In her diary of the Frieze Art Fair in Los Angeles, Gracie Hadland encounters male strippers, fist fights, and an art show at a car wash.
My week in Los Angeles for the art fairs started in a place I’d never been before. Last Saturday, at the American Legion post 206 in Highland Park,
Intentionally or not, Nogle’s piece set a darkly humorous tone for the week ahead. Art fairs have become an inevitable activity of the art world, where participation is virtually imperative.exist in most major cities, oversaturated with galleries and corporate partners. By now there’s no denying that the fairs are nothing more than an elevated retail experience. People either scoff at its presence or indulge in its festivities.
Artists like to feel like little tricksters rather than show ponies. In this type of exhibition space they get to realize that, creating an environment where they might observe how unsuspecting civilians interact with art. While few of the car wash patrons seemed to notice what was going on, some perked up upon catching a glimpse of the Olympic-themed porn collaged together by Lucy McKenzie.
At the MAK center dinner honoring Austrian artist Valie Export later that evening, I sat next to Tracy O’Brien, a collector from the West Side , who reminded me toget a piece from artists I sleep with. She had me repeat it a couple times, like a mantra. She had, in fact, just bought a painting made by my ex, which prompted me to wonder if there might be a work on paper somewhere in my apartment. She left before dessert, leaving me to chat with her husband, a successful lawyer to artists.
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