FAL WIRE

Los Angeles took a major step onto the global art fair stage with the inaugural editions of Frieze Los Angeles and Felix LA. Set against iconic venues—Paramount Studios and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel—the two fairs offered contrasting but complementary experiences, highlighting the city’s growing potential as a world-class destination for contemporary art.

A lifelong art collector reflects on how memory, provenance, and trust shape the collecting experience—and why blockchain technology is uniquely suited to solving age-old challenges in fine art authentication, title, and ownership. This personal journey reveals how those insights led to the founding of The Fine Art Ledger and a new vision for the future of art collecting.