Arts: The Times' guide to Frieze Week in L.A.

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Los Angeles Times] Essential Arts PRESENTED BY THE INDUSTRY* February 10, 2020 [Send to a friend]( [|][View in browser]( You know that GIF of Jonah Hill [screaming and waving his hands]( and looking like he could use some Calgon? That’s Los Angeles during the annual art fair blitz. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with a special edition of the Essential Arts newsletter to make it all better: Subverting Hollywood Frieze Projects, the curated portion of the Frieze Los Angeles art fair, is once again taking over the Paramount Studios backlot. This year’s edition, co-curated by Rita Gonzalez of LACMA and Pilar Tompkins Rivas of the Vincent Price Art Museum, examines [the issue of representation in all of its guises](. As part of it, artist Vincent Ramos has been poking through the Paramount archive to study the ways in which Mexicans and Mexican Americans have been portrayed (or not) in film. “There is a terrific allure to Paramount,” Gonzalez tells me. “But I was also interested in selecting some artists who might have something to say beyond just thinking of it as a backdrop.” [Rita Gonzalez and Pilar Tompkins Rivas, curators of Frieze Projects] LACMA curator Rita Gonzalez, left, and Vincent Price Art Museum director Pilar Tompkins Rivas, at Paramount Studios. (Gabriella Angotti-Jones / Los Angeles Times) My colleague Deborah Vankin, in the meantime, interviews curator Venus Lau, artistic director of Hong Kong’s K11 Art Foundation, who is organizing an [Asian-focused Film & Talks series]( Frieze. This will including a screening of Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic anime hit “Akira,” as well as Cao Fei‘s “Asia One” from 2018 and Adrián Villar Rojas’ “The Most Beautiful Moment of War — El Momento más Hermoso de la Guerra” from 2017. Find the full schedule of screenings at [frieze.com](. Because Vankin is a dedicated soul, she has created [the ultimate guide]( to this week’s deluge of events. Herewith is a digest of some of the top events from her list: ADVERTISEMENT BY THE INDUSTRY The Industry presents Sweet Land February 29-March 15, 2020 L.A. State Historic Park The Industry, L.A.’s experimental opera company, brings you a grotesque historical pageant that disrupts the dominant narrative of American identity. Starting as a procession through the LA State Historic Park, Sweet Land becomes an opera that erases itself. For tickets and more information, visit www.sweetlandopera.com. [The Industry presents Sweet Land Opera]( End of advertisement The biggies Frieze Los Angeles: The weekend fair drew 30,000 visitors over four days in its premiere at Paramount Studios last year. Expect more than 70 galleries and a finer-point focus this year. In addition to Frieze Projects, curator Rita Gonzalez is also organizing a section of the main exhibition tent called “Focus L.A.,” devoted to local galleries that opened within the last 15 years. Paramount Studios, [5515 Melrose Ave.]( Los Angeles. Feb. 13-16. [frieze.com](. Felix L.A.: This is a more intimate, energetic and unconventional fair, and for the second year it takes place at the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel, with 60 galleries showing in guest rooms and poolside cabanas instead of booths. Its Special Projects series, organized by William J. Simmons, will highlight issues around gender, queerness and feminism. On Feb. 13, performance artist Dynasty Handbag will present her “Weirdo Night” around the hotel pool. Special guests include comedic writer-performer Morgan Bassichis, folk artist Smiling Beth, actress Cricket Arrison and “Hula Hoop master” Marawa. Artist Kris Lemsalu and musician Kyp Malone will give a sunset performance Feb. 14. [7000 Hollywood Blvd.]( Los Angeles. Feb.13-16. [felixfair.com](. Enjoying this newsletter? Consider subscribing to the Los Angeles Times Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most. [Become a subscriber.]