Frieze Los Angeles 2026 sees Strong Sales

Returning to the Santa Monica Airport campus, the seventh edition of the fair brought together leading galleries from around the world with ambitious solo and conceptually-driven exhibitions that exemplified Los Angeles as a vital center of international collecting and cultural production. The fair maintained vibrant energy across its four-day run, welcoming a diverse array of collectors, museum leaders, artists, and figures from the entertainment, fashion, and technology industries. Galleries reported significant sales from the early hours of the preview, with activity continuing at pace throughout the afternoon and across the weekend.

The fair welcomed over 32,000 visitors from more than 45 countries, including prominent collectors, curators and museum groups. Representatives from 160 museums and institutions were in attendance across the week.

Christine Messineo, Director of Americas, Frieze, said: 'From the opening morning, it was clear that this year's edition marked a new level of confidence for Frieze Los Angeles. Collectors engaged with conviction across every section of the fair, and institutional participation was both deep and sustained. The strength of Focus, alongside the activity of our acquisition funds and prize initiatives, reflects a fair that has reached real maturity within the global calendar.'

Claudio de Sanctis, Head of Private Bank and Member of the Management Board, Deutsche Bank, said: 'As Frieze's global lead partner for more than 20 years, we are proud to continue our support of Frieze Los Angeles, where cutting‑edge creativity thrives. At this year's fair, we were delighted to bring together collectors and members of the artistic community who share a passion for contemporary art, fostering thoughtful dialogue and lasting connections.'

Frieze Los Angeles featured more than 100 galleries from 24 countries. Galleries reported significant activity throughout the fair's four days, with multiple seven-figure transactions and ambitious mid-market placements that reflected depth across price tiers. Emerging presentations in Focus, curated by Essence Harden, saw strong placements with many sold out presentations, reinforcing continued demand for new voices.

Gagosian saw significant sales, placing Ed Ruscha's Heaven, and Hot Sparks, Frank Gehry's Fish on Fire, Alex Israel's Paramount Pictures, and new works by Jonas Wood and Mary Weatherford. Hauser & Wirth sold out their presentation of new paintings by Conny Maier entitled Dust Bowl on the opening day, with the large paintings selling at $125,000 and one smaller work at $25,000. 

David Zwirner reported strong sales including a mixed-media work by Njideka Akunyili Crosby for $2.8 million to a European foundation, a painting by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye for $1.5 million, and a new work on paper by Lisa Yuskavage for $280,000, and Thaddaeus Ropac sold multiple works including a painting by Georg Baselitz for €1,000,000, an Alex Katz painting for $700,000, a painting by David Salle for $280,000, and a work by Liza Lou for $225,000. Pace sold James Turrell's 2021 installation Carat and Schtik for $950,000, a 1983 painting by Jean Dubuffet for $475,000, and a painting by Emily Kam Kngwarray for $450,000. Michael Rosenfeld Gallery found success, placing works from across their booth, including Sam Gilliam's Cut (1969) listed at an asking price of over $1,000,000 and Marti Always (2007) by the artist listed for $180,000, Bob Thompson's The Bargaining (1961) listed between $500,000-$1,000,000, William H. Johnson's Jitterbugs (III) (1941) listed for $250,000, and Toshiko Takaezu's Untitled (Closed Form) (1975). 

Further sold out presentations included Broadway's solo booth of polyester thread on paper works by Jessie Henson in the range of $22,000-$45,000 each and CARVALHO's presentation of Élise Peroi from $9,500-$48,000 totalling $275,000. Olney Gleason sold all of their paintings by Kour Pour priced between $22,000-$65,000 alongside a sculpture by Bosco Sodi for $72,000. In Focus, Anthony Gallery's presentation of Andrew J. Park sold out with works in the range of $5,500-$17,000 each, and Hannah Traore Gallery's presentation of Turiya Adkins sold out with prices ranging from $5,000-$11,000. Lyles & King placed all new paintings by Ren Light Pan, and all sculptures by Zenobia Lee presented by Sea View sold out for $7,000-$20,000 each. 

