Hip-hop nice Dr Dre and document government Jimmy Iovine acquired Frieze Week in Los Angeles off to a thumping begin this with a charity public sale on Tuesday night time, co-organised by Sotheby’s, which raised practically $2.5m to profit the pair’s Iovine and Younger Heart for Excessive Faculty Schooling. The sale, held at Iovine’s residence, introduced out celeb supporters together with the tv host Katie Couric, the influential sports activities agent Wealthy Paul and the movie producer Brian Grazer, and featured performances by the producer Timbaland and the singer Andra Day.
Works by the late Los Angeles artist Noah Davis and the New York-based artist Derek Fordjour exceeded expectations, however the night time’s greatest bidding battle—appropriately, given the gang—was over File Assortment (2024), a portray of cabinets amply stocked with vinyl, by the American artist Hilary Pecis. The hammer lastly dropped at $700,000, greater than 4 occasions its excessive estimate.
