Frieze Los Angeles will take place against a backdrop of community rebuilding following the recent wildfires, this year’s edition is focused on galvanizing relationships between artists, galleries and cultural institutions.
Taking place at Santa Monica Airport, Frieze Los Angeles 2025 will bring together over 95 international and local galleries, showcasing ambitious presentations that reflect the city’s diversity and creative strength. The fair will also expand its public programming, offering new initiatives that directly engage with artists and communities affected by recent challenges.
“Each year Frieze Los Angeles celebrates the city’s extraordinary artistic scene, In these trying times, we reaffirm our commitment to Frieze’s vital role as a platform for creative recovery and renewal. By working alongside artists and institutions, Frieze helps to ensure that Los Angeles continues to thrive as a global center for contemporary art. We have worked to shape this year’s Fair as a platform for groups including Summaeverythang Community Center, The Black Trustee Alliance and AMBOS, and are working with our valued partners to facilitate acquisition funds that will directly benefit local artists.”
Christine Messineo, Director of Americas, Frieze.
Ambitious Solo and Themed Presentations
Participating galleries will feature a range of ambitious solo and curated stands, with many paying tribute to the city’s spirit and spotlighting LA artists. Highlights include:
Gagosian will present Chris Burden’s Nomadic Folly (2001), a large-scale installation evoking a
dreamlike space, marking its US exhibition debut. Inspired by a cultivated nomad’s tent, the work
envelops visitors in rich textiles and architecture, creating a serene atmosphere that reflects on
cultural difference, human achievement, and the power of art.
Tilton Gallery will exhibit Noah Purifoy’s assemblages from his Joshua Tree period, reflecting social change through California’s Black Arts Movement.
Regen Projects will showcase the depth and range of its program, featuring works by Doug Aitken,
Kevin Beasley, Liz Larner, Rebecca Morris, Catherine Opie, Andrea Zittel and additional artists
from their roster.
Ortuzar Projects and Gomide&Co will co-present a solo survey of Megumi Yuasa, marking the
Japanese Brazilian artist’s first U.S. presentation and highlighting his decades-long redefinition of
Japanese ceramics.
Richard Saltoun Gallery will present Greta Schödl’s visual poetry, merging abstraction and text in
materials like gold leaf and embroidery; active for over seven decades, Schödl continues to redefine
the boundaries between text and image.
Mariane Ibrahim will debut at Frieze Los Angeles with Patrick Eugène’s large-scale figurative works
that will explore Haitian heritage and human connection.
James Cohan will showcase new works by Eamon Ore-Giron, expanding on his Talking Shit series.
His works blend Neo-Concretism and Suprematism with indigenous cosmologies, imagining
dialogues with deities from Mexico and Peru.
moniquemeloche will highlight Candida Alvarez’s fusion of abstraction and personal narrative in
solo showing of a series of large, intuitive paintings.
David Kordansky Gallery will present Maia Cruz Palileo’s new works inspired by their family’s
migration from the Philippines to the US.
Proyectos Monclova will feature Víctor Hugo Pérez’s dynamic ceramics, sculptures and drawings
exploring intimate relationships with nature and family.
Broadway will showcase Sky Hopinka’s two-channel video and hand-inscribed photographs
exploring Indigenous existence.
Xavier Hufkens’ booth will feature new paintings by Tracey Emin alongside sculptures by Louise
Bourgeois.
BANK will exhibit hyper-realistic oil paintings by Liang Hao that will explore materiality and human
emotion.
Johyun Gallery will present a dual exhibition featuring Lee Bae and Kishio Suga. Lee Bae will
explore Korean abstraction through charcoal’s transformative properties, while Suga will create site-specific installations examining material and space. Their works will challenge the boundaries of
painting and sculpture, reflecting on transformation, impermanence, and perception.
Hauser & Wirth together with Company Gallery will present a solo booth by Ambera Wellmann,
whose paintings explore metamorphosis and collectivity through fluid compositions of dissolving
figures and imagined landscapes.
Sebastian Gladstone and Stars will present visionary paintings by Mette Madsen and new works by
Emmanuel Louisnord Desir, whose works engage with colonial history, labor, and the body through
sculpture and allegorical wall pieces.
Alexander Gray Associates will present new layered, figurative paintings by Ruby Sky Stiler.
Hales will present a solo booth by Cherokee artist Kay WalkingStick, showcasing abstractions from
the late 1970s to early 1980s that will explore texture, form and spiritual connection.
Kasmin will present a solo exhibition by Diana Al-Hadid featuring new relief paintings that reflect
on ruins, civilization, and migration, ahead of her upcoming institutional surveys.
Southern Guild makes their debut at Frieze Los Angeles with new work by five women artists,
including a special commissioned bronze and earthenware sculpture by Zizipho Poswa, in addition
to new paintings by Manyaku Mashilo.
Galleria Lorcan O’Neill will show a two-person booth with sculptures by Rachel Whiteread and
Kiki Smith.
Mendes Wood DM will present new, intricate aluminum and lightning rod ball sculptures by Nina
Canell.
Marc Selwyn Fine Art will present sculptural works by Akinsanya Kambon whose work will be
activated by Senegalese tama (talking drum) master Massamba Diop, known for his work on the
Grammy and Oscar-winning Black Panther score, who will perform at the fair on Saturday.
Francois Ghebaly with a group booth that prominently displays Max Hooper Schneider’s
“cyborgian” sculpture Fossil Epizoon (dyrosaurus).
Commonwealth & Council will be showing recent works by Carolina Caycedo, Danielle Dean,
Gala Porras-Kim, Jesse Chun, and Suki Seokyeong Kang.
