Various Small Fires

Esther Kim Varet opened Various Small Fires in 2012 to fight back against the traditional gallery system that allowed for already-big Western names to get even bigger. As a gallerist and dealer, she keeps it small; representing just about 20 artists, including like Calida Rawles and Jessie Homer French, Kim Varet and her team can spend their time incubating and fostering the growth of emerging artists beyond their first five years. The shows here introduce the next-in-line, but Kim Varet and her team also use their space to launch the American artists that they represent into the Asian art market. Just three blocks away from heavyweights like Jeffrey Deitch and Regen Projects, Various Small Fires is the place to meet your new favorites before they take off and hit it big abroad.