alec Egan lost their homes, studios, and works that were scheduled to be shown for solo shows at the end of this month, January. Kathryn Andrews lost her home in Pacific Palisades for the second time to wildfires. The damage is incalculable.

With the damage and loss, the question becomes "What do we do?" I am so grateful that the question is being answered not only by the art community in Los Angeles, but by the entire community who are volunteering their time, donating clothes and goods, and donating money to help those who are affected by the disaster. The rallying and the outpouring of help is truly inspiring. However, as time goes on and the disaster fades from memory, the needs will still be there. The rebuilding has to begin and continue. Our challenge to maintain some sort of momentum or movement where a recovery can be acceptable. Unfortunately, things will never be the same. The recovery can reach a point of satisfaction where the people who lost everything can live a good life after the tragedy. 

When horror and tragedy hits, plans change, and priorities shift to focus on urgent needs. The first post was going to be an art review. After January 7th, the plans of this blog changed, and priorities shifted. There will be time for art review and criticism. Now is not the time. Below are links to organizations to help artists and their families recover what was lost. It may be cliche, Los Angeles will rise from the ashes like a Phoenix. The artist will make new work. In the end, the art community will be stronger than before. It will take time. I am confident that that LA will emerge stronger. Please give and donate. Thank you

https://www.cciarts.org/relief.html

Grief and Hope

Armory Fire Relief

Art Center Emergency Relief Fund

How to help artists and art workers devastated by Los Angeles wildfires