Facing change: Frieze returns to Los Angeles with a socially committed program

Frieze is returning to Los Angeles. After the fledgling fair was unable to be held live last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will now open its doors from February 17 to 20, 2022, at a new location next to the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In 2022, Deutsche Bank will again be the Global Lead Partner of Frieze art fairs. This is the 19th consecutive year the bank has supported Frieze—a partnership that has strengthened and evolved over time. 100 galleries from 17 countries will present work by some of today’s most important contemporary artists and that of emerging artists at the fair. Once again, Frieze Projects will accompany the fair with large-scale, interdisciplinary endeavors.

A program highlight is the fair’s collaboration with artist Tanya Aguiñiga. She will be presenting BIPOC Exchange, a project in the Wilshire Garden within The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, featuring resident social artist initiatives that serve the city’s communities in diverse ways. BIPOC Exchange aims to create a space that celebrates the activities and efforts of individual organizations and encourages exchange.  Thematically, this year’s Frieze Projects are dedicated to different forms of protest and a new awareness in the post-pandemic era. 

This year, the Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award, put on in collaboration with Deutsche Bank and Endeavor Content, was presented for the third time. After an intensive four-month virtual program led by the Ghetto Film School and Endeavor Content, the fellows produced short films that addressed the theme of “Facing Change.” The recipients were announced in a ceremony at the fair. The winner of the $10,000 grand prize is Diante Singley, receiving the award for his film Greyhound, about a young man preparing to leave his home and community before his freshman year of college. Adham Elnashai won the audience award. This year’s other fellows were Kristy Choi, Genie Deez, Candace Ho, Desmond Levi Jackson, Halima Lucas, Wesley Rodriguez, Kyle Sykes, and Milky Tran.  The jury members included Tate Modern curator Christine Y. Kim, filmmaker Julius Onah, artist Kehinde Wiley and Claudio de Sanctis, CEO of Deutsche Bank IPB.

An interview with Kehinde Wiley, internationally known for his large-scale, masterful portraits of African-American men, women, and people of color, is a highlight of the Art:LIVE video program developed in collaboration with Deutsche Bank. Wiley talks about his work, his career, and his involvement in this year’s Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award. For Art:LIVE, experts give insights into the latest developments in contemporary art and culture.

February 17 – 20, 2022

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