And finally, Roberts Projects will highlight Betye Saar’s mixed media works such as Critter Chair:
The Seat of the Spirit, which conceptualizes myth and spirituality
Focus: A Platform for Emerging Talent
Frieze Los Angeles 2025 will once again spotlight the next generation of contemporary artists in Focus.
Curated for the second year by Essence Harden (Co-Curator, Made in L.A 2025), this section will feature
innovative solo presentations from 12 emerging galleries. Participants including Sow & Tailor Gallery,
Superposition Gallery, Tyler Park Presents, Dominique Gallery, and Ochi, will showcase thoughtprovoking works from some of today’s most exciting new voices. Supported by Stone Island, Focus continues
to be a vital platform for artists at the forefront of their practice, providing them with the opportunity to
engage with a global audience and foster meaningful connections within the art world. By highlighting a
diverse range of artistic practices and perspectives, Focus affirms Frieze’s commitment to nurturing talent.
For Frieze Los Angeles 2025, Frieze and Stone Island have collaborated with LA-based artist Shaniqwa Jarvis, presented by Sow & Tailor, to create an exclusive staff uniform, designed specifically for the Fair and worn by all personnel.
Galleries Together for LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund
Recognising the key role galleries must play in the rebuilding of the city’s cultural ecosystem, Victoria Miro will open their stand A2 at Frieze Los Angeles this year, creating a space for galleries participating in the fair to come together and raise funds for fire relief efforts by donating works to be sold in aid of the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund. Galleries Together for LA Arts Community Relief Fund Frieze Los Angeles, Booth A2
Acquisitions and Institutional Support
Frieze Los Angeles 2025 will also introduce a range of acquisition-focused initiatives to support artists and cultural institutions.
As part of efforts to support the recovery of Los Angeles’ cultural landscape, Frieze is launching the Frieze Arts Alliance, a new initiative that unites major collecting institutions from across the US in their shared commitment to supporting galleries and strengthening LA’s creative networks. The inaugural group, which will be supporting Frieze Los Angeles with active acquisition budgets, includes the The Baltimore Museum of Art, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, Guggenheim New York, Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Queens Museum, Pérez Art Museum Miami, Seattle Art Museum, Studio Museum in Harlem, and Toledo Museum of Art, among others. By fostering institutional acquisitions at Frieze Los Angeles, the Frieze Arts Alliance highlights the fair’s role in shaping the future of museum collections while championing the work of galleries and artists.
Santa Monica Art Bank Acquisition: Frieze collaborates with the City of Santa Monica’s Art Bank to acquire artworks by artists based in Southern California. This initiative supports the expansion of the Art Bank collection, which includes diverse voices and experiences from the region.
This year’s fair will mark the launch of a landmark acquisition fund Frieze Los Angeles in collaboration with Mohn Art Collective: Hammer Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MAC3). This initiative underscores a shared commitment to championing the city’s vibrant artistic community by supporting artists who live and work in Los Angeles. With a dedicated fund of $75,000, the MAC3 institutions will jointly acquire work(s) that reflect the city’s creative energy and dynamism, ensuring they become part of Los Angeles’ cultural legacy.
The partnership celebrates the collaboration between three of the city’s leading museums and highlights their ongoing investment in fostering local talent and amplifying voices on an international stage.
Programming and Community Initiatives
Frieze Los Angeles 2025 will prioritise community engagement and support, expanding its reach to those
most affected by recent challenges. The fair will once again feature the Art Production Fund’s critically
acclaimed public program, with site-specific artworks by Lita Albuquerque, Jackie Amézquita, Claire
Chambless, Joel Gaitan, Madeline Hollander, Greg Ito, Ozzie Juarez and Dominique Moody, placed throughout the Santa Monica Airport campus. Projects will take place across the athletic fields, and sculptures will be exhibited throughout the park, all free for visitors to attend, no fair ticket needed.
Summaeverythang Community Center will have a dynamic presence through a number of distinct booths and a panel discussion. The art booth, created in collaboration with Alake Shilling and students from Bret Harte Preparatory Middle School and Rosebud Academy, showcases the creativity of young artists from South Central and Altadena. The Summaeverythang Community Center booth provides insight into the vision for the permanent center, inviting visitors to learn more about its mission and upcoming programs. Rounding out its presence at Frieze, Summaeverythang will host a panel discussion featuring architect Barbara Bestor, who will explore the innovative design behind the future center, illustrating how thoughtful architecture can serve as a catalyst for community transformation
The Black Trustee Alliance x Frieze Los Angeles – Land Memories initiative will focus on the legacy of Altadena’s Black community, particularly in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire. This project will feature a panel discussion with Kenturah Davis and Leah Thomas (Green Girl Leah) and an onsite activation within the gallery grid.
Frieze will also collaborate with AMBOS (Art Made Between Opposite Sides) to present Frutas Coquetas (Sexy Fruit) an installation of ceramic works by artists in a trauma informed ceramics program for refugees and asylum seekers. This initiative underscores Frieze and AMBOS’ commitment to cross-border efforts, with all proceeds benefiting migrant groups along the border.
Frieze Impact Prize returns for the fourth year. A collaboration between Frieze and WME, in partnership with the Center for Art & Advocacy and its fellowship program, Right of Return, the 2025 Frieze Los Angeles Impact Prize has been awarded to Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez
Frieze Los Angeles 2025 February 20th-23rd, 2025, frieze.com/fairs/frieze-los-angeles
Tickets available at frieze.com – 10% of sales will be donated to LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund
