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"Potluck" Group Exhibition

Past exhibition
18 February - 11 March 2023
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"Potluck" Group Exhibition

Past exhibition
18 February - 11 March 2023
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Overview
Sabrina Bockler - blue and green tone tablescape with white and brown dog in lower corner

Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Potluck, a group exhibition curated by Dasha Matuura exploring our complex associations with food and the community created around the shared experience. 

 

Opening Night Reception: 

Saturday, February 18th 

6pm - 8pm

 

Gallery Hours:

Tuesday - Saturday / 10am - 6pm

 

Hashimoto Contemporary LA

2754 S La Cienega Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90034

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Advance Collector's Preview:

An advance collector's preview will be made available online before the exhibition opens, if you would like to receive a price list, please contact us at la@hashimotocontemporary.com

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Works
  • Tablescape painting of two black and white dogs on a table full of decadent food, including a basket of fruit with a grasshopper on it, a giant bouquet of flowers, a bowls of strawberries that has been know knocked over, a plate of giant shrimp, a bowl of whole fish and a white frosted cake that one of the dogs has walked into and gotten frosting all over the table.
    Sabrina Bockler, Decadence and Disaster, 2023
  • Natalia Juncadella painting of floor with shadows cast over it, and bananas / oranges
    Natalia Juncadella, Madurandose, 2022
  • Still life painting of a white round table with various empty stemmed glasses, colorful wine bottles, a vase of flowers, pink sunglasses, gold keys on a keyring, silverware and candlesticks by Michael McGregor.
    Michael McGregor, Nothin' But Blues And Elvis, And Somebody Else's Favorite Song, 2022
  • Installation featuring two bottles of wine with dog faces, two sandwiches with dog faces, a picnic basket with a baguette, an apple and a pear all with dog faces on top of a red and white checkered table clothe and a painted sky with clouds in the shape of dogs.
    Stephen Morrison, Le Déjuener sur l’herbe, 2023
  • Jillian Evelyn - slumped female figure wearing stripped black and white top with fruits on her hips and back
    Jillian Evelyn, Fruit Basket, 2023
  • Painting of woman in black dress and a bag of citrus fruit by Jillian Evelyn
    Jillian Evelyn, Citrus, 2022
  • Painting of a ceramics on a shelf. Two vases on the left side of the painting with a large green plant coming out. On the right there is a ceramic bowl with six oranges in an arc way.
    Carmen McNall, Sanctuary #20, 2022
  • Natalia Juncadella painting of grass, shadows, oranges and bananas
    Natalia Juncadella, Sobre el Pasto, 2022
  • Painting of two whole fishes on a baking sheet that are sliced open on a red and white checkered clothe.
    Katie Butler, Bound, 2023
  • Diptych painting of pink hands holding a lemon and squeezing out the juice on one side and a whole fish on a blue plate covered in chopsticks and lemons on the other.
    David Heo, White Knuckling (left), Between Us (right), 2023
  • Painting of a woman selling fruit at a fruit stand.
    Bianca Foratori, Untitled, 2023
  • Portrait of a black woman with flowers in her hair.
    Bianca Foratori, Ybápytanga, 2023
  • Painting of a a dog grabbing a whole fish from a table that is covered in strawberries, oranges and a giant bouquet of flowers with a moth flying over head.
    Sabrina Bockler, Old Fruit, 2022
  • Painting of a woman and a creature staring at a mango like piece of fruit hanging from a tree.
    Simone Quiles, Hunger Pains(Starfruit), 2023
  • Painting of a hand reaching out of an open door holding a plate with a piece of cake with a fork and a lite birthday candle
    Adrian Kay Wong, Slice of Life, 2023
  • Painting of a woman eating a Taco Bell pizza slice at Taco Bell restaurant sitting at a booth with a soda in here hand, a rose on the table, a purse that is open with her iPhone and a bottle of Fireball falling out.
    Kristen Liu-Wong, Sure Why Not?, 2023
  • Painting of an orange hand holding a hotdog at eye level on a red background
    Sebastian Curi, This Is A Robbery, 2023
  • Luke Forsyth - still life painting of a purple vase and abstracted flowers with a burger next to the vase
    Luke Forsyth, Twin Stars, 2023