( Art Los Angeles Contemporary: The 11th edition of ALAC will take place at the Hollywood Athletic Club (instead of Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar, where it has been held in the past). The move east signals a desire to be closer to the art fair nexus. ALAC will host 45 international galleries in the historic space, founded by Charlie Chaplin in 1924. [6525 Sunset Blvd.]( Los Angeles. Feb. 13-16. [artlosangelesfair.com](. Spring/Break Art Show: This event debuted in L.A. last year with a lively, new-kid-on-campus pop and sparkle. More than 45 projects by mostly L.A. artists and curators featured a unifying theme: fact and fiction. In its sophomore year, Spring/Break will have 65 projects centered on “in excess.” Opening day, Feb. 14, is VIP-only, but that evening the VIP Valentines Day Party is open to the public for $25 per person, with art tours, food trucks and a cash bar. Skylight, ROW DTLA, [757 S. Alameda St.]( downtown L.A. Feb. 14–16. [springbreakartshow.com](. [Cassie McQuater, curated by Transfer Gallery, at Spring/Break Art Show in 2019. ] Cassie McQuater, curated by Transfer Gallery, at Spring/Break Art Show in 2019. (Samuel Morgan Photography) Start Up Art Fair: In its fifth year here, this event is devoted to emerging contemporary artists who aren’t represented by galleries. It will again take over the charming Kinney hotel in Venice, with more than 80 artists turning guest rooms into galleries. Artist Lili Bernard, who was one of Bill Cosby’s sexual-harassment accusers, will host a talk about art and the #MeToo movement at 2 p.m. Feb. 16. [737 W. Washington Blvd.]( Venice. Feb. 14-16. [startupartfair.com](. Day by day Not enough? Here’s a slew of other events for your consideration: Tuesday, Feb. 11 Sprüth Magers gallery will host a public opening party for French artist Cyprien Gaillard’s “Reef to Rigs” exhibition. His most recent film installation, “Ocean II Ocean,” is about fossils and the fossilization of oceans; the exhibition also will feature new wall-based limestone and aluminum sculptures. [5900 Wilshire Blvd.]( Mid-Wilshire, [spruthmagers.com]( 6-8 p.m. Free. Wednesday, Feb. 12 You may remember Katharina Fritsch’s enormous blue rooster, “Hahn/Cock,” which was on view for years in London’s Trafalgar Square and subsequently exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Matthew Marks Gallery is hosting an opening reception for Fritsch’s L.A. solo debut, an exhibition of new, large-scale sculptures. [1062 N. Orange Grove Ave.]( West Hollywood, [matthewmarks.com]( 6-8 p.m. Free. [“Hahn/Cock,” by Katharina Fritsch] The super-saturated blue “Hahn/Cock” by Katharina Fritsch. (Tom Politeo / For The Times) L.A. artist Calida Rawles’ is showing new photo-realistic paintings at Various Small Fires — portraits of family members and other loved ones submerged in water, typically in white clothing, in ways that touch on racial identity and spirituality. Also on view will be new works by Jacqueline Kiyomi Gordon. Everything kicks off with a public reception. [812 N. Highland Ave.]( Hollywood, [vsf.la]( 5–8 p.m. Free. London gallery Sadie Coles HQ and New York gallery Bridget Donahue have teamed for a storefront pop-up show to display the latest video installation by L.A. artist Martine Syms titled “Ugly Plymouths.” Syms was part of the Hammer Museum’s “Made in L.A.” biennial in 2016. [5239 Melrose Ave]( Hollywood, [bridgetdonahue.nyc]( 6-8 p.m. Free. Thursday, Feb. 13 ArtCenter College of Design is staging its inaugural exhibition of work by black alumni. The event’s title, “90/300: A Measure of Representation, in Celebration of Cultural Influence,” is a reference to the college’s “helping to shape 300 artists and designers of African descent” over its 90 years, it says. The show is at ArtCenter’s satellite space in downtown L.A., a building that had previously housed the Main Museum. Many of the artists will be in attendance. ArtCenter DTLA, [114 W. 4th St.]( downtown Los Angeles, [artcenter.edu]( 7 p.m. Free. New York painter Lucien Smith’s nonprofit organization, Serving the People, will host a short film festival at Fairfax Cinema. Artists, many of whom are in town for Frieze, including Casper Telly, Aisha Amin and Robin Comisar, will be in attendance. Directors Ray Barker and Tucker Tripp will host a Q&A afterward. [611 N. Fairfax Ave.]