Mid-Century Seaside Glamour Meets Contemporary Design at the New Ace Hotel Athens

Built in 1975 as part of a stylish mid-century Greek tourism program called xenia, The Fenix hotel on the southwest coast of Athens eventually became a very un-stylish Best Western. But, as part of a revival of both these architectural gems and the so-called "Athenian Riviera" in which it's located, it's been reborn as the newest Ace Hotel, complete with period-specific furniture and a restoration of its whitewashed Brutalist facade.
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SPOTLIGHT: Everything We Loved at This Year’s 2026 Frieze Week in LA

Despite being in LA in February once again for my annual winter sojourn, I promised myself this year that I would finally take it easy during Frieze week, not run around so much, maybe pick three new artists to spotlight in my newsletter rather than trying to digest it all. Well, dear readers, I failed at that task — hence this extensive roundup of everything I loved.
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