in Frieze Los Angeles | 20 JAN 25

Frieze Los Angeles 2025 to Move Ahead

The challenges the city is currently facing only strengthen Frieze’s commitment to work alongside the community to rebuild and recover

in Frieze Los Angeles | 20 JAN 25

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Frieze Los Angeles 2025 will go ahead with its original dates, February 20–23 following careful consideration and extensive discussions with galleries, partners and city-wide stakeholders.

Our hearts are with everyone affected by the devastating fires in Los Angeles and Frieze is proud to play its part in sustaining the cultural and economic vitality of Los Angeles at this challenging time. The fair will continue to be a platform for creativity, connection and collaboration, supporting the local arts ecosystem.

As a founding contributor to the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund, Frieze is committed to aiding recovery efforts and providing critical support to the artists, galleries and art workers affected by the crisis.

We thank everyone for their patience as we worked responsibly to plan an event that genuinely supports the local economy and arts community. Further details on recovery initiatives will be shared soon, as Frieze stands firmly with Los Angeles to help it rebuild, heal and move forward.

Responses from Institutions, Galleries and Artists

Michael Govan, Director, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

‘Art is the lifeblood of Los Angeles’s extraordinary creativity, and also of its resilience. We welcome Frieze as part of that resilience.’

Katherine Fleming, President & CEO, J. Paul Getty Trust

‘During the challenges and trauma we’re all experiencing, Frieze LA can be an occasion for LA artists and the arts community to come together and reinforce networks of caring, and will also support the workers outside of the arts sector that make the event a success. Getty looks forward to its continuing partnership with Frieze, in whatever form this year’s event takes shape.’

Johanna Burton, Director, The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

What’s so important right now is continuing to show up for our community of artists, art workers, and everybody who plays a part in or cares about culture. Frieze’s presence in LA marks an annual occasion to shine light on the incredible talents of creatives in this city, and for financial support to make its way to them. In addition to keeping the ecosystem sustained and resourced, the fair frames the great collaborative and deeply intwined aspects of our community, braiding together artists, patrons, galleries, museums, schools and more towards and for a heartbeat of Los Angeles. We are excited and heartened to see Frieze’s team come forward to offer the fair this year, when it’s needed most and appreciated by all.

Joanne Heyler, Founding Director and President, The Broad

‘The annual Frieze Los Angeles art fair shines a light on LA's vitality as a world-class arts capital—in 2025, it will also highlight LA's resilience. In the wake of the fires, the L.A. art community has come together in hopeful and practical ways, and Frieze art fair can play a role in that momentum as a gathering place where L.A. artists can show new work and important dialogue can take place. We look forward to welcoming the world to Los Angeles in February.’

Zoe Ryan, Director, Hammer Museum

‘The LA art community is a vibrant, vital part of our city. Right now it is hurting, but it is resilient. So many artists, galleries, and arts workers have been directly and indirectly impacted by the fires, with some losing their homes and their livelihoods. Supporting artists is fundamental to who the Hammer Museum is as an organization, and we are committed to helping them rebound from the devastating fires. This takes many forms: supporting fire relief efforts, opening our doors to our community, and supporting Frieze as they mount what is an internationally visible platform for so many artists and galleries based here in Los Angeles. Our hope is that the L.A. arts community can get back on its feet as quickly as possible.’

Essence Harden, Curator 

‘I love LA; it’s my home, and my life has been made possible because of the generosity, care, and people of this city. Frieze is an ecosystem of contractors, fabricators, artists, gallerists, collectors, institutions, non-profits, art handlers, small businesses, and a world of people who find financial and social support within it. There is a need and will here for art to still happen, for possibility to emerge amongst immense loss and grief.’

David Kordansky, founder and owner, David Kordansky Gallery

‘We have been privileged to contribute to the creation of the extraordinary artistic community that has developed in the years since we first opened our doors in 2003. We are grateful for the outpouring of support since the fires, and now, we need our friends in the international arts community to stand by us and join us in LA for the fair in support of our artists, art workers, galleries, and museums. LA is the world’s preeminent hub for creative innovation, and continuing to present art and programming is crucial to our rebuilding efforts.’

Shaun Regen, Regen Projects

‘Frieze Los Angeles has been a historic and monumental draw to the city of Los Angeles. It has brought international and national attention to the arts and culture here, while providing a platform for the galleries, institutions, museums, non-profits, artist’s studios, and so much else. In light of the recent wildfires, it would be a shame to lose this moment, especially when the community has been taxed so fully and with so much loss. That said, our community is robust, and it would be a great moment for supporters to join us for what I think will be a stellar event.’

Kelly Akashi, artist

‘I don’t want the economic impact of this to spread further and affect other artists. I am here to celebrate other artists’ accomplishments and am personally not insulted by the promotion of their work. I want my community to be healthy, and need them to be supported so that they can extend that care to me and other people impacted by the fires.’

Doug Aitken, artist

‘I believe, in times of emergency and disruption, culture and the arts are needed more than ever. The fires in Los Angeles have tragically impacted entire neighborhoods, yet the media narrative portrays a citywide conflagration. Nonetheless, their impact has been truly monumental.

This is a city of incredible creators, unique voices, and individuals. Los Angeles has an outsized influence on the world through its art. The cultural community here is profound and it is in the process of rallying and rising as we speak. For Angelenos this is a time of love, compassion, and connection.

In times such as these, culture is our oxygen and there is urgency to our voices and visions. The presence of a culture hub, such as Frieze, is more necessary than ever. Moving forward with Frieze Los Angeles would mark a strong statement in support of artists and their communities. It would show solidarity with all of the city's amazing artists and creators, and its large and diverse arts infrastructure.’

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