Feelin’ It at Felix: Here’s What Dealers Had to Say About the Art-Market Excitement at L.A.’s Cool Hotel Fair

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Feelin’ It at Felix: Here’s What Dealers Had to Say About the Art-Market Excitement at L.A.’s Cool Hotel Fair

Local and far-flung galleries love the crowds of influencers that descend on the Roosevelt Hotel for the event.

By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 17, 2023

Auctions

An Ornament of a Baby, Purchased for $2 by a Bargain Hunter, Turns Out to be a Rare Porcelain. It Could Earn $36,000 at Auction

The treasure dates back to the very earliest days of porcelain production in England.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 17, 2023

Art Fairs

VIP Day at Frieze Los Angeles’s New Airport Venue Takes Off With Soaring Sales and Its Now-Signature Star-Studded Crowd

Gwyneth Paltrow, Owen Wilson, and Billy Zane were among those perusing the busy aisles.

By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 17, 2023

Wet Paint

Stefan Simchowitz May No Longer Be Hated by the L.A. Art Scene, Kanye West Shows Up Uninvited at a Frieze Party, and More Juicy Art World Gossip

Plus, did we find maybe the most eye-roll-inducing NYFA post ever? And, which art stars were spotted playing tennis together in Los Angeles?

By Annie Armstrong, Feb 16, 2023

Art Fairs

The Spring/Break Art Fair Once Again Brings Quirky Surprises to Los Angeles, From Musical Chandeliers to Live Mystery Tattooing

The popular fair returns for its fourth West Coast outing.

By Sarah Cascone, Feb 16, 2023

Art Fairs

Why Is a Multimillion-Dollar Portrait by Alice Neel for Sale at an Emerging Art Fair in Los Angeles?

The painting, a tribute to a Hollywood screenwriter, hasn't been seen by the public in 25 years.

By Sarah Cascone, Feb 16, 2023

Auctions

A 1,100-Year-Old Hebrew Bible, Missing Only a Few Chapters of Genesis, Could Fetch Up to $50 Million at Auction

The Codex Sassoon could become the most valuable historical document to be sold at auction.

By Richard Whiddington, Feb 16, 2023

Galleries

Del Vaz Projects Offers a Reinvention of the Gallery Experience on Los Angeles’s West Side

This nonprofit curatorial platform assumes many guises.

By Eileen Townsend, Feb 16, 2023

Auctions

Fashion Legend André Leon Talley’s Treasures Smashed Estimates at Christie’s, Fetching Nearly $1.4 Million

The auction offered a glimpse into the icon's glamorous life and social swirl, including Andy Warhol and Karl Lagerfeld.

By William Van Meter, Feb 15, 2023

Auctions

What Does a Goddess Look Like Now? Artnet Auctions Specialist Anabel Wold on How Three Women Photographers Answer the Question

Artnet and Cadillac present three new commissions on the theme of the contemporary goddess, by Dannielle Bowman, Petra Collins, and Ming Smith.

By Artnet Auctions & Cadillac, Feb 15, 2023

‘This Is a New Renaissance:’ Why the Pseudonymous Digital Art Collector Cozomo de’ Medici Just Gave a Major NFT Collection to LACMA

The rumor that Cozomo is actually Snoop Dogg has been debunked.

By Sarah Cascone, Feb 14, 2023

NFTs

Jill Magid Is Selling NFT Bouquets Made of Flowers From ‘The Legend of Zelda,’ ‘World of Warcraft,’ and Other Video Games

“Out-Game Flowers” began as a reflection on how value moves between the digital and virtual worlds.

By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 14, 2023

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