Rudolph Michael Schindler was an Austrian-born American architect who practiced in Southern California during the years 1920-53. One of the biggest influences on R.M. Schindler was the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, which he saw in 1911 in the Wasmuth portfolio. Schindler’s House in LA references Wright’s architecture in many ways. Additional nods to Japanese culture (bamboos circling the property for example), make this building an iconic place.

Coinciding with Frieze LA, an exhibition of works by contemporary artist Alex Katz enhances this wonderful architecture. It is presented inside this amazing house and brilliantly juxtaposes concrete and raw architecture with vibrant colours and figurative motifs.

Acclaimed for his iconic portraits and impressionistic landscape depictions, the now 95-year-old New Yorker Katz has inspired generations of painters. His work has been the subject of numerous retrospectives and solo presentations over the course of his expansive career including Tate Modern, London, and Guggenheim, NY.

Sunrise by Alex Katz is the latest iteration by the 95-year-old artist’s ongoing series that he refers to as ‘splits’. Using a cut-up technique he blends inspiration from Manet’s pictures of women in hats in the sun and mundane scenes. These large-scale immersive portraits of Sunrise Ruffalo encapsulate the fleeting nature of the gaze inside everyday life. Sunrise remains on view until 12th March.