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Frieze Los Angeles Transforms Public Spaces With Bold New Art Installations

From neon activism to a giant inflatable Earth, these works redefine how we experience art in the city. Step outside the gallery—this is art for everyone.

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Frieze Los Angeles Transforms Public Spaces With Bold New Art Installations

Frieze Los Angeles has expanded its public art programme with Body & Soul, a series of eight site-specific installations across Santa Monica Airport and the surrounding area. The initiative aims to engage a wider audience, including those who might not typically attend art fairs or VIP events. Among the works on display are neon billboards by Patrick Martinez, discussing the artist's role in society and responding to ICE raids and immigrant rights, blending activism with public art. These works are visible elements of the programme, serving as both standalone artworks and promotional pieces for Frieze Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Amanda Ross-Ho's durational performance, Untitled Orbit (MANUAL MODE), involves rolling a 16-foot inflatable Earth around the edge of a nearby soccer field. Shana Hoehn's first large-scale public sculpture, Deadfall, uses a fallen tree sourced from Santa Monica's Urban Forest program. Kelly Wall's Everything Must Go transforms a former Westwood Village newsstand into a display of glass 'magazines', priced at $300 each, with 15 given away for free. Cosmas & Damian Brown's Fountain: Sources of Light invites visitors to gather around a ceramic and incense-filled fountain installation. The eight artists—Patrick Martinez, Dan John Anderson, Polly Borland, Kohshin Finley, Sarah Sze, Amanda Ross-Ho, Shana Hoehn, and Cosmas & Damian Brown—are all presenting new works in Los Angeles through this initiative. The programme's goal is to raise the city's cultural profile by making contemporary art more accessible to the public. The Body & Soul initiative broadens Frieze Los Angeles' reach beyond its usual art world audience. By placing installations in public spaces, the fair encourages engagement from a diverse range of visitors. The programme runs alongside the main event, offering free access to large-scale works across Santa Monica and beyond.

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