Paramount Picture Studios rolled out the red carpet for the inaugural edition of Frieze Los Angeles (15-17 February). Bolstered by a star-studded host committee that also included art-world heavyweights, the fair tapped wHY architect Kulapat Yantrasast to design a bespoke structure while artists took over the studio’s backlot to conjure an artificial New York City for Frieze Projects. Here are the highlights from the fair’s West Coast offshoot

American artist Hannah Greely left visitors to Paramount Picture Studios high and dry – literally – with her site-specific installation for Frieze Projects. The playful work riffs on the domestic routines commonly seen in urban neighbourhoods (including the faux Brooklyn residential block it inhabits for the fair). Suspended from clotheslines spanning the fire escapes and windows of two apartment buildings, Greely’s handmade, cartoon-like paintings of clothing items, as well as airborne objects such as clouds and helicopters, enhance the simulated environment adding an extra layer of wonder. Pictured, High and Dry, 2019, by Hannah Greely. Photography: Mark Blower. Courtesy of Mark Blower/Frieze

Up, up and away! Inflatables were on the rise at the LA fair, from Paul McCarthy’s Daddies Tomato Ketchup Inflatable (2007) at Frieze Projects, to Jeppe Hein’s Throat Mirror Balloon (2018) at König Galerie’s booth. Photography (left): Mark Blower. Courtesy of Mark Blower/Frieze GILLIS You trying to be funny?.. PERFECTLY STILL, 2018, varnished inkjet prints on canvas with acrylic paint, by John Baldessari, from the series Hot & Cold, presented at Marian Goodman Gallery’s stand Iran-born, London-based artist Shirazeh Houshiary’s visceral new paintings and sculptures were the subject of a solo presentation at Lehmann Maupin’s booth. Pictured, Blurring (left), 2018, blue pigment and graphite on black Aquacryl on canvas and aluminium, and Lunate, 2018, glass and polished stainless steel Presented in tandem by Beverly Hills’ UTA Artist Space and Kasseem ‘Swizz Beatz’ Dean, and curated by Nicola Vassell, ‘DREAMWEAVERS’ explores the paradox of fact and fantasy through the lens of several major African-American artists. Among them: Nick Cave, Karon Davis, Cy Gavin, David Hammons, Hector Hyppolite, Arthur Jafa, Pope L, Deana Lawson, Kerry James Marshall, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Noah Purifoy, Nathaniel Mary Quinn, Tschabalala Self, Ming Smith, Nari Ward, Carrie Mae Weems, Charles White, and Kehinde Wiley. Until 13 April. Photography: Joshua White Over at David Kordansky’s bricks and mortar gallery, Evan Holloway presents his first exhibition comprising objects conceived for outdoor installation. The LA sculptor has reimagined the ephemerality of his earlier work, rendering five new pieces in weather-resistent materials and at a larger scale than ever before. ‘Outdoor Sculpture’ (installation view pictured) is on view until 2 March. Photography: Jeff McClane. Courtesy of David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles

Los Angeles stalwart David Kordansky Gallery dedicated its Frieze stand to a solo presentation by Kathryn Andrews. The booth features a new series of wall-based works (pictured) alongside sculptures, which take the 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short (more famously known as the Black Dahlia) as a point of departure. Andrews’ work delves into the use – and by extension misuse – of the female body within Hollywood’s image-making culture. Pictured, Hollywood Dahlia, 2019, stainless steel, aluminium, ink, and paint, by Kathryn Andrews. Photography: Fredrik Nilsen. Courtesy of David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles

Pace Gallery’s booth plugged into artists with practices connected to technology, from early innovators such as Alexander Calder and Robert Rauschenberg, to those working at the forefront of digital technology today, including Studio Drift, Michal Rovner, Kohei Nawa, TeamLab and Leo Villareal. Photography: Sebastiano Pellion di Persano

Galerie Eva Presenhuber touched down in LA with new works by Sam Falls, Shara Hughes, Wyatt Kahn, Tobias Pils, and Steven Shearer. Left, Untitled (Green), 2019, oil stick on lead panel, by Wyatt Green. Right, Dogpile, 2019, ink, acrylic, and varnish on poly canvas, by Steven Shearer. © The artists. Courtesy of Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich / New York

