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Notes: Returning to Felix, Frieze Los Angeles and The Future Perfect

Uncovering inspiration at three of the most compelling art and design destinations in the global circuit

DAVID GRAVER

8 MARCH 2024

I missed Los Angeles Art Week in 2023 for one very good reason: I wanted to attend my husband’s ceremony to become an American citizen here at home in New York City. This year, with no conflict of such magnitude present, I made my way back to LA and, prior to joining a slate of events organized by BMW in celebration of their latest color-changing concept car, I moved into the legendary Hollywood Roosevelt hotel. I chose the Hollywood Roosevelt because it recently underwent a series of impressive renovations (which included two spectacular penthouse suites by Los Angeles-based firm Kevin Klein Design) and because it hosts the Felix Art Fair. I wanted to maximize time with colleagues beside the pool (which features underwater embellishments by David Hockney) and have the earliest access to explorations through gallery installations tucked into poolside bungalows and throughout guest rooms in two floors of the tower. Every time I attend Felix, I leave feeling refreshed.

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As with the previous years I attended, highlights were plentiful—though two art and design moments distanced themselves from all others during the week. First, NYC’s Rachel Uffner Gallery exhibited at both Frieze and Felix—with a selection of artists (including Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Anne Buckwalter, Hana Yilma Godine and Anna Jung Seo) in her group show at the Hollywood Roosevelt and works by Sheree Hovsepian, Erica Mao and Curtis Talwst Santiago at the Santa Monica Airport. These concurrent installations demonstrated the depth and breadth of Uffner’s roster, and each engaged attendees in different ways.

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