  • Painting of a person wearing a diamond patterned cardigan in blue and white. The have a thin, blue silk ribbon wrapped around their neck several times and tied in a bow at the end. There are maroon and white stemmed flowers being tied to their neck by the blue ribbon and the flowers come up around their head. There are tons of bees all around them even on their body.
    Lou Benesch, Gardener II, 2023
  • Painting of a deer with yellow flowers being grown out of its stomach, you can see the roots of the flowers in its stomach. The roots feed into the deers nipples where two fawns are feeding from their mother below.
    Lou Benesch, Golden Spines, 2023
  • Painting of a black dog that is split open at the chest in half. The inside of the dog is filled with blue water that two green parrots are drinking from. There are two green snakes also drinking from the body of water and like a fountain, the head of the dog that is not attached to the body has two hoses of water coming out of its mouth into the body.
    Lou Benesch, Midnight Tide, 2023
  • Painting of a woman with a wreath of figs, red berries and leaves around her head. She is wearing a white and blue button up shirt on a pale yellow background.
    Lou Benesch, Gardener I, 2023
  • One dimensional painting of a bowl of fruit, featuring two bananas, a lemon, a cherry, two strawberries, a half of a watermelon, an orange and a pomegranate in a brown bowl with a colorful striped background.
    Mary Finlayson, Fruitbowl II, 2022
  • Painting of a green cabbage, a carrot and a purple cabbage above a white pair of underwear briefs.
    Mike Chattem, My Arcimboldo Onlyfans, 2023
  • A sheet of music with olives as music notes.
    Sara Hagale, Notes Of Nonsense, 2022
  • Lindsey Lou Howard's vase made of breakfast foods
    Lindsey Lou Howard, Mouthful (Breakfast of Champions), 2022
  • Lindsey Lou Howard's vase made of fast foods
    Lindsey Lou Howard, Mouthful (Deli Run), 2022
  • Lindsey Lou Howard's vase made of foods
    Lindsey Lou Howard, Mouthful (Vegetable Medley), 2022
  • Painting of an empty plate with the word "TAIX' monogrammed on the lip of the plate. There is a fork and a knife resting on the plate and a checkered red and white tablecloth.
    Michael McGregor, Dinner at Taix, 2022
  • Paa Joe's sculpture of a beer bottle with Obama on it
    Paa Joe, Obama Beer Bottle Coffin, 2022
  • Ceramic body wearing a green bikini top and blue bikini bottoms. They are holding an open tub of Ben and Jerry's ice cream with a spoon in it. There is a snake wrapped around their shoulders and a black head piece microphone on their head. There is a small boombox next to them on the floor.
    Jen Dwyer, Brittney, 2023
  • Ceramic sculpture of a black playing card with two arms with lobster claw shaped oven mittens holding a bouquet of chamomile flowers and the other holding a plate of butter that is shaped like a skull and two small knives.
    Sarah Allwine, How to Eat a Lobster, 2023
  • Painting of a creature that has the head of an oyster that is holding a large plate of oysters.
    Stacey Rozich, Hama Hama Happy Hour, 2023
  • Christina Margarita Erives - ceramic stylized cutting board with sliced limes, tomato, peppers and onion
    Christina Margarita Erives, Cutting Board, 2023
  • Ceramic sculpture of a lobster claw shaped oven mitten with a lobster shaped plate on top of it. On top of the plate is a knife with butter, an ace of spades playing card and a wet wipe.
    Sarah Allwine, Don't Show Your Hand, 2023
  • Ceramic sculpture of a monkey with red spots, a blue face, hands and feet, holding a large onion.
    Katie Kimmel, Ozzie With Precious Onion, 2023
  • Platinum gold ceramic hotdog with a squiggly line of mustard on it and two flowers coming out of the top.
    Courtney Krings, Store Bought Is Fine, 2023
  • Ceramic vase with Betty Boop character holding a soft served vanilla ice cream cone with sprinkles on top.
    Danny Doorek, Ice Cream Boop, 2023
  • Drawing of a charcuterie board with baby carrots, salted meats, crackers, olives and cheese.
    Sara Hagale, Tradition, 2022
  • Lap Ngo - Thit Kho made from wood in a takeout container
    Lap Ngo, Thit Kho, To Go, 2023
  • A picture frame that looks like a purple cake with two cherries. Inside the picture frame is a photo of a three layer purple cake in the middle of the desert.
    Stephanie S. Shih, Bite Size: Ube, Joshua Tree, 2022
  • Lap Ngo - Almond Jelly made from wood in glass bowl with resin
    Lap Ngo, Almond Jello - Medium, 2023
  • Lap Ngo, Almond Jello - Large, 2023
    Lap Ngo, Almond Jello - Large, 2023
  • Painting of lemons, apples, pears, strawberries, cherries and bananas stacked on top of each other in a blue bowl with lips on a black background.
