Over the last five years, Felix L.A. has made a compelling argument that the typical art fair setup—a cacophonous, commercial bizarre—needs a vibe reset.
Founded by Dean Valentine, Mills Morán, and Al Morán, the 2024 edition returns to the iconic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel February 28 to March 3 with its signature offerings: eclectic art, emerging enterprises, and an easy pace to match the mellow weather. As in years past, Felix L.A. will run concurrently with Frieze L.A., which again occupies the Santa Monica Airport, but save your energy at the latter before heading to Hollywood; the painting and sculpture-scattered lobby and bedrooms of the Roosevelt is a curious, can’t-miss experience.
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“Felix has become one of the cornerstones of the Los Angeles cultural landscape. Opposed to other large cities, New York or Paris, that have always had great fairs, for L.A., it’s relatively new to have multiple fairs happening at the same time,” Mills Morán told ARTnews.
Sixty-six galleries are set to participate, about half of them returnees from 2023. Among the local outfits are Charlie James Gallery, Nicodim, Morán Morán, One Trick Pony, and Sebastian Gladstone. A strong contingent of New York–based exhibitors have returned, including Lomex, White Columns, 56 Henry, Fridman Gallery, and Magenta Plains. Moran, speaking to ARTnews, also highlighted the new outfits joining from close and far, such as Heidi (Berlin), Entrance Gallery (New York), and Fernberger Gallery (Los Angeles).
“We were really inspired by the hotel format in the 90’s that launched so many of the fairs we know now,” Mills said. “The Roosevelt gives you a lot of different ways to hang art, show art. That’s what we want to keep cultivating—a more experimental, more intimate experience.”
The full exhibitor list follows.
Gallery 1226, Dallas | Los Angeles
56 Henry, New York
Adams and Ollman, Portland And Now, Dallas
Bel Ami, Los Angeles
Bradley Ertaskiran, Montreal
THE BREEDER, Athens
Broadway, New York
Ciaccia Levi, Paris
Carlye Packer, Los Angeles
Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles
Charles Moffett, New York
Corbett vs. Dempsey, Chicago
Creative Growth Arts Center, Oakland
Chris Sharp Gallery, Los Angeles
Derek Eller, New York
DOCUMENT, Chicago | Lisbon
Tara Downs, New York
Entrance Gallery, New York
Europa, New York
Fernberger Gallery, Los Angeles
Fridman Gallery, New York
Ginny on Frederick, London
HAIRandNAILS, Minneapolis
Harkawik, New York | Los Angeles
Heidi, Berlin
Jack Hanley Gallery, New York
Josh Lilley, London
JRP|Editions, Geneva
Kavi Gupta, Chicago
King’s Leap Fine Arts, New York
Lomex, New York
Luce Gallery, Turin
Magenta Plains, New York
M+B, Los Angeles
Marinaro, New York
Shoot the Lobster, New York
Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago
Shoot the Lobster, New York
Harper’s, New York | Los Angeles
Mrs., Queens
Nicelle Beauchene, New York
Nicodim, Los Angeles | New York | Bucharest
Nina Johnson Gallery, Miami
One Trick Pony, Los Angeles
Parrasch Heijnen, Los Angeles
Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York
The Ranch, MoGallery 1226ntauk
Residency Art Gallery, Inglewood
Silke Lindner, New York
Sebastian Gladstone, Los Angeles
Sans titre, Paris
Sargent’s Daughters, New York | Los Angeles
Sea View, Los Angeles
Storage Art Gallery, New York
Studioli, Rome
Suprainfinit, Bucharest
Tanya Leighton, Berlin | Los Angeles
Tierra Del Sol Gallery, Los Angeles
Tif Sigfrids, Athens
Theta, New York
Tyler Park Presents, Los Angeles
Voloshyn Gallery, Kyiv | Miami
Volume Gallery, Chicago
White Columns, New York
Wilding Cran, Los Angeles