Dover Street Market (DSM) has always been known for showcasing sculptural displays, but next February, the retailer will broaden its offerings through a new partnership with Felix Art Fair and American mixed-media artist Oscar Tuazon. Born in Seattle and now based in LA, Tuazon uses natural and industrial materials to create minimalistic environments that probe into humanity’s relationship with architectural spaces.
The partnership developed rather naturally for Felix and DSM, both of which take an unorthodox approach to their respective industries. According to Al Morán, one of the three co-founders of the fair and head of Morán Morán gallery, he saw an “overlap in the audience” between DSM’s customer and Felix’ main clientele.
DSM’s vice president James Gilchrist echoed Morán’s sentiment, telling WWD: “I have been thinking for some time about doing an off-site event in L.A. but could never quite figure out how to do it without it looking contrived. Then serendipitously — like many of the best things in life — an email from Al Morán arrived in my inbox, and I knew immediately this was it.”
“Felix L.A. embraces discovery and spontaneity — both of which are key to the ‘beautiful chaos’ ethos of Dover Street Market,” Gilchrist added. “Felix cofounders Al, Mills, and Dean have taken a completely new and innovative approach to the traditional art fair experience which is incredibly exciting and felt natural for DSM to be involved. We’re also honored to work with Oscar Tuazon, an artist we have admired for a long time, to transform DSM and incorporate the shop into his own work.”
Housed at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, the forthcoming Felix Art Fair will present 66 international galleries from February 28 to March 3, including Bel Ami, Residency Art Gallery and Kavi Gupta. Learn more about the upcoming fair online, including the full list of exhibitors below.
Felix Art Fair 2024
Gallery 1226, Dallas | Los Angeles
56 Henry, New York
Adams and Ollman, Portland And Now, Dallas
Bel Ami, Los Angeles
Bradley Ertaskiran, Montreal
THE BREEDER, Athens
Broadway, New York
Ciaccia Levi, Paris
Carlye Packer, Los Angeles
Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles
Charles Moffett, New York
Corbett vs. Dempsey, Chicago
Creative Growth Arts Center, Oakland
Chris Sharp Gallery, Los Angeles
Derek Eller, New York
DOCUMENT, Chicago | Lisbon
Tara Downs, New York
Entrance Gallery, New York
Europa, New York
Fernberger Gallery, Los Angeles
Fridman Gallery, New York
Ginny on Frederick, London
HAIRandNAILS, Minneapolis
Harkawik, New York | Los Angeles
Heidi, Berlin
Jack Hanley Gallery, New York
Josh Lilley, London
JRP|Editions, Geneva
Kavi Gupta, Chicago
King’s Leap Fine Arts, New York
Lomex, New York
Luce Gallery, Turin
Magenta Plains, New York
M+B, Los Angeles
Marinaro, New York
Shoot the Lobster, New York
Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago
Shoot the Lobster, New York
Harper’s, New York | Los Angeles
Mrs., Queens
Nicelle Beauchene, New York
Nicodim, Los Angeles | New York | Bucharest
Nina Johnson Gallery, Miami
One Trick Pony, Los Angeles
Parrasch Heijnen, Los Angeles
Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York
The Ranch, MoGallery 1226ntauk
Residency Art Gallery, Inglewood
Silke Lindner, New York
Sebastian Gladstone, Los Angeles
Sans titre, Paris
Sargent’s Daughters, New York | Los Angeles
Sea View, Los Angeles
Storage Art Gallery, New York
Studioli, Rome
Suprainfinit, Bucharest
Tanya Leighton, Berlin | Los Angeles
Tierra Del Sol Gallery, Los Angeles
Tif Sigfrids, Athens
Theta, New York
Tyler Park Presents, Los Angeles
Voloshyn Gallery, Kyiv | Miami
Volume Gallery, Chicago
White Columns, New York
Wilding Cran, Los Angeles
