Gallery 38 is pleased to present 25 Years Later: Race, Riots and Reform a group exhibition, featuring the artwork and artifacts of artists and educators who lived and worked during the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. April 29th, 1992 was a day enshrined in our memory with events that led to a temporary unraveling of social normalcy through the lens of race, rioting and economic reform due to the verdict stemming from the case of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King.

25 Years Later: Race, Riots and Reform uses a survey of ideas, memories and documentation through multiple mediums to start a conversation on how social inconsistencies play a part in shaping our communities locally and nationally. Through community discrimination, prejudice and police brutality, Los Angeles continues to be a hotbed of tension. While some advancements in policy have helped to try and heal wounds, new guidelines have been implemented potentially assisting to a rise in racial and economic anxiety leading to eruption within the urban metropolis.

How does presentation of media coverage help to shape the perception vs the reality of an incident? The footage of King being beaten by police while lying on the ground became an instant focus of media attention and a rallying point for activists in Los Angeles and around the United States.

Artists In The Exhibition: Vanessa Rivera, J.Michael Walker, Larry Johnson, Sharon Barnes, Gabe Tiberino, AiseBorn, James Dupree, Moncho 1929, Sei Shimura, Bryan Lee Tilford, Michael Luckey.