From multigenerational West Coast surveys to urgent political installations and breakout solo presentations, Frieze Los Angeles 2026 channels the city’s creative energy into a tightly curated week at Santa Monica Airport.

As Frieze Los Angeles returns to Santa Monica Airport from February 26–March 1, 2026, more than 100 galleries from 24 countries convene to spotlight California’s lasting influence on the global art scene. This year’s edition leans fully into the city’s defining strengths—experimentation, cross-generational dialogue, and artist-led community—while expanding its public programming across the campus and beyond.

Below, a first look at eight booths not to miss.

West Coast Artists at Gagosian

Gagosian stages a sweeping, multigenerational survey that places West Coast pioneers in conversation with contemporary voices. Anchored by figures such as Richard Diebenkorn and Ed Ruscha, the presentation extends through artists including Chris Burden, Frank Gehry, Mark Grotjahn, Lauren Halsey, Alex Israel, Mary Weatherford, and Jonas Wood. The effect is less a historical recap than a living ecosystem—one that underscores Los Angeles as both subject and catalyst in postwar and contemporary art.

John Baldessari at Sprüth Magers

Sprüth Magers offers a focused selection of works by the late John Baldessari, foregrounding his foundational role in establishing Los Angeles as a center for conceptual experimentation. The booth situates Baldessari alongside artists including Jenny Holzer, Gala Porras-Kim, David Salle, and Kara Walker, sharpening the dialogue between text, image, pedagogy, and institutional critique. It’s a reminder that L.A.’s conceptual legacy continues to reverberate globally.

Light and Space Artists at Pace Gallery

Pace highlights artists deeply connected to Los Angeles, including a never-before-seen rounded-diamond installation by James Turrell and new paintings by Mary Corse, Friedrich Kunath, and Lauren Quin. Historical works by Lynda Benglis, David Hockney, and others punctuate the presentation, reinforcing the city’s Light and Space lineage while extending it into new material and perceptual territories. Expect light, surface, and atmosphere to take center stage.

Julian Charrière at Perrotin

Perrotin anchors its booth with Paul Pfeiffer’s “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” and Julian Charrière’s “Buried Sunshines Burn,” alongside works by Sophie Calle, Bharti Kher, and Takashi Murakami. Spanning sculpture, photography, and installation, the presentation threads together themes of spectacle, memory, and environmental transformation—reflecting the psychological intensity that often defines Los Angeles as both dreamscape and battleground.

Betye Saar at Roberts Projects

Marking the centennial of Betye Saar, Roberts Projects presents altered Polaroids, sketchbooks, and archival materials by the Black Arts Movement pioneer. The booth situates Saar’s intimate, incisive works alongside artists including Amoako Boafo and Suchitra Mattai, creating a layered conversation about assemblage, spirituality, and Black feminist thought. It is both homage and continuation.

Conny Maier at Hauser & Wirth

Hauser & Wirth introduces newly represented Conny Maier to West Coast audiences with her first solo presentation at the fair. Monumental paintings—including California Dreaming (2025)—unfold in saturated color and symbolic figuration, exploring existential and ecological tension. The presentation feels particularly resonant in Los Angeles, where landscape remains both backdrop and protagonist.

Antony Gormley at White Cube

White Cube stages a solo presentation of recent sculptures and works on paper by Antony Gormley. Investigating the threshold between the biological body and built environment, Gormley’s works offer a meditative counterpoint to the fair’s spectacle—drawing attention to space, structure, and human presence at scale.

Zenobia Lee at Sea View

Within the Focus section curated by Essence Harden, Sea View debuts new sculptures by Los Angeles–based Zenobia Lee. The installation-based works mine personal and collective histories of the Caribbean and its diaspora, foregrounding materiality and memory. Focus continues to platform ambitious U.S.-based emerging galleries, supported in part by subsidized booth fees and financial backing, making it one of the fair’s most dynamic sections.

Beyond the Booths: Public Programming

This year’s Frieze Projects, titled “Body & Soul,” unfold across the campus and beyond in partnership with Art Production Fund. Newly commissioned works by Los Angeles–based artists—including Amanda Ross-Ho, Dan John Anderson, Polly Borland, and others—explore the human form in physical and metaphysical dimensions .

Patrick Martinez presents a neon installation at the fair’s entrance responding to ICE raids and immigrant rights , extending his longstanding engagement with visibility and resistance into the public sphere. Meanwhile, Frieze Library will donate a permanent collection of artist publications to the newly reopened Pacific Palisades Library, reinforcing the fair’s community-first ethos.

Acquisition funds—including the Santa Monica Art Bank, MAC3 (Hammer, LACMA, MOCA), and the California African American Museum—underscore sustained institutional investment in Los Angeles–based artists.