Essence Harden

Frieze Los Angeles director Christine Messineo and Focus curator Essence Harden discuss how the city’s topography shapes its creativity

In partnership with Frieze Los Angeles, the California African American Museum Acquisition fund selects a ceramic sculpture by Mustafa Ali Clayton for the museum's collection

Under the curation of Essence Harden for the first time, 2024’s section for young galleries is rooted in community, place and ideas of ecology

This year’s edition of the fair features big names including Theaster Gates, Sudan Archives, Barbara Kruger and Pippa Garner, plus unique activations and social initiatives  

The curator of Focus at Frieze Los Angeles 2024 takes a tour of the galleries, creative spaces and cultural spots that are intrinsic to the city’s art scene and creative life

Curated for the first time by Essence Harden, this year’s Focus section explores the intimate, environmental and urban dimensions of ecologies, with new work by Javier Ramirez, Akea Brionne and Lilian Martinez

Janine Sherman Barrois and Lyndon Barrois explain how they put their art ‘where it feels right’