Tag: Frieze L.A.

• Artist a Day: Alison Saar

  

  During Frieze week there were two booths that I regret not seeing in person. Alison Saar’s booth hosted by L.A. Louver was one of them. Her solo presentation, Chaos in the Kitchen featured a series of sculptures and prints by the artist that pay homage to the sanctity of the kitchen as a place of…

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  February 29, 2020

  Art, Art in Los Angeles, Art/Culture, Black Artists, black history, Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, sculpture, Uncategorized

  Alison Saar, Artist a Day, Black History Month, Frieze L.A., L.A. Louver, Los Angeles, Zora Neale Hurston

• Artist a Day: Karon Davis

  

  As a spectacle, Frieze didn’t disappoint. Fair organizers commissioned 12 artists to create site specific work on Paramount Studio’s New York backlot in a collaborative undertaking called Frieze Projects. The backlot was definitely the show stopper, and my favorite installation came from Karon Davis who transformed a building facade into a Junior High School in…

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  February 24, 2019

  Art, Art in Los Angeles, Black Artists, Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, sculpture, Uncategorized

  Artist a Day, Black Artists, Black History Month, Frieze, Frieze L.A., Karon Davis

• Artist a Day: Frieze Edition

  

  Art fairs are like glorified prom nights for collectors and as such, galleries are the poor chauffeurs, dress makers, and florists that have to cater to whims of giddy, hopeful, attendees– Frieze L.A. was no exception. For those of us who are outside both the blue chip collector class and the P&L engines that drive…

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  February 23, 2019

  Art, Art in Los Angeles, Art/Culture, black history, Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, new york, Photography, sculpture, Uncategorized

  Art Fairs, Artist a Day, Black Artists, Frieze L.A., Gordon Parks, hank willis thomas, Henry Taylor, Nick Cave, Purvis Young, Roy DeCarava, senga nengudi