AOKOA

For the last 30 years, the design language of RV’s has remained mostly unchanged. That is; tan, brown, teal, charcoal and burgundy lines, swooshes and swirls in varying combinations and sub-genres are pervasive and expected. It’s a visual language we absent-mindedly assume is intentional - the logical output of focus groups and consumer research. But upon closer inspection, this seems unlikely - and begs a host of interesting questions: Is there only one dominant style system palatable to a certain demographic? Can prosaic visual aesthetics quietly self-perpetuate? Does this homogenized language of swooshes conceal other complexities embedded in our relationship to leisure? What other assumptions - visual, linguistic, or other - are we absent-mindedly participating in? Would you put a maroon or beige swoosh on your house? A Tesla? Your phone? Your forearm? The seven artists in AOKOA respond and expand thoughtfully on this theme, creating their own prompts and questions - which in turn invite us to new vistas of American language and leisure.

Artists include:  Katy McCarthy, Ben Sanders, Megan Mueller, James Van Arsdale,  Katrina Trajano, David Kilpatrick, Jonny Troyna, Steve Kim.

Curated by Warren Schultheis

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Reception: Saturday, September 5.  6-9pm

Runs: Sept 5 - Oct 5

Location: 440 South Broadway (second floor), Los Angeles, CA

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