Diaryblog
Mega collectors raise $2.3m at Aspen Art Museum's annual ArtCrush benefit
But politics and philanthropy are the hot topics of conversation below the surface
Diaryblog
Frieze LA diary: bright stars, sexy architecture and Kenny Schachter’s hotel dalliance
Plus, an art gallery "rap battle"
Frieze LA diary: Leibovitz’s photo finish, Destroyer smashes it and a mushroom-powered rocket (doesn't) take off
Plus, Suzanne Jackson’s modest gallery revival
Diaryblog
Gavin Rossdale goes shopping at the LA Art Show
The fair gets short shrift in the art media, perhaps for its street-y nature or for its focus on spectacle and maximalism
Diarypreview
Catherine Opie’s first film is right on queue
Part of Maxwell Williams' Take it to the Max
Art marketanalysis
Art Los Angeles Contemporary fair perks up, but is it enough?
The city could use a circuit-making commercial event, but a lack of momentum is holding it back