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Lucy Sparrow's Felt Supermarket Opens at Standard Hotel LA

exhibition · 2026-05-04

British artist Lucy Sparrow (born 1986, Bath) has opened 'Sparrow Mart' at the Standard Hotel in Los Angeles, a full-scale supermarket where all 31,000 products are handmade from colorful felt. Following her 2017 New York installation, this West Coast iteration features felt versions of meat, milk, bread, cookies, vegetables, ketchup, toilet paper, sushi, frozen foods, candy, and even an ATM. Visitors can explore and purchase items starting at $5. The installation runs through August 31.

Key facts

  • Artist Lucy Sparrow created Sparrow Mart, a felt supermarket installation.
  • The installation is located at the Standard Hotel in Los Angeles.
  • All 31,000 products are handmade from felt.
  • Items include meat, milk, bread, cookies, vegetables, ketchup, toilet paper, sushi, frozen foods, and candy.
  • The installation includes a felt ATM.
  • Visitors can purchase items starting at $5.
  • Sparrow Mart runs until August 31.
  • This is Sparrow's second large-scale supermarket installation after New York in 2017.

Entities

Artists

  • Lucy Sparrow

Institutions

  • Standard Hotel
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Los Angeles
  • United States
  • Bath
  • United Kingdom
  • New York

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