Ruby Sky Stiler, “Woman with Children in Blue,” 2024. Frieze Los Angeles highlight from Alexander Gray Associates.
From February 20 to February 23, 2025, Frieze Los Angeles will return to Santa Monica Airport for its sixth annual edition. The fair will encompass more than 100 galleries from over 20 countries, while also incorporating an ambitious program of installations and collaborations with nonprofit organizations as well as beloved local restaurants.
Since 2019, Frieze LA has offered a critical venue through which to engage with the world’s most innovative contemporary art. This year, however, Frieze LA serves an even greater function following the city’s devastating wildfires, as evidenced by the fair’s implementation of additional community projects. Among these efforts is the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund, originally organized by the J. Paul Getty Trust to support artists and arts workers impacted by January’s wildfires. Frieze LA will also partner with artist Lauren Halsey’s Summaeverythang Community Center, AMBOS (Art Made Between Opposite Sides), and the Black Trustee Alliance, reflecting the fair’s commitment to grassroots initiatives around the Los Angeles area.
Though staged as an international arts platform, Frieze LA maintains a strong connection to its eponymous city. Curated for the second time by Essence Harden, the fair’s Focus section will showcase U.S. galleries aged 12 years or younger, the majority of which are based in LA. Participating galleries include LA’s Carlye Packer, Dominique Gallery, and Make Room, alongside New York-based Lyles & King and Dreamsong in Minneapolis.
“There’s always been a younger generation that has been cultivated in Los Angeles,” Christine Messineo, Frieze’s director of Americas, tells Women’s Wear Daily. “It’s some of those voices that we want to cultivate, and we see Essence Harden doing that as part of the Focus section of the fair.”
In pairing emerging galleries with those that are more well-established, Frieze LA presents an indelible portrait of the contemporary art scene, without simply prioritizing the United States. In fact, Messineo notes that, this year, there are several new international galleries joining the fair for the first time, such as the Southern Guild from South Africa, London’s Timothy Taylor Gallery, and Rome’s Galleria Lorcan O’Neill.
My Modern Met will be on location during Frieze LA, capturing the fair’s most exceptional moments. To stay updated on all of our coverage, be sure to follow us on Instagram, and learn more about the main event on the Frieze Los Angeles website.
From February 20 to February 23, 2025, Frieze Los Angeles will return to Santa Monica Airport for its sixth annual edition.
Summer Wheat, “No Rain No Flowers,” 2025. Frieze Los Angeles highlight from Nazarian / Curcio.
Víctor Hugo Pérez, “Día del perro,” 2022. Frieze Los Angeles highlight from Proyectos Monclova.
April Bey, “We Will Not Apologize 2,” 2025. Frieze Los Angeles highlight from Vielmetter.
The renowned international art fair will feature over 100 galleries representing more than 20 countries.
Nana Wolke, “00:26:26,417 -> 00:55:56,958 (Everybody comes to Hollywood),” 2025. Frieze Los Angeles highlight from Linseed.
February James, “The Heyoka Way,” 2025. Frieze Los Angeles highlight from Superposition Gallery.
Lisa Yskavage, “Faucet,” 1995. Frieze Los Angeles highlight from David Zwirner.
Genesis Belanger, “Wishing You Success in Your New Role,” 2025. Frieze Los Angeles highlight from Perrotin.
Adee Roberson Roberson, “The Garden,” 2022. Frieze Los Angeles highlight from Dominique Gallery.
Frieze LA will also incorporate several grassroots and community initiatives in response to the devastating January wildfires.
James Turrell, “Yus-Asaph, Rectangular Glass,” 2021. Frieze Los Angeles highlight from Pace Gallery.
Greta Shödl, “Untitled,” 2024. Frieze Los Angeles highlight from Richard Saltoun.
Kate Meissner, “Greenroom,” 2024. Frieze Los Angeles highlight from Lyles & King.
Eamon Ore-Giron, “Talking Shit with the Snake People,” 2023. Frieze Los Angeles highlight from James Cohan.
Though international in its scope, Frieze LA’s Focus section is dedicated to young US art galleries, the majority of which are based in Los Angeles.
Doug Aitken, “Woman’s Profile with Desert Formations,” 2024. Frieze Los Angeles highlight from Regen Project.
Chris Burden, “Nomadic Folly,” 2001. Frieze Los Angeles highlight from Gagosian Gallery.
Antonia Showering, “Grow,” 2024. Frieze Los Angeles highlight from Timothy Taylor.