How L.A. Consolidates Cultural Capital on Its Own Terms Here, value extends beyond acquisition, shaped by a system that prizes narrative scalability as much as institutional or market validation. By Natalie Kawam Yang
Frieze L.A. Takes Off at Santa Monica Airport With Dynamic Sales and Community Support Early sales signal a stronger market both domestically and internationally for works priced both under and above $100,000 compared to just a year ago. By Elisa Carollo
‘The Living End’ at Chicago’s MCA Celebrates the Relevance and Irrelevance of Painting Several of the artists in the exhibition engage with the ways painting has been in competition with, or is mostly consumed through, other media. By Noah Berlatsky