White Cube placed three major sculptures from its solo presentation of Antony Gormley in the range of £500,000-£800,000 each, while Almine Rech reported the sale of multiple pieces including a painting by Ewa Juszkiewicz for $800,000-$850,000, a sculpture by Aaron Curry in the range of $210,000-$245,000 and a painting by Joe Andoe for $110,000-$120,000. Garth Greenan Gallery made robust sales including a painting by Howardena Pindell for $875,000 and a painting by Emmi Whitehorse for $150,000. Gladstone sold a sculpture by Keith Haring for $700,000, a large-scale painting by Ugo Rondinone for $260,000, and multiple Robert Mapplethorpe editions in the $200,000 range. Karma sold a work by Jonas Wood for $650,000 alongside works by Nicolas Party for $150,000, Ann Craven for $140,000, Jane Dickson for $100,000, Maja Ruznic for $90,000, Keith Mayerson for $80,000, Aspen Poster for $60,000, Jeremy Frey for $50,000, Nathaniel Oliver for $50,000, Norman Zammitt for $50,000, and Mathew Cerletty for $45,000.

Sprüth Magers sold two paintings by David Salle for $375,000 and $130,000 and a UV print by Arthur Jafa for $150,000 to private US and UK collections, and Kukje Gallery saw a strong response, selling a Ha Chong-Hyun work in the range of $253,000-$303,600, two paintings by Park Seo-Bo in the range of $250,000-$300,000 each, and two works by Haegue Yang in the range of $80,000-$108,000. Lisson Gallery sold pieces including a painting by Carmen Herrera for $380,000, a sculpture by Hugh Hayden for $300,000, a photograph by Hiroshi Sugimoto for $250,000, and a painting by Leon Polk Smith for $200,000. François Ghebaly placed many works including two Kathleen Ryan sculptures for $175,000 and $100,000.

galerie frank elbaz placed several works from their booth, including a sculptural textile by Sheila Hicks for $350,000 and two paintings by Kenjiro Okazaki between $80,000-$85,000 each. Johyun Gallery sold multiple works, including a painting by Kim Tschang-Yeul for $170,000, a painting by Kim Chong Hak for $44,000, and a painting by Lee Kwang-Ho for $40,000. Southern Guild placed numerous works including a Zizi Poswa bronze sculpture for $130,000, a bronze sculpture by Zanele Muholi for $110,000, a Romeo Mivekannin painting for $57,000, and a Gus Monday painting for $24,000. 303 Gallery reported the sale of numerous sculptures by Alicja Kwade, including sculptures for €74,000 to €95,000 each, as well as additional works priced between €9,000 and €18,000 each, and Perrotin sold four photographs and one video work by Paul Pfeiffer, as well as a work by Gabriel de la Mora, all in the range of $30,000-$60,000, a painting by Young-Il Ahn in the range of $70,000-$80,000 and a painting by Bharti Kher in the range of $180,000-$195,000.

Lomex reported significant sales, including two works by Yoshitaka Amano in the range of $60,000-$70,000, five paintings by Kye Christensen-Knowles between $30,000-$60,000 as well as numerous sculptures by the artist, and two works by Kathryn Kerr between $30,000-$40,000. Jessica Silverman made several sales, including a wall relief by Pae White for $80,000, a 2026 painting by Hayal Pozanti for $75,000 and a porcelain butterfly-wing sculpture by Rebecca Manson for $65,000. For their debut participation in Frieze Los Angeles, Jane Lombard Gallery sold nine works by artists Margarita Cabrera, Adam de Boer, Dan Perjovschi, Massinissa Selmani, and Jeff Wallace, for a combined total of $75,000-$80,000. Timothy Taylor sold the majority of their presentation, including a painting by Hilary Pecis for $50,000 and a painting by Daniel Crews-Chubb for £50,000. Fort Gansevoort sold several fabric works by Yvonne Wells for between $50,000-$60,000 each, and Bank sold a painting by Michael Lin in the range of $70,000-$100,000, a work by Bony Ramirez for $20,000-$30,000, and a painting by Liang Hao for around $20,000.

In addition to sold out presentations in Focus, Make Room sold all wall works from their solo presentation of Erica Mahinay, with paintings sold in the range of $5,500-$35,000 and sculptures selling between $14,000-$20,000. Dreamsong placed nine works from their solo presentation of Tamar Ettun in the range of $2,600-$20,000 each. PATRON sold five works by Jamal Cyrus ranging between $20,000-$40,000, and Superposition placed multiple works from their solo presentation of Greg Ito, including sculptures sold between $12,500-$13,500 each, and three paintings for $8,000 each.