( Beverly Grove, 7-9 p.m.; donation voluntary but RSVP is required via [eventbrite](. Friday, Feb. 14 This Valentine’s Day celebrate “the saving grace of friendship” at the California African American Museum. “Be Ours: Palentine’s Day With Danez and the Homies,” a co-presentation with PEN America, is an evening of poetry and performance featuring Danez Smith and celebrating their new book, “Homie.” The author will appear in conversation with poet Fatimah Asghar, and a DJ set will follow. [600 State Drive]( Exposition Park, [caamuseum.org]( 7:30–9:30 p.m. Free. [Danez Smith] Poet Danez Smith will perform at the California African American Museum as part of Frieze Week. (California African American Museum) Frieze Music is presenting an off-site evening of electronic and experimental music. Featured acts include L.A. artist Moses Sumney, singer-songwriters Caroline Polachekand Zsela and DJ UwuQi. NeueHouse Hollywood, [6121 Sunset Blvd.]( Hollywood, [frieze.com]( 9 p.m.; $75 ticket includes show and program-only fair access that day. Saturday, Feb. 15 The Museum of Contemorary Art will host its second annual Brutally Early Club featuring free doughnuts, coffee and conversation between museum director Klaus Biesenbach and Swiss curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director of London’s Serpentine Galleries. Over the three hours, artists Simone Forti, Shirin Neshat, Rodney McMillian and others will make appearances. At 11 a.m. there will be ice cream and champagne (because art fairs). Gerard & Kelly performances follow at 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, [152 N. Central Ave.]( Little Tokyo, downtown Los Angeles, [moca.org]( breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m., talks and performances 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Free. As part of its “The Un-Private Collection” event series, the Broad museum will host a conversation between artist and Sonic Youth cofounder Kim Gordon and artist Christopher Wool. The talk, focused on how art and music have influenced their practices, will be moderated by music writer and Chicago gallerist John Corbett. Colburn School’s Zipper Hall, [200 S. Grand Ave.]( downtown L.A., [thebroad.org]( 2 p.m. $20. Swiss artist Nicolas Party is unveiling a series of new paintings, sculptures, site-specific murals and an immersive architectural work at Hauser & Wirth. The gallery will host a public event to celebrate Frieze and the opening of Party’s show, as well as exhibitions by Lucio Fontana and August Sander. Portraits by the German Sander and excerpts from Weimar Republic-era gay and lesbian journals are exhibited in a partnership with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and were curated by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Stephanie Barron. The gallery will also [host a conversation]( between artist Avery Singer and the Hammer Museum’s Aram Moshayedi to discuss the use of technology in Singer’s painting. [901-909 E. 3rd St.]( downtown L.A., [hauserwirth.com](. Party 3-7 p.m.; talk 4 p.m.; Free. [A work by Nicolas Party, which will be on view at Hauser & Wirth for Frieze Week. ] A work by Nicolas Party, which will be on view at Hauser & Wirth for Frieze Week. (Nicolas Party / Hauser & Wirth) Author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates will appear in conversation with painter Calida Rawles to discuss Coates’ new novel, “The Water Dancer.” The event, moderated by LACMA curator Christine Y. Kim, is a co-presentation of LACMA and Frieze. Paramount Theatre at Paramount Studios, [5515 Melrose Ave.]( Hollywood, [frieze.com]( 4 p.m.; $20 (includes a copy of Coates’ book). A day before LACMA opens “Luchita Hurtado: I Live I Die I Will Be Reborn,” a survey of the 99-year-old Venezuelan artist‘s work, the museum will host a conversation between Hurtado and curator-critic Obrist. LACMA curator Jennifer King will moderate. [5905 Wilshire Blvd.]