Commonwealth and Council

Frieze Los Angeles

American Artist, Danielle Dean, David Alekhuogie, Nikita Gale, rafa esparza, Rose Salane

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Press Release

Installation view

Photo: Mark Blower

Installation view

Photo: Mark Blower

Installation view

Photo: Mark Blower

David Alekuogie

Scramble for Africa 2-2

2023
Archival pigment print, walnut frame
45 x 36 in (114 x 91 cm)
Framed: 45.5 x 36.75 x 1.75 in (116 x 93 x 4 cm)
Edition 3 of 4, 2AP

Photo: Paul Salveson

David Alekhuogie

Scramble for Africa 1-1

2023
Archival pigment print, walnut frame
45 x 36 in (114 x 91 cm)
Framed: 45.5 x 36.75 x 1.75 in (116 x 93 x 4 cm)
Edition 3 of 4, 2AP

Photo: Paul Salveson

American Artist

Crisis Collector (Cowboy)

2025
Tempered Artforum magazines, food rations, emergency drinking water, new American standard bible, flatware, stormproof matches, psilocybin mushrooms, emergency blanket, sanitizing syringe
Approx. 5 x 10.5 x 10.5 in (13 x 27 x 27 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Crisis Collector (Cowboy)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Crisis Collector (Cowboy)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Installation view

Photo: Mark Blower

Nikita Gale

LOST ARENA 8

2026

Aluminum, iron oxide, acrylic medium, velvet, river sand, cast iron powder

41 x 31 x 5 in (104 x 79 x 13 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of LOST ARENA 8

Photo: Paul Salveson

Nikita Gale

LOST ARENA 7

2026
Aluminum, iron oxide, acrylic medium, velvet, river sand, cast iron powder
41 x 31 x 5 in (104 x 79 x 13 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of LOST ARENA 7

Photo: Paul Salveson

Nikita Gale

LOST ARENA 9

2026 

Aluminum, iron oxide, acrylic medium, velvet, river sand, cast iron powder 

41 x 31 x 5 in (104 x 79 x 13 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of LOST ARENA 9

Photo: Paul Salveson

Installation view

Photo: Mark Blower

Danielle Dean

Labours of the Months: June

2026
Watercolor on silk, mahogany frame
41 x 41 in (104 x 104 cm)
Framed: 42.25 x 42.25 x 2 in (107 x 107 x 5 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Labours of the Months: June

Photo: Paul Salveson

rafa esparza

19:00 

2026
Acrylic on adobe, rebar, steel
24 x 18 x 2 in (61 x 46 x 5 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Verso of 19:00

Photo: Paul Salveson

Installation view

Photo: Mark Blower

rafa esparza

Sock

2026

Acrylic on adobe, rebar, steel, sock

24 x 18 x 2 in (61 x 46 x 5 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Verso of Sock

Photo: Paul Salveson

American Artist

Octavia E. Butler Papers: mssOEB 1-9062: California Afro-American Museum

2025
Huntington Library stationary, graphite, pencil, sharpener, book weights, wood, acrylic
Approx. 10 x 24 x 16.5 in (25 x 61 x 42 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Octavia E. Butler Papers: mssOEB 1-9062: California Afro-American Museum

Photo: Paul Salveson

Rose Salane

Confession 10

2023

C-print, walnut frame

30 x 42 in (76 x 107 cm)

Framed: 31 x 43 x 2 in (78 x 109 x 5 cm)

Edition 3 of 3, 2AP

Photo: Paul Salveson

Rose Salane

Confession 12

2023
C-print, walnut frame
30 x 42 in (76 x 107 cm)
Framed: 31 x 43 x 2 in (78 x 109 x 5 cm)
Edition 3 of 3, 2AP

Photo: Paul Salveson