David Kordansky Gallery was established in 2003 with the desire both to discover and to engage with the diverse group of artists living and working in Los Angeles. One of the primary ideas quickly became utilizing the gallery not merely to showcase individual artists, but also to realize the dialogues, both implicit and explicit, between them. The gallery has quickly grown from mainly focusing on emerging art to an internationally recognized program featuring artists who have exhibited in acclaimed museums and galleries worldwide. The program increasingly includes artists from different generations, so that various historical lineages can enter into conversation with one another. Part of the gallery’s mission is to foster understanding of Los Angeles’s development as an important city for art since World War II. David Kordansky Gallery sees itself as an institution rooted in its hometown and in California, while it embraces cultural activity in the 21st century as a fully global phenomenon. As such, the gallery treats its participation in the major international art fairs as serious exhibition opportunities, often planning solo presentations and special programming. David Kordansky Gallery currently operates a 20,000-square-foot facility in Mid-City Los Angeles. Opened in 2014, this location encompasses two adjacent and equally sized gallery spaces, through which the gallery maintains an ambitious and growing program of solo, group, and historical exhibitions. In 2020, the gallery will expand its premises, renovating three structures and creating a central landscaped courtyard between them. The expansion will feature over 7,000 square feet of exhibition and storage space, as well as 2,300 square feet of outdoor space for a diversity of programming, including performance, film, and sculpture. Among the indoor spaces is a 2,000-square-foot gallery that, with the current two exhibition spaces, makes it possible to mount three separate shows simultaneously.