“Art for Sale: Santa Monica’s oldest gallery auctions masterpieces, fights for Bergamot Station” The Argonaut

Robert Berman Gallery is not just the oldest gallery at Bergamot Station; Robert Berman’s is the oldest art gallery in Santa Monica. He opened his first spot on Main Street in 1979, called B-1 Gallery.

“For my first show, we didn’t even have electricity,” he shared. “I drove my car into the space and lit up the wall with my headlights.”

“That’s actually where I brought Keith Haring from New York,” he added. “The only time Keith ever showed in LA was in my little gallery on Main Street. I did a lot of other historical shows with both international artists and a lot of the East Village New York artists, but I mixed it together with local artists.”

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