The Box

The Box LA gallery, located in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles, started in 2007 and worked to create a unique art space–exhibiting work from artists with a diverse range of mediums, both historical and contemporary, many of whom have been unsupported and/or forgotten. The Box offered the public a vast way to understand the lost histories that need to be revealed and better understood. Many of these artists were excluded for their radical perspectives and/or for expressing uniquely feminine ideas. We recognize the role of the art market as a means for artists to enter/re-enter histories but refuse to prioritize the commercial value of the work over the cultural, political, spiritual or psychological content that the work may offer. The Box was opened by and was under the direction of Mara McCarthy, the Principal/Curator.