L.A. Louver Transitions to New Model, Focusing on Consulting, Curation, and Scholarship

L.A. Louver Announces Transition to New Model, Pivoting Focus to Private Consulting, Curatorial Engagement, and Scholarship

Today, L.A. Louver announces a significant transition for the gallery, which has been located on the same city block in Venice Beach since it was established by Founding Directors Peter Goulds and Elizabeth Goulds in 1975. As of Fall 2025, the gallery will conclude its ongoing public exhibition program and shift to a new model that embraces private art dealing, artist support, consulting, and projects.

L.A. Louver’s evolution and next chapter are bolstered by plans to donate the gallery’s complete archive and library to The Huntington in San Marino, California. Encompassing correspondence, photography, publications, records, objects, graphics, and related ephemera, the L.A. Louver Archive & Library evidences the gallery’s engagement with artists, collectors, institutions, and the global art world from its Southern California vantage point during the past half century. The extensive archive and library will be fully gifted to The Huntington Library by 2029. Until that time, LA. Louver and Huntington archivists and librarians will collaborate to process and prepare the collection to facilitate its transfer and optimize access and use.

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