Amid the return of Frieze Los Angeles, several New York galleries have revealed plans to expand to the West Coast. Joining them is Sargent’s Daughters, which has operated in the Lower East Side since 2014. This week, the gallery announced plans to open a Los Angeles outpost, which it will share with the Manhattan-based gallery Shrine. The galleries will run side-by-side spaces at 538 North Western Avenue in Melrose Hill, continuing a collaboration that began in 2018.
The new branch is slated to open this summer and will host each gallery’s individual programming as well as collaborative exhibitions. According to Allegra LaViola, owner and founder of Sargent’s Daughters, several artists on the gallery’s roster are slated for a West Coast debut.
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