Dr Dre helps to kick off Frieze Week Los Angeles in style with star-studded charity auction

Hip-hop nice Dr Dre and file govt Jimmy Iovine bought 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 almost $2.5m to profit the pair’s Iovine and Younger Heart for Excessive College Schooling. The sale, held at Iovine’s dwelling, introduced out movie star 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 conflict—appropriately, given the group—was over Document 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.