David Kordansky Gallery

As the fair returns to Santa Monica in 2025, take a look back at standout works, performances and initiatives from its first five editions

From self-taught Thornton Dial to Reverend Joyce McDonald’s artistic discovery in detox, this year’s fair showcases several pioneers who came to art via unexpected paths

The fifth edition of Frieze Los Angeles is a space to explore the interstices of natural, urban and digital worlds, in work by Sam McKinniss, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Kim Sung Yoon and Lee Bul

Tausif Noor speaks to the artist, filmmaker and writer about his work mining the archives of the political fringes

The LA gallery partners with TRII to present an online show on the ‘counterhistories’ of Black experience, but should we ask more of galleries in their antiracist efforts?

The founder of David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, talks collaborating with the late Betty Woodman and gives advice on acquiring art

A year of protest and performance in Los Angeles

David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

A rising gallery scene in a city challenging stereotypes

David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

Alternative histories and playful anachronisms shape Steven Claydon’s sculptures, paintings and videos