“Bowls, Boxes, Plates & Vessels” at Parker Gallery, Los Angeles
February 1–October 19, 2025
Saying goodbye can be hard. That was the premise of “Bowls, Boxes, Plates & Vessels,” Parker Gallery’s final exhibition at its longtime base in founder Sam Parker’s home in LA’s Los Feliz neighborhood. Since its founding in 2017, Parker Gallery has gained a reputation for spotlighting under-recognized artists alongside rising ones. This show thrillingly continued that sensibility.
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For “Bowls, Boxes, Plates & Vessels,” Parker invited back artists who had previously exhibited to participate in a show about “the idea of a container as form.” An intergenerational mix of artists ranging from Magdalena Suarez Frimkess and Nancy Shaver to Ruby Neri and Shio Kusaka to Zachary Leener and Daisy Sheff wound up taking part. Continuing a larger interest in craft techniques, the gallery exhibited works in ceramic, ranging from small bowls that could be held in one’s hands to medium-size orb-like vases to large-scale sculptures. That the exhibition was sited in a domestic space added to its charm—and created unexpected resonance.
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