Post Fair V Felix
There’s something quietly radical about staging an art fair inside an old post office. A building once designed for circulation and exchange becomes, for one concentrated week, a site for aesthetic transmission. That gesture alone feels intelligent.
Interior, Post Fair
This year, Chris Sharp’s Post-Fair did more than operate as a Frieze satellite. It offered a distinct atmosphere within the larger ecosystem of Los Angeles art week, one that felt expansive, architectural, and grounded.
The venue set the tone immediately. Airy, industrial, dignified without trying too hard. Concrete walls carrying time. Tall barred windows spilling late afternoon light. Wide corridors and generous rooms that allowed booths to breathe. The architecture worked with the art rather than competing with it. You could stand back, circle a sculpture, sit with a painting. The space encouraged contemplation and slower looking.
Post Fair
Felix offers an entirely different kind of energy. The hotel format creates intimacy. You move from room to room, discovering art in unexpected corners, sometimes hung near mirrors, sometimes placed on dressers or bathroom ledges. It can feel playful, like stumbling into a series of private exhibitions. The cabanas, the pool, the mix of hotel guests and art viewers create a casual, social atmosphere that makes the experience feel accessible and alive.
Felix Art Fair
Walking through Felix feels exploratory. There’s curiosity in opening each door. It’s compact and dynamic. Conversations overlap, collectors run into artists, friends gather in hallways and elevators. It’s buzzy in a way that feels very LA, informal, social, and slightly improvised.
Felix Art Fair
Post-Fair moves at a different rhythm. Instead of discovery through compression, it offers clarity through space. Sculpture stands with authority. Painting has distance. Works on paper can breathe. You’re not peering into rooms. You’re entering open volumes. The experience feels civic and intentional. It invites longer conversations and deeper focus.
The distinction isn’t about better or worse. It’s about atmosphere. Felix makes art feel woven into everyday life, approachable, integrated, and socially charged. Post-Fair frames art within a grander architectural setting that heightens the act of viewing. One is intimate and kinetic. The other is spacious and contemplative.
During Frieze week, when the global art world converges on Los Angeles, both energies shape the city’s cultural texture. Together they reveal how varied the experience of looking at art can be, whether in a hotel room overlooking a pool or inside a reclaimed civic hall filled with light.