    Jess Ackerman, Fruit Salad, 2023
  • Ceramic figure of a white and blue spotted creature with giant red lips and a rose coming out of the top of its head. In its hands are a bottle of ketchup and a hamburger.
    Jen Dwyer, Belinda, 2023
  • Painting of a woman holding a basket of oranges and a green parrot on her shoulder.
    Bianca Foratori, Cesta De Laranjas, 2023
  • Painting of two naked women feeding each other whole tiny crabs.
    Maya Fuji, Eating Crab At Country Station (Close Up), 2023
  • Maya Fuji, Pointing Sticks, 2023
    Maya Fuji, Pointing Sticks, 2023
  • Painting of a bouquet of fruit in a glass martini glass and a large bouquet of flowers and a plate with a peeled piece of fruit on it on a table with a white table cloth.
    Casey Gray, Fruit & Daisies on a Marble Ledge, 2023
  • Drawing of a glass of water filled with cut lemons and a tiny face poking out from behind
    Sara Hagale, Lemon Water, 2022
  • Drawing of a tiny person laying on a bed of grape leaves that is sitting on top of sliced lemons.
    Sara Hagale, Warak Arish (grape leaf rolls), 2022
  • Drawing of a parade of various fruit characters. Lemons, oranges, cut watermelon halves and green grapes with tiny blue berries everywhere.
    Sara Hagale, Fruit Salad, 2022
  • artwork of a woman in sunglasses eating a large spread of food in front of her with chopsticks on a blue background
    David Heo, What Time Is It There?, 2023
  • Painting of an arm holding a pair of chopsticks that are holding a steaming red shrimp.
    Loc Huynh, Steamin' Shrimp, 2023
  • Ceramic sculpture of a monkey like creature sitting with his knees up towards his body, holding a quiche in a blue bowl. He has a small chef's hat on his head, he is green with yellow spots and has light pink hands and feet. His face is orange.
    Katie Kimmel, Chef Alaska with Frittata, 2023
  • Ceramic vase that looks like a plastic bag of Cheetos puffs with a yellow and a pink ceramic flower inside of it.
    Courtney Krings, This Won't Take Long, 2023
  • Tae Lee, as the flora and fauna / feed each other/ illusions of separation / are devoured away, 2023
    Tae Lee, as the flora and fauna / feed each other/ illusions of separation / are devoured away, 2023
  • Tablescape painting of a plate of oysters with pearls inside of them and a slice of lemon. In the background is a vase with two pink flowers and a bowl of lemons.
    Megan Ellen MacDonald, Shuck Me, 2023
  • Lap Ngo - Thit Kho made out of wood in a hand made bowl
    Lap Ngo, Thit Kho, To Stay, 2023
  • Lap Ngo - Almond Jelly made from wood in glass bowl with resin
    Lap Ngo, Almond Jello - Small, 2023
  • Painting of a woman with two long black braids running and holding a frying pan with a slice of bacon and two eggs coming out of it
    Victoria V Nunley, The Last Breakfast, 2023
  • Painting of a purple and green orange fruit tree. In the background is green hills and a road that leads to a small purple house with someone walking on the road towards it. There is a basked of watermelon next to the tree. There is two small puddles in the grass next to the tree, a bottle of Gatorade with a few oranges on the ground.
    Michael Polakowski, Gleanings, 2023
  • Ceramic plate with a ceramic cake, birthday candles, candies and forks on it.
    Madelynn De La Rosa, It's My Party (Blue), 2023
  • Ceramic plate with a ceramic slice of cake, a fork, a napkin, birthday candles and a candies on it.
    Madelynn De La Rosa, It's My Party (Red), 2023
  • A ceramic plate with ceramic fork, piece of cake, candies, birthday candles and a cherry on it.
    Madelynn De La Rosa, It's My Party (Yellow), 2023
  • Painting of a red creature with two horns and a tomato stem coming out of his head. He is holding a tray of lasagna. He is wearing clothing that resembles lasagna as well.
    Stacey Rozich, Bringer Of Lasagna Healer Of Wounds, 2023
  • A picture frame that looks like a white cake with 5 cherries on top. Inside of the frame is a picture of a white 3 layered cake with cherries on top in the middle of a bunch of boulders.
    Stephanie S. Shih, Bite Size: Vanilla With Lemon Curd, Joshua Tree, 2022
  • A picture frame that looks like a pink and white cake with three cherries on top. Inside the frame is a 3 layered cake surrounded by joshua trees.
    Stephanie S. Shih, Bite Size: Matcha With Strawberry Cream, Joshua Tree, 2022
  • Ceramic flat sculpture of a pink ghost with cut watermelon all over it
    Lorien Stern, Watermelon Ghost, 2023
  • Cha Yuree - pink and green toned painting of fish in a circle
    Cha Yuree, Candied Mackerel, 2023
Press release

