LA Louver, the oldest extant gallery in Los Angeles, will be closing its space in Venice this fall and transitioning to focus on private art dealing and consulting, according to an announcement today, September 16. LA Louver was founded by Peter and Elizabeth Goulds in 1975 in the same block it still occupies, not far from Venice Beach. When they opened, LA’s art scene looked vastly different from today, with just a handful of galleries, predominantly on the Westside. It’s not really just about LA Louver. LA Louver will be shifting its operations to a warehouse on Jefferson Boulevard in West Adams that it purchased in 2012, where they will host private viewings by appointment and present special projects.