While you still have two weeks to see our current exhibition, Alexander Kroll Unfoldings (also up for the February Downtown LA Art Walk on Thursday February 10, until 9 p.m.), be sure to save Saturday, February 26, 2011, for our two upcoming gallery shows. An opening reception for the artists will take place on Saturday, February [...]
The phrase “Plata O Plomo” translates to “silver or lead”. This implies that one must accept bribes “plata (silver)” or be filled with “plomo (lead)” resulting in a vexatious ethical dilemma. Drug traffickers offer the choice to loose one’s soul or one’s life. Martin Durazo‘s exhibition Plato O Plomo was on view in the CB1 East [...]
It’s been months since we’ve posted anything to the CB1 Gallery blog, but one of our new year’s resolutions is to get back to it and make the blog a vital part of our communication of what we’re doing here in downtown LA. Our first year began on February 11th and to end the year, [...]
While we might quibble with a few things in our first Los Angeles Times Review, for the most part, we love it. Others may have thought the title was an attempt to “save” painting, which is not dead, we didn’t. We selected the title, “the art that dare not speak its name,” to specifically attract [...]
Given the Friday evening street life in downtown LA, free parking at meters after 6 p.m., and lots of local moderately priced neighborhood restaurants, we have decided to start two new CB1 traditions. The gallery will now be open until 7:30 p.m. So come downtown for CB1 Gallery Friday Nights. A good way to start [...]