Damien Hirst’s 180, an up-close view of the vibe shift, and more in this week’s column:
…One of the cooler things on sale this week in Los Angeles is a shirt that local hero Kobe Bryant was wearing during practice shots before his historic 81-point masterpiece performance against the Toronto Raptors in January 2006. It’s on view at Sotheby’s in Beverly Hills. Bidding starts at $200,000—a mere $2,500 per point, give or take—though it’s likely to go way higher. There’s also an NFT involved, but, you know, the less said about that, the better.
What was at first somewhat inscrutable came into full view after a spin through the restaurant—just had to get by the models posing forHelLA World. Along with the scrolling text—some of which was generated by guests, some of which was taken from text messages the artist’s L.A. pals had sent her in recent weeks on nights when they were planning to go out—there was video work installed throughout, plus a series of talks and performances during the day.
As to be expected in a city that is, to put it mildly, image-conscious, the crush of people who wanted to get into a Prada party at Frieze Los Angeles exceeded the small capacity of a modest chow fun joint. Artistmade it past the swarm of those penned in line outside, alongside his gallerist, the London dealerThey quickly took a spot in a section of the restaurant that had been transformed into a mini Italian discotheque, not unlike the one artist’s regal art foundation in Milan.
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