As Frieze Los Angeles returns to Santa Monica Airport for its sixth edition, the city’s vibrant art scene takes center stage in an international celebration of contemporary creativity. From February 20–23, 2025, the fair brings together a diverse roster of global galleries, ambitious installations, and cutting-edge artistic voices that push the boundaries of visual culture. Under the direction of Christine Messineo, this year’s event once again highlights LA’s influence on the art world, with special programming including Focus, curated by Essence Harden, spotlighting emerging talent.
Here are five artists’ works who garnered attention:
Vincent Pocsik (b. 1985, Cleveland, OH) / Nazarian / Curcio
Showcased by Nazarian / Curcio, Vincent Pocsik presents his striking wood-based sculptures, where furniture and the human form meld into surreal, emotionally charged compositions. Exploring the interplay between the seen and the unseen, Pocsik’s work breathes life into wood, a material he believes holds inherent truths about the world. His process blends traditional craftsmanship with contemporary fabrication techniques, resulting in fluid, anthropomorphic forms that blur the boundaries between design and fine art. Evoking themes of memory, transformation, and the tension between nature and the manmade, his sculptures challenge conventional perceptions of both material and form. Working from his Los Angeles studio, Pocsik continues to push the expressive potential of wood into evocative new realms.
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