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Various Small Fires (VSF) is a contemporary art gallery located in Los Angeles, California.


History

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VSF was founded by Esther Kim Varet in Venice, Los Angeles, in 2012[1]. The gallery borrows its name from artist Ed Ruscha’s 1964 conceptual art book Various Small Fires and Milk.[2][3]

The inaugural exhibition by New Zealand artist Fiona Connor, Murals and Print, featured “a set of movable walls that were continually rearranged to accommodate a series of events.”[1]

In 2014, VSF relocated[4] to Hollywood, California [5] to a 1940’s era building remodeled by Johnston Marklee architects.[6][7]

Programming

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Writer Demie Kim noted on Artsy that, “Various Small Fires is pushing forward existing art-historical and contemporary discourse through socially engaged programming—from fresh, generationally relevant shows by an over 50 percent female roster to reinstalls of major exhibitions from the ’60s.”[8]

Artists

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Artists including Billy Al Bengston, The Harrison Studio, Judith Linhares, Liz Magic Laser, and Anna Sew Hoy have exhibited at the gallery.

References

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  1. ^ a b Cheh, Carol. "25 Alternative L.A. Art Spaces to Check Out Now". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  2. ^ Schroeder, Amy Newlove. "Everything You Need to Know About L.A.'s New and Future Museums". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  3. ^ "Edward Ruscha. Various Small Fires and Milk. 1964, printed 1970". MoMA. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  4. ^ Miller, M. H. "Various Small Fires Gallery Moves to Hollywood". Artnews. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  5. ^ Slenske, Michael. "On Fire". W. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  6. ^ "Various Small Fires, Los Angeles, CA, 2014". JOHNSTONMARKLEE. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  7. ^ West, Kevin. "The Shape Shifters". W. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  8. ^ Kim, Demie. "15 New Dealers to Watch at Art Basel in Miami Beach". Artsy. Retrieved 2018-07-26.

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