It’s 423WEST Gallery‘s one-year anniversary, and the downtown L.A. spot is celebrating with a group show that will showcase varied interpretations on “the box” and its imagined or unknown contents. With a selection of new works by a huge list of artists, the exhibition is named for the Spanish word for “box.”

Boxes serve many functions, not the least of which the ability to keep their contents a mystery.

Artists include Albert Montoya, Jessica Ward, Angie Mason, Jeremy Cross, Apricot Mantle, Jophen Stein, Archer Dougherty, KRK Ryden, Ashley Fisher, Lara Dann, Aunia Khan, Marnie Pitts, Black Mass, Monty Montgomery, Chris Mars, Nichole Bruckman, Christopher Umana, Paul Torres, Cory Benhatzel, Rachel M. Bray, Dave MacDowell, Richard J. Frost, Drew Wootten, Rick Beaupre, Heather Gargon, Ryan Myers, Ian Ward, Scott Holloway, Jaclyn Alderete, Susanne Apgar, Jasmine Worth, Stephen Umana, Jeannie Lynn Paske, Teod Tomlinson, Terry Ribera, and Matjames Metson.

Art: Chris Mars (above), Marnie Pitts (below)