Artnet News is searching for a permanent writer for its Wet Paint gossip column, with guest writers like Janelle Zara filling in temporarily. The column focuses on speculating about the identity of the anonymous Instagram account @artnotnet, which posts humorous, all-caps commentary on art world headlines, and notes the rise of art sales on platforms like Facebook Marketplace.
The Los Angeles art scene is preparing for a major surge of activity anchored by the return of Frieze Los Angeles to the Santa Monica Airport from February 26 to March 1. The week features a dense schedule of satellite fairs including the inaugural West Coast edition of Indianapolis’s Butter Fine Art Fair, the boutique Post-Fair in a historic Art Deco post office, and the poolside Felix Art Fair at the Hollywood Roosevelt. Major gallery presentations include James Turrell at Pace, Sam Gilliam at David Kordansky, and a high-profile opening for Christina Quarles at Hauser & Wirth.
Butter, the Indianapolis-founded art fair known for returning 100 percent of sales proceeds to artists, is making its Los Angeles debut at Hollywood Park in Inglewood. Organized by the cultural development firm GangGang, the fair coincides with Frieze Week and features works by Black visual artists including Micah Johnson, Micaiah Carter, and April Bey. The event includes a robust programming schedule featuring a collaborative installation by Lauren Halsey and a screening commemorating the 50th anniversary of Ernie Barnes’s "The Sugar Shack."