Artist Lucy Bull’s Rollicking Week at Frieze L.A.

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The dust has settled on another raucous Frieze Los Angeles, where Hollywood-types mingled with the art world up and down Sunset Boulevard and beyond. To get another pair of eyes on the ground, I enlisted the help of abstract painter Lucy Bull, who lives and works in Tinsel Town, to try and capture the energy. Let’s take a look at how her week went… 

— Annie Armstrong

I have a berry tree outside of my studio that attracts parrots. I wish I could include audio because it’s a real pandemonium and the sound is the best part. It doesn’t happen every day but it’s consistently around 4pm when they show up.

I started (and ended) Frieze Week with visits to City Spa, home of the oldest and hottest rock sauna in the city. Pictured here is Tristan Unrau (LA- based painter) and his temp roommate Caila Glickman (therapist). One of the locals overheard us goofing around and for some reason thought that we were actors. When we told him we were artists, he told us that he was also an artist and that his favorite artist was Lee Bontecou.

Here, Tristan explains how everyone should be single for a year.

Robbie Barnett (filmmaker) and Tommy Murray (actor) pose with our favorite Red Lion bar maid. It was their birthday.

Omari Douglin says “Peace” in front of his painting during the opening of his exhibition “boutique O” at Matthew Brown.

Artist (and frequent collaborator with Omari/co-founder of Room 3557) Adrienne Maki poses in front of Omari’s installation. I thought her Comme outfit perfectly matched the required shoe covers but I realize you can’t really make any of that out… The vibe at the opening felt like a fashion mixer down to the music (a mix of Larry Heard).

After Omari’s opening, I booked it to Santa Monica to see my dear friend John Garcia’s show at Del Vaz Projects. Del Vaz is an alternative space based out of Jay Ezra’s home, which also happens to be the childhood home of Shirley Temple. There was a big dinner celebrating its ten year anniversary. I came right in time to slide in line with artist Kelly Akashi. I particularly liked the chef’s shirt (the food was good too!).

After dinner, John’s band/collective Gushy performed in the courtyard. I had been enjoying their new album in the studio all week so it was a real treat to see them perform live.

Bebbe Hansen (of Warhol’s Factory) even performed a “Blessing for Gushy.”

Made it to the Gaylord Apartments show to see Bradley Kronz’s show. Bad photo but I find it amusing because I stayed behind an extra hour, eyeing the door in hopes of getting a snap of Leo DiCaprio. Turns out Leo never came and it was just a rumor that Shulan (of LOMEX) started.

Here artist Nora Berman is telling me how last time she was at the Gaylord, she signed Emile Hirsch’s name in the guestbook.

Nora was positive that Joseph Geagan (artist/co-founder of Gaylord) fell for it when she saw him clock Hirsch’s name in the guestbook but Geagan told me otherwise…

On Sunday, I attended the screening of Jordan Wolfson’s Body Sculpture (2023, courtesy of Gagosian). The screening was held at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills and was followed by a conversation between Wolfson and Johanna Burton of MOCA.

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