This year’s Frieze show took LA Art Week to the next level. In the mix of Hollywood, celebrity, and movie star vibes there was Art the, in most cases, hit very close to home. Touring the backlot with artists like Gary Simmons, Tavares Strachen, and Gabriella Sanchez there was a spark of identity and visibility for people of color unlike many of the other fairs. Here are just a few of what we considered the most important pieces at the fair.
Pat Phillips (Top to Bottom), Untitled (Lester Hayes), 2019; Untitled “Fresh Bobos”, 2020; Untitled “When we were visiting family in Louisiana…., Mikey had to shoot Bell. She was Deranged!”/Old Yellar, 2020; Jeffrey Deitch.
LaToya Ruby Frazier, Zion Looking through a Pair of My Binoculars in Her Grandfather Mr. Smiley’s Living Room, Newton, Mississippi, from series Flint is Family, Part II, 2017; Gavin Brown.
Esther Pearl Watson, Launchpad Intergalactic, 2019; Maureen Paley.
Genevieve Gainard; Vielmetter Los Angeles.
Alison Saar (Left to Right), Hot Comb Haint, Jezebel, 2019; Hot comb Haint, Beulah, 202; Hot Comb Haint, Caldonia, 2019; LA Louver.
Carrie Mae Weems, Blues and Pinks 3, 2020.; Jack Shainman.
Derrick Adams; Salon 94.
Ernest Cole, Goodman Gallery.
Theaster Gates, Afro, 2018; White Cube.
Gary Simmons, Back Drop Project, 1993-2020; Metro Pictures and Regen Projects.
Tavares Strachen, Sometimes Lies Are Prettier, 2017-20; AF Projects.
Jibade-Khalil Huffman, Mayday, 2018; Anat Ebgi.