LOS ANGELES - Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Potluck - a group exhibition exploring the complex and rich histories behind, the memories and associations with, and the community created through the experience of a shared meal. The third annual edition of this dynamic group show brings together over 30 artists working in ceramics, painting, drawing and beyond.

 

There is nothing more universal than food and the simple act of breaking bread with others results in a diverse range of experiences culturally, emotionally and conceptually. Ranging from intimate and charged moments to elaborate tablescapes - the dozens of artists participating each offer a piece of their personal narrative, experiences, or social commentary through what they've brought to the table, figuratively and literally.

 

São Paulo-based Bianca Foratori explores race, heritage and femininity through her figurative subject’s relationships to their food, whereas Megan Ellen MacDonald’s still lives are devoid of figures but are charged with wry suggestive innuendo. Historical references to the Dutch Golden Era of still life painting can be found in Sabrina Bockler’s decadent scenes (featured above) contrast with the contemporary nature of ceramicist Courtney Krings’ pop-culture ode to the iconic and distinctly American, Cheetos bag.

 

Much like a potluck dinner, each artist in this exhibition contributes a morsel of themselves resulting in a diverse sampling of mediums, styles, works and ideas. While many of these elements may be disparate in relation to each other, it is the act of bringing them together that results in a dynamic exhibition or meal.

 

Participating Artists:Jess Ackerman | Sarah Allwine | Lou Benesch | Sabrina Bockler | Katie Butler | Mike Chattem | Sebastian Curi | Madelynn De La Rosa | Danny Dooreck | Jen Dwyer | Christina Erives | Jillian Evelyn | Mary Finlayson | Bianca Foratori | Luke Forsyth | Maya Fuji | Casey Gray | Sara Hagale | David Heo | Loc Huynh | Gregory Jacobsen | Natalia Juncadella | Katie Kimmel | Courtney Krings | Tae Lee | Megan Ellen Macdonald | Michael McGregor | Carmen McNall | Stephen Morrison | Lap Ngo | Victoria Nunley | Michael Polakowski | Simone Quiles | Stacey Rozich | Yam Shalev | Stephanie S. Shih | Lorien Stern | Adrian Kay Wong | Kristen Liu Wong | Cha Yuree | curated by Dasha Matsuura

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News
  • OPENING RECEPTION: "POTLUCK"

    OPENING RECEPTION: "POTLUCK"

    February 28, 2023
    Thank you so much to everyone who came out to the opening of the Potluck Group Exhibition at Hashimoto Contemporary Los Angeles! It was so...
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