( Mid-Wilshire, [lacma.org]( 2 p.m.; free but advance tickets required. Frieze and Regen Projects will screen artist Matthew Barney’s new film, “Redoubt,” a wilderness movie set in Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains where dance replaces language. A Q&A between Barney and artist-curator-filmmaker Shari Frilot will follow. Paramount Theatre at Paramount Studios, [5515 Melrose Ave.]( Hollywood, [frieze.com]( 6 p.m.; included in the purchase of “Program-Only” or “Galleries + Program” fair tickets. Oakland rapper and spoken-word artist Ruby Ibarra, who’s from the Philippines, will join forces with contemporary and traditional musicians at the Getty Museum for two evenings of song and stories that give voice to immigrants and communities of color. The event, part of the Getty’s annual Sounds of L.A. series, is a co-presentation with the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. [1200 Getty Center Drive]( Brentwood, [getty.edu]( 7 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday. Free. Conceptual artist and country singer Terry Allen will appear at Zebulon with his Terry Allen and the Panhandle Mystery Band. He’ll perform music from his latest album, “Just Like Moby Dick.” Times writer David Pagel called Allen’s 2019 survey exhibition, “The Exact Moment It Happens in the West: Stories, Pictures and Songs From the ’60s ’til Now,” [his favorite art show of that year](. The two nights of shows are presented by the artist’s gallery, L.A. Louver. Zebulon, [2478 Fletcher Drive]( Atwater Village, [lalouver.com]( doors open 7 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday. $35-$45. [Artist-performer Terry Allen at Arlyn Studios. He’ll perform at Zebulon as part of Frieze Week. ] Artist-performer Terry Allen at Arlyn Studios. He’ll perform at Zebulon as part of Frieze Week. (Barbara FG / L.A. Louver) Sunday, Feb. 16 Curators Holly Jerger and Andres Payan Estrada of Craft Contemporary, formerly the Craft and Folk Art Museum, walk visitors through the museum’s second clay biennial, “The Body, The Object, The Other.” Many artists will be in attendance. [5814 Wilshire Blvd.]( Mid-Wilshire, [cafam.org]( 2 p.m. Free. The Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles will hold an open house to celebrate the openings of “Ree Morton: The Plant That Heals May Also Poison,” a retrospective featuring 38 works created from 1971 to 1977, and “Ann Greene Kelly,” a show of drawing and sculpture by an artist who’s also part of this year’s “Made in L.A. 2020: a version” biennial. ICA LA curator Jamillah James will appear in conversation with “Ree Morton” curator Kate Kraczon. [1717 E. 7th St.]( downtown L.A., [theicala.org]( 2-5 p.m., with talk at 2 p.m. Free. Close out the week with Panic Party at the Hammer Museum. The event is spotlighting organizations tackling climate change, voter registration and other issues. The event will feature plant-based food and include T-shirt screen-printing, short films curated by Plastic Pollution Coalition and tunes from Cumbiatón DJs Sizzle Fantastic and Funky Carmelo as well as DJ Suga Shay. [10899 Wilshire Blvd.]( Westwood, [hammer.ucla.edu]( 5-8 p.m. Free. ADVERTISEMENT And last but not least... Can’t afford a real Basquiat? Artist Eric Doeringer has an installation at the Felix Art Fair called “The Brode” where he’ll sell [miniature bootlegs of works he has copied from the Broad collection](. This includes a miniature of Jeff Koons’ famous rabbit sculpture. It’s a fine chance to out-hustle Eli in the acquisitions game. Happy hunting! ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for reading the Los Angeles Times Essential Arts newsletter. Invite your friends, relatives, coworkers to sign up [here]( a subscriber? Get unlimited digital access to latimes.com. [Subscribe here](. [Los Angeles Times] Copyright © 2020, Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times 2300 East Imperial HighwayEl Segundo, CA 90245 [Add us to your address book]( 1-800-LA-TIMES | [latimes.com]( *Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. If you're interested in placing an ad or classified, get in touch [here](. 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