Various Small Fires

Various Small Fires (Los Angeles/Dallas /Seoul) began as a series of conversations with artists and curators in Esther Kim Varet’s Venice Beach kitchen while working on her doctoral dissertation. Formally, VSF debuted in Hollywood as an official gallery in 2015 with a roster of artists and its current Johnston MarkLee Architects-designed building. The Hollywood gallery boasts three exhibition spaces, a unique sound corridor, and a dedicated outdoor gallery.

VSF’s exhibition program explores se...