‘They’re only young once, so take this opportunity to give them a room they’ll remember forever.’ This was the slogan – plucked from a magazine – that inspired Mike Kelley’s 1999 installation Unisex Love Nest. It challenged gender stereotypes of the time by reframing a child’s bedroom as a gender neutral retreat. Twenty years after its creation, the work is being presented in the late artist’s hometown (and the place where it was conceived) for the first time, taking over the entirety of Hauser Wirth’s stand at the fair. Pictured, Unisex Love Nest, 1999, installation with 1-channel video (color, sound), by Mike Kelley, installation view at Frieze Los Angeles. Photography: Fredrik Nilsen. © Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts. All Rights Reserved / Licensed by VG Bild-Kunst, Berlin, Germany. Courtesy of Hauser & Wirth

At David Zwirner’s Frieze booth, Oscar Murillo, Carol Bove and Diana Thater are among the artists who have created new work specifically for the fair. Pictured, Orchid, 2018, by Carol Bove. © Carol Bove. Courtesy of the artist and David Zwirner

Next door to Gagosian’s Beverly Hills space at 420A North Camden Drive, the gallery is hosting a special pop-up exhibition of new work by Albert Oehlen, on view until 2 March. Pictured, Wall Drawing, 2019, by Albert Oehlen, installation view. © Albert Oehlen. Photography: Jeff McLane. Courtesy of Gagosian

3rd Gen, 2018, custom CNC-routed mahogany and enamel shelving units, audiocassettes, ink and marker on cassette sleeves, plastic cases, by Mark A Rodriguez, presented at LA-based Park View / Paul Soto’s booth

Gagosian is christening Frieze Los Angeles’ first ever outing with a fitting showcase of West Coast artists at its booth, including Chris Burden, Jennifer Guidi and Ed Ruscha. Pictured, DRFTRS (6940), 2018, collage, paint, and glue on paper, by Sterling Ruby. © Sterling Ruby. Photography: Robert Wedemeyer. Courtesy of Sterling Ruby Studio and Gagosian

In the Paramount Pictures Studios’ backlot, the Deutsche Bank ArtSpace will present UK performance artist Tom Pope’s interactive One Square Club. Measuring just one square metre, it is billed as the world’s smallest and most exclusive private members’ club, with facilities including a bar, music and games. Members of the One Square Club are also participating in an experimental artwork, with Pope as its bombastic host and actively shape how their time is spent and how the experience unfolds. Pictured, Wonderland Chancer (left), 2019, and One Square Club, 2018, both by Tom Pope

American artist Lisa Anne Auerbach is reflecting on New York City’s apartment-based psychics, and the ubiquitous neon ‘psychic’ signs that signal their presence. In Psychic Art Advisor (2019), Auerbach will merge two professions into one: psychic advisor and art advisor. Her services will be available for clients seeking creative and commercial advice relating to the business of art. Visitors can schedule appointments in advance, or on site at the fair. Pictured, Readings By Dorothy [from American Megazine 2], 2014, by Lisa Anne Auerbach. Courtesy of the artist and Gavlak, Los Angeles and Palm Beach

Cayetano Ferrer is another artist to create a site-specific installation for Frieze Projects. His dynamic wall piece will evoke the Big Apple’s vernacular architecture and signage. Pictured, installation view of Quarter Scale Grand Entrance, 2012, by Cayetano Ferrer, at Made in LA. Photography: Joshua White

With I touched a cactus flower (2019), Sarah Cain continues her anarchic approach to painting by transforming the set of a classic New York City brownstone apartment. The immersive Frieze Projects installation features her signature style of abstraction, as well as a new work in stained glass. In addition, a bespoke chocolate created in collaboration with LA-based andSons will be offered to visitors each afternoon, reflecting the vices Cain turns to in the studio. Photography: Mark Blower. Courtesy of Mark Blower